there could not have been a home in the hills brimming with more cheer than the cooke familys where jayla and miyoung were working as hostesses to the gathering of trecille , doctor , steffennie , marc , tomika and allie who heartily indulged in the decorous but casual air scented with a loving perfume of freshly-baked apple pastries alongside a meal of loose-meat sandwiches and fries .