Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 17

“If I lose, I’ll do whatever you say,” Alex replied.

“No bet” Ellie said quietly, lowering her gaze. If she could, she’d rather just leave this place forever.

Alex rolled his eyes. “I don’t need to bet to know I’ll win. Haley and Aaron are a bad match; they don’t see eye to eye. They’re not going to last.”

Noticing Ellie’s silence, he continued, “Wouldn’t it be better to end things on a good note before it gets ugly?”

Ellie was about to leave when a little girl selling flowers stepped in her way. “Hey, mister, buy some flowers for your girlfriend!” the girl chirped.

Ellie quickly wiped her eyes and said. “I’m not his..”

Before she could finish, Alex interrupted, pointing at the red rous. I’ll take all of them.” he said confidently.

The little girl quick to act. set down her basket and pulled out all the red roses, adding two lilies to create a bouquet. She handed it to Ellie with a bright smile Wishing you both a lifetime of happiness.”

Haley, so why is he buying roses for me? Isn’t he being a

the bouquet from her. “You didn’t really think I

empty, snapping her back to reality. Her face turned crimson, and she

roses. For you, a weed

still reeling from the awkward

after

other hand, thrive unnoticed in the wild, tough but overlooked. He was

she quickly averted

sidewalk, watching the busy stree. “Aaron, is it really true that Haley wants to

at the traffic light, and even when it turned green, Be didn’t budge. “I get her situation, but I need to earn

understood that feeling all too well. Her voice wavered as she asked, “What

gave her a reassuring smile. “Don’t worry, we’ll figure

“Aaron, actually, about Alex, he,

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