Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 42

Their eyes met briefly, and Haley quickly put away her compact, Ellie stepped aside to let her in, then walked straight out of the room.

Haley’s quick makeup touch–up at the door before visiting Alex was telling. It was hard to believe she was just there to her parents and didn’t care about Alex. Even Haley might not have been entirely convinced by her own story.

appease

“Ellie. Haley called out, catching up to her in the hallway.

across from

Haley first started pursuing her brother, Aaron. She had been worried, but Haley had promised, “No matter what happens with your brother, we’ll always be best friends. Haley had won over Aaron,

her back to Haley, barely a step between them.

been friends for so long. Are you really not going to talk to me anymore?”

brother’s situation, or the complicated feelings she had for Alex that

was desperate for you to give my brother a chance. If you’re really done with him, just tell him. He

“I did give him a chance, but he was always distant. There’ve been rumors about Alex and me, but Aaron never

eyes welled up as she stared at Haley. “He’s the one who walked away? Aaron quit a job you didn’t like and

when you saw me with him, you were so panicked that he couldn’t even admit he