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.

lived across from each other for years, and Ellie had easily become friends with

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

to Haley, barely a step between them. Haley’s eyes

courage “Ellie, we’ve been friends for so long. Are you really not going to talk

situation, or the complicated feelings she had for Alex that she couldn’t quite put

desperate for you to give my brother a chance. If you’re really done with him, just tell him. He deserves some respect,” Ellie said, her voice cracking with

been rumors about Alex and me, but Aaron never checked if they were true. He’s

the one who walked away? Aaron quit a job you didn’t like and saved up to propose, But on your birthday, you

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