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.

friendship felt strained now. They had become close because their families had lived across from each other for years, and Ellie had

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

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

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

friendship, her brother’s situation, or the complicated feelings she had for Alex that she couldn’t quite

If you’re really done with him, just tell him. He deserves some respect,” Ellie said,

but he was always distant. There’ve been rumors about Alex and

you didn’t like

you were so panicked that he couldn’t