Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 292

The small dining table couldn’t fit everyone, so we moved to the coffee table in the living room. When Aaron saw Diana opening a bottle of wine, he frowned. “You and Lacey both drove here; you shouldn’t be drinking.”

Diana replied, “If I drink too much, I’ll just crash here.”

Aaron sighed, feeling helpless.

“Listen up, girl,” Diana said, “If you’re feeling down, let’s drink and sleep, tomorrow we’ll wake up with no worries.” The more Aaron tried to stop her, the more Diana filled her glass and handed it to Ellie.

So, one bottle of wine was shared by three girls, and Diana drank two–thirds of it on her own. An hour later, Aaron watched helplessly as the only one drunk–Diana–stood on the sofa dancing jazz. He furrowed his brow, feeling powerless.

Joanna came out of the kitchen. “Aaron, you should take Diana home. Don’t let Mrs. Grant worry.”

“Joanna, I’m leaving now. Aaron’s coming to pick me up,” Lacey said, gathering her things.

flopped back onto the sofa. “Ellie, I’ll sleep

at a loss for words. Aaron sighed. I’ll get her some water. Take Lacey

greeted him and turned to head back to take care of Diana. After Ellie left, Lacey got into

like Ellie?” Lacey asked

the seatbelt, turning to look at his sister. “How do you know?”

earlier in the day with his parents to deliver money. “But, Alex was blind, falling

at his sister’s gossiping.

me! I won’t be able to sleep

Ellie long before Haley,

“But if he likes Ellie, why is he so mean to

back in his seat. “You wouldn’t understand. Alex has always been bossy.” He frowned deeper, continuing, “Ellie has been living with Alex for

the family, meaning she’s his. Ellie insisted on going to a university out of town, Alex had picked the perfect major for

years, and when she returned, she

pouted. “He’s such a petty

Haley had. While waiting for Ellie to come back, he couldn’t stand it, so he went to the hospital to get Ellie to help