Flirting with Disaster by Sandra Byrd

Author:Sandra Byrd [Byrd, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Bachelors, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Love stories, Montana, Single parents
ISBN: 9781414347011
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014-10-10T04:00:00+00:00

Healthfully Yours,

Asking for Trouble

Chapter 25

Monday I’d sat with the newspaper staff at lunch, but by Tuesday I was back sitting with Penny and the rest of the Aristocats. I nibbled on the meager offerings in my little plastic bag of chopped cucumbers with vinegar sprinkled over them and got my PowerBar out for after.

“My parents had to buy a new computer,” Chloe said to the girl sitting next to her. “And it cost nearly a thousand pounds. They weren’t too happy.”

I didn’t notice who gasped out loud because I was peeling back my PowerBar wrapper, but the rest of us all did the same in our heads. The table went dead quiet.

Ashley gave Chloe a look that could have jellied Natalie and, without turning her gaze at all, finally said, “Well, these things happen.” She brushed a few crumbs off the table, then turned to the left to begin a conversation with Alison, indicating that her “apology” had been offered and we shouldn’t expect any more.

On the way out of lunch, I grumbled, “Was she dropped on her head at birth or something?”

Penny laughed out loud. “Oh, Savvy, you’re so funny. Ashley is never going to say she’s sorry. It’s not her way.”

“Can’t say I feel terrible about Chloe’s computer,” I said. “But what about Becky’s?”

“What happened to hers? Did you ever ask?”

“No, but I’ll have to soon. I’ve already apologized. I’ll have to do it again.”

Penny gave me a hug. “That’s the difference between you and Ashley, Sav.”

“Well, and then there’s the chauffeur-driven car, the multimillion-pound estate, the wardrobe closet the size of my house . . .”

“Well, that too,” Penny teased. “Film this weekend?”

“I might have plans. And, uh, I might want to invite you. Busy on Saturday?”

“Nope,” she said. “What’s on?”

“Not sure,” I admitted, trying to dodge her bewildered gaze. “I’ll let you know tomorrow night.”

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