Friends to the End by Shelley Shepard Gray

Author:Shelley Shepard Gray
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gallery Books

TEN

My first attempt at serving was worse than bad. The volleyball kind of flew up in the air, then sailed straight back down, nearly hitting Logan’s foot.

“I’m fairly sure the goal is to hit the ball over the net, Trish,” he murmured.

His sister Sarah just glared.

Tricia had known Marie Hartman ever since they were little girls and Andy had brought her over to play one day. Even when Marie was younger, she’d always reminded Tricia of one of those fancy American Girl dolls her grandmother had given her for Christmas. It was probably a good comparison even now. Marie positively embodied class—probably because her parents, who were richer than sin, had done things like take her to London and Paris on vacation.

She was polished and confident and never seemed to ever have the social mishaps that had marked Tricia’s life.

Back in high school, Marie had also been really popular, more than Andy had been, and even Tricia realized that pretty much everyone in their school had liked her brother.

All of that would have been enough to make Tricia feel like the awkward teenage girl that she’d been in high school. However, there was something more about Marie that had been almost even harder to take.

She was nice. Really nice. So much so that Tricia had never known what to say to her whenever their paths crossed.

Now, all these years later?

It seemed things hadn’t really changed. Marie was wearing skinny jeans, a beautiful pair of fuzzy designer boots, and a light-green sweater that was almost the same shade as her eyes. She’d put her long hair in a complicated variation of a French braid, and it hung down the middle of her back.

After sleeping on the floor and barely even brushing her hair? Tricia felt more than frumpy by her side.

They were alone in the cabin. Marie had offered to help Tricia clean up the blankets and sleeping bags while Harley and E. A. went out to the shed with Logan.

“So, how have things been going with just the two of you here?” Marie asked.

“They’ve been fine.”

Looking like she was hiding a secret, Marie smiled. “I bet.”

Feeling like those two words were meant to convey something personal, Tricia felt even more flustered. “What do you mean by that?”

“Nothing, other than it’s been pretty obvious that there’s something special between the two of you.”

“There isn’t,” Tricia said quickly. “I mean, not beyond the fact that he drove his sleigh out here in the snow for my brother.”

“For Andy?”

“Well, yeah. I get it. All of you eight are so close. I know each of you would do anything to help my brother out.”

“You really think that, don’t you?”

“It’s true. I mean, you drove here in a bear of a storm to help Logan because Andy called.”

“I came out here for you, too.”

Now Tricia sounded whiny and ungrateful. “I’m sorry. This isn’t coming out like I wanted it to.”

Marie pushed a chunk of golden hair off her shoulders. “No, I’m the one who needs to apologize.

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