Jealous Lies by Pascal Francine

Author:Pascal, Francine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

Seven

Jean woke Sunday morning feeling confused and unsettled, as if she had dreamed something terrible that she couldn't quite remember. All at once the memory of the previous night's party came flooding back to her. The humiliation of being stood up by Tom, and the terrible way Sandra had treated her. . . .

Jean couldn't believe how Sandra had acted. For as long as she could remember, she and Sandra had been like sisters. They had shared everything. Jean depended on Sandra as she did on no one else. And she had always assumed Sandra was completely trustworthy. Until the night before.

Now she didn't know what to think. Her eyes filled with tears as she remembered the sharp words she had exchanged with her best friend. Surely there had to be some explanation for Sandra's behavior. The sorority wasn't very important, and Tom McKay certainly wasn't, after the way he had treated her! But Sandra mattered more than anyone.

Still, Jean didn't feel that she should be the one to make the first move. She was deeply wounded by Sandra's disloyalty, and she thought it was only fair for Sandra to call and apologize.

In the meantime, she wasn't just going to sit around. She was going to do something about Tom McKay!

An hour later Jean was ringing the McKays' door bell. She had taken special pains getting dressed, finally selecting a pair of linen walking shorts and a Fair Isle cotton sweater. Simple but pretty—the look she guessed Tom liked best. In her arms she carried a bag containing get-well presents: a box of special herbal tea, the latest Sports Illustrated, and a best-seller that looked really exciting. She ran the bell again, and Tom opened the door.

"Jeanie!" he exclaimed, staring at her. He was wearing cords and a T-shirt and looked, as Jean had expected, perfectly well.

"Tom, you should be in bed," she scolded, trying to make her voice sound tender and concerned at the same time. She pushed past him into the McKays' foyer. "Honestly! Food poisoning isn't something to mess around with. You're lucky you're alive!"

"Aw . . . it wasn't that bad," Tom muttered, reddening.

Jean shook her head. "It must've been pretty bad if you went to the emergency room," she reminded him. "Come on. Let's go somewhere where you can lie down, and I'll show you the care package I brought you."

Tom laughed uneasily. "My mom's going to come home from the supermarket any minute," he said, stepping back reluctantly as Jean made her way into the McKays' living room.

Jean pointed sternly at the couch. "All the more reason to lie down," she said earnestly. "If your mother's anything like mine, she'll have a fit if she finds you up and around before you're really ready."

Tom sank down on the couch and stared at her. Obviously her visit had surprised him, and he had no idea how to act. Time to really make him squirm, Jean thought. Nothing like a little kindness to make a rat

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