She Loves You, She Loves You Not... by Julie Anne Peters

Author:Julie Anne Peters [PETERS, JULIE ANNE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780316175531
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2011-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

A breeze sings through the trees, and a pinecone drops near my hand. I pick it up and crack off a brittle scale. Sarah was pulling away. I could feel it; I knew it. I just didn’t know how to stop it.

On my way through Majestic, I can’t help checking to see whether Finn’s mountain bike is at the Emporium. It’s not. I wonder if she’s listed in the phone book; if I could call and tell her I have the money, or even drive to her place—

Stop.

Shut it down right now. I don’t even know her last name. Good thing. Giving her this money is risky. It’s acting on impulse, and I need to consider the consequences.

It’s a loan, an act of kindness between friends. That’s all it has to be. That’s all it is.

Carly’s in her workout room, running on the treadmill. I guess she has to keep her body toned to shake her booty.

Our eyes meet and I smile. “Thanks,” I say. “I’ll pay you back.”

She slows her pace, and the treadmill’s speed decreases. “I thought we were going water-skiing today.”

Was that today? “I’m sorry. I forgot.” I never agreed to go, did I?

She takes a long draw from her bottle of water, still looking at me. “Paulie called,” she says. “Twice.”

Shit. “Okay.”

She adds, “It’s too late. He said they were leaving for their trip.”

Paulie. I send him a mental message. I’m sorry, I’ll call you at Grandma’s.

“I talked to Tanith for a while.” Carly walks over to the bench outside the sauna and dabs her wet chest with a towel. She’s breathing hard, and a sheen of sweat glistens on her skin. “Come sit with me.”

“I really need to shower,” I tell her. I fan the front of my own stinky tee and turn to leave.

“Tanith told me some things I didn’t know,” she says at my back. “About the stalking?”

I spin around. “I never stalked her.” My sharp voice echoes in my ears.

Carly heads toward me fast, and I step aside to let her pass. “What’s her name?” Carly asks.

My heart hammers. I thought we were forgetting the past. “How did you know I was a lesbian?” I ask instead. “Did Tanith tell you that?” I follow Carly to the main level.

She replies, “I’ve always known.”

“How?” I didn’t figure it out until I was thirteen.

Carly pours herself a glass of red wine. “You never talked about boys, and the few times I asked if you had a boyfriend, you clammed up fast. Plus, look at you.” She takes a drink of wine.

What do I look like? I don’t flaunt it. I’m just me. I don’t make myself up to look like a dyke, if that’s what she means.

She adds, “I’m not as dumb as your father. And I’d never be anything but accepting and supportive of you, no matter what. I expect the same from you.”

I can’t hold her eyes. Carly pours another glass of wine and hands it to me. “What’s her name? Your girlfriend.

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