A Very Malibu Vacay by Tina Wells

Author:Tina Wells
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

11

A HAPPY REUNION

Zee was waiting patiently by the door, checking her phone every now and then. Ally had texted her five minutes ago to say she was en route. This would finally be the reunion Zee had hoped for: Ally, Chloe, and her, all together in person for the first time since the summer. Zee really didn’t care if anybody else showed up at this party so long as the three of them were together.

She paced back and forth in front of the window by the door and touched her nose up to the glass. I wonder what Ally’s wearing? Zee thought to herself. Is Ally going to be as well groomed as she was when she came to London? Finally, the doorbell rang, and Zee sprinted to it. She flung the door open.

“Hiii!” Zee said, jumping up and down like a ping-pong ball on a table.

Ally stood at the door with a broad smile. Her hair fell around her face and was held back with a sparkly hairband, and she had on a black mini dress and black sandals with a few bangles. “Hi!” Ally said, giving Zee a hug. “Wow, look at this place! It’s so… big! And look at the decorations!”

“Yeah, it’s my mom’s doing. Wait, where’s your mom?”

“She was tied up,” Ally said. “My aunt dropped me off. She had to jet, so she told me to tell your family thanks and happy holidays.”

Zee blinked a few times, surprised that Ally’s mom opted out of the party, but quickly refocused on Ally. “Come in! Come in! Come in! Everything is ready, Chloe’s on her way, and then we can partaaayy!”

A party staffer offered to take Ally’s bag, and Zee grabbed Ally by her free hand and tugged her toward the living room. “Once everyone leaves, you, me, and Chloe can watch holiday movies here. This couch is sooo comfortable. You are staying the night, right?”

“Um, I don’t know. I have to ask my mom,” Ally replied.

“But you should have asked before!” Zee said anxiously. “I asked you before to clear it with her! I have a whole plan!”

“I know, I just never got a chance to ask. I’ll text her.”

Riiing! Another buzz at the door. “Maybe that’s Chloe!” Zee said, running to the door. Chloe had arrived with her parents and walked quickly through the foyer into the house to greet her friends.

“Hey, hey, hey! Allyyy!” Chloe said.

“Chloeee!” Ally screamed.

The three hugged as tightly as human beings could hug one another. They squealed so loudly that the twins waddled over toward the front door to see what was going on. “OMG, OMG, I’m so happy we’re finally all back together again!” Zee said. “Let’s take a selfie!”

The girls took photos of each other hugging and making funny faces at the camera, then with their backs against one another, then kicking out their legs like the Rockettes, then giggling. “We are baaackk!” Chloe declared. “Ooh, girls, guess what? I brought pajamas! Candy cane–striped ones!”

“Wait,” Zee said. “Are those the ones—”

Chloe nodded.

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