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“We’re friends, right?” He dropped her hand He had no right to start so he couldn’t finish If he wanted to keep her in his life, he shouldn’t screw up their friendship

Morgan’s phone rang, breaking the tension between the”

Chapter Five

Morgan rubbed her hand, still warm from Lance’s touch It was nice to know she wasn’t dead, but the prick of interest made her uncomfortable, clearly a reaction she wasn’t ready to explore

She’d intended to look for Tessa alone, but she hadn’t protested when her grandfather suggested she call Lance The fact was that she feltdifferent

Interested?

It ination Like he’d said They were friends, and friends helped each other That was all there was to it Her disco to do with the way all six feet two inches of hios and T-shirt, the way his blue eyes always seeenuinely liked his personality more than his blond buffness

But how did she reconcile her attraction to Lance while John was still in her heart?

The love ballad playing softly on the radio wasn’t helping She reached forward and turned off the radio to answer the call “Hi, is this Felicity?”

“Yes,” the girl whispered

“This is Morgan Dane I called about Tessa”

“Tess babysits for you,” the girl said in a soft voice that sounded as if she was trying not to be heard

“Yes She does I’randmother you haven’t seen her, but I’ht help me find her?”

“You have to promise not to tell my parents”

“I won’t tell anyone unless I absolutely have to” Morgan wouldn’t lie A teenager’s trust was as fragile as a bird’s egg Once broken, it was impossible to repair

Felicity paused, seeht”

“Was Tessa there?”

“Yeah,” Felicity admitted

“Where was the party?”

“Out at the lake”

“Did you go with Tessa?” Morgan asked

“No She came in her own car, but she ith her boyfriend”

“I didn’t know Tessa had a boyfriend”

“She was keeping it quiet,” Felicity said “She said her grandparents wouldn’t like him”

“Who is this boy?”

“Nick His last name starts with a Z You know him Tessa met him at your house”

“Nick Zabrowski?” Morgan asked, surprised Nick had never an saw him several times a week

“That’s him”

“Why wouldn’t Tessa’s grandparents approve of Tessa dating Nick?” Morgan liked Nick very h school two years before and had started his own landscaping co irl a story or take tihbor?

“He didn’t go to college so he’s not good enough for them”

“How long was Tessa seeing Nick?”

“About a month,” Felicity said

How many ti for Morgan when she was actually with Nick?

“Tell me about the party”