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dad is the great Robert Watt.”
“I know,” Haley groaned. “But that’s why I like simple
things once in a while. My dad would never make me a grilled
cheese or mac and cheese or a normal pizza. I’ve told you that.
If the dinner doesn’t turn out to be five courses long, I’m good
with that.”
“I don’t know if I am,” Amy sniffed, but she was smiling.
“It would be a rare treat for me.”
“As long as pate isn’t included.” Elva was really stuck on
that point. One would think that she detested the stuff or
something.
They were interrupted by footsteps in the hall. Haley held
her breath as Jenny appeared, then Claire closely behind her.
She’d approved her friends coming over with Claire ahead of
time, but she was still nervous about them meeting her. She
was nervous about what Elva and Amy would think of her
reaction to them meeting Claire. Would they be able to tell that
there was something going on between them? Would Jenny be
able to tell? Oh God, did Jenny already know? Haley flushed,
which she was sure was a dead giveaway. She wished her skin
wasn’t so fair and didn’t betray every single one of her
emotions at every turn.
Sure enough, Elva’s eyes shot to Haley’s face, and she
studied her carefully, but then she was captivated by
something else. Someone else. And it wasn’t the mysterious
Claire Finley that her friends had been wondering about the
whole time. Elva’s eyes shot to Jenny’s face and locked there.
She tensed, going completely and almost unnaturally still.
As Haley watched, Jenny stopped too. She never showed
much emotion, but something flickered over her face and was
