Chapter 19-P9

"Say hi to her for me? I miss her too," Marley replied, referring to Gabby's step-mom. "Of course." Marley handed the phone back to Gabby. "Can I say hi to that boy, Aiden?" Mr. Collins asked his daughter. "No!" Marley shouted instantly, blushing a deeper red at Aiden's quiet snicker from beside her. Gabby shook her head fiercely at her iPhone screen. "Dad." "I'm just so glad you girls have made some new friends. I was worried there for a while when all you two wanted was to keep to yourselves. I knew this trip was going to be a good chance for you two to have new experiences-" "Dad!" Gabby repeated in a whine, hiding her red face in her bent elbow. "-and Julie always wondered how such pretty girls never spent time with boys-" Marley buried her face in her hands, desperate for an escape to this ridiculously awful conversation while Gabby struggled to turn the volume down as low as it would go. Still, Marley could hear just fine as Mr. Collins cont