Chapter 25: Girlfriend

Before Stephanie gets out of my dad's car, she turns around and bites her lip. She's holding something in.

"Ashley, why did you never tell Brittany about your ballet talent?"

"I wanted one girly thing for myself. She never really asked me what I did outside of school. She was involved in piano and theatre. I had ballet. I wanted something for myself. She and I shared everything, but I needed one thing for myself. I let you know because you never had that deep desire to take and take everything I had. She was hard to be best friends with. But I know now that Zander was my true best friend."

"Thanks for telling me, Ash. And you know, you don't need to be her best friend...but you can be friends again. We have a history together, don't give up on her now. As for her friends' opinions dating her brother, I'll set the record straight for you. So don't worry about that. Now go. Go enjoy your time with Zander."

"How did you know I was going to meet Zander?"

"Because there's a glow in your