Chapter 19

By the time Alexandra came out of the changing room, she found Jayden had gone. When Kelly told her he was going to lunch with Britney and Beth after all and that they had no idea when he’d be back, her heart shattered. She realized he wasn’t going to take her to Central Park. She had been looking forward to it. She wanted to spend time with him doing silly, regular things a girl did with her boyfriend. Not that he was her real boyfriend, of course.

Stephanie said as they were leaving Vera Wang, “We have loads of fun things to do.”

“What kind of things?” Alex asked curiously.

“Makeover and shopping!” Kelly shrieked excitedly.

“It’ll be fun,” Stephanie put in, clasping Alex’s hands as they stepped toward the limousine.

“Cool,” Alex said, pushing the disturbing thought of Jayden having lunch with Britney to one side. Perhaps the time spent window-shopping with the girls might be fun after all, an experience she knew she’d enjoy.

“I like window-shopping,” she said.

John stepped forward a