"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
