Are you sure your stepdad won’t be mad?” Ashley asks, her voice tinged with anxiety.
“Oh, he definitely will be. If he finds out. Which he won’t.” I grin at my best friend, trying to quell her nerves.
Ashley looks at me dubiously, and I can’t stop myself from rolling my eyes. Don’t get me wrong, I love Ashley to death, but it seems like every time we do something that isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, she freaks out. My best friend is your textbook goody two-shoes: 4.0 GPA, captain of the field hockey team, probably going to be the valedictorian, et cetera, et cetera... You know the type. She’s super smart and crazy funny, but even suggesting doing something that isn’t 100% parent approved is bound to set off alarm bells in her mind. Which is exactly what’s happening now.
“Ashley. It is
