“Do you want an apple?” she asked Coco. “I already had a banana after surf camp,” Coco said, spreading her Polly Pocket dolls across the dining table. Giselle closed the fridge again. She hadn’t been able to eat a thing this afternoon, but she knew ...
They’d played the ring toss and water-balloon gun shoot, and had picked up hot dogs and funnel cakes for dinner. Evan snuck up and squirted the last of his ketchup onto Lia’s hot dog. She squealed and squirmed away. He laughed and resisted the urge to tackle her in the gra...
She, Lily, and Olivia fell into their morning routine over the next two weeks, and work at Casas del Sur kept her busy. The only thing she avoided at all costs was driving to the Friends of the Sea Lion center. Being only friends with Elliott—and keeping her heart from pounding like a giddy schoo...
Antonio and Gordon came to help, and the three men donned their work gloves and parked their gravel-filled wheelbarrows under the sun along the quarter-mile stretch. He appreciated the help, and he liked having someone to talk to. He especially liked having someone who could take his mind off Pai...