Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall Page A

something,” she said innocently.
    â€œWhy don’t you go wake her up instead of flitting around here like some kind of possessed hummingbird?”
    Using her father’s words as permission, Margo flew up the stairs and knocked on Jane’s door until she finally heard a muffled “Come in.”
    â€œJanie,” Margo said.
    â€œMargo, I’m busy,” Jane said, rolling onto her stomach and pulling her covers over her head.
    â€œJane,” Margo whined.
    â€œNo.”
    â€œYou don’t even know what I was going to ask.”
    Jane huffed and flipped over. “What? What do you need from me?”
    â€œYou have a pool pass, right?”
    â€œYeah, Connie bought it for me,” Jane said, leaning on her elbows.
    â€œCan you bring guests in?”
    â€œYes. A day pass is, like, five dollars.”
    â€œCan you bring me in?”
    â€œWhy do you want to go to the pool?”
    â€œI don’t know—it’s something different to do.”
    â€œWe could go to the beach,” Jane offered.
    â€œNo way,” Margo said. “It’s Fourth of July weekend. The place is crawling with Bennies.”
    â€œGood point. Let’s avoid the out-of-towners,” Jane said, lying back on her pillows and yawning.
    â€œIt’ll be fun,” Margo said.
    â€œYeah, I’m not so sure about that.”
    â€œMaybe Teo will be working.”
    Jane sat up straight and narrowed her eyes at her sister.
    â€œI mean, because you guys are becoming friends, not for any other reason,” Margo added, wanting to hedge her bets. Even though she was sure that Jane was nursing a big old crush on Teo, she didn’t want to freak her out about it. And she didn’t want Jane to say no to taking her to the pool.
    Jane chewed her lip for a second. “Fine. We’ll go. But I need food first.”
    â€œI’ll buy you a bacon-egg-and-cheese bagel.”
    Jane hopped out of the bed and patted her sister’s head. “You’ve won me over with your generous spirit.”
    â€œAwesome,” Margo said. Since Jane seemed so pleased, Margo didn’t mention that the bagel would cost her all of two dollars.
    â€œI’ll drive,” she offered when they were outside.
    â€œNo way. I want to drive,” Jane said, snatching the keys out of her sister’s hand and racing for the car. Margo had to admit it was nice to let someone else drive for a change.
    It was the kind of day where the sun didn’t just beat down on the cracked pavement—it pulsed. Ordinarily, the pool would be packed from one end to the other. But since it was Fourth of July weekend, people had other things to do.
    After eating their bagels while lounging on the lawn surrounding the pool, they walked through the gates and were surveying their available options when someone spoke up behind them.
    â€œIf I’d known you’d be making an appearance, I would have reserved the VIP area.”
    Margo hadn’t seen Jane look so happy since the Christmas when she was ten and her parents had bought her a lime-green mountain bike.
    â€œHey,” Jane said.
    â€œHey,” Teo replied.
    And then they just stood there looking at each other idiotically for what felt like a thousand years.
    â€œHi!” Margo finally said, leaning into Teo’s line of sight.
    â€œHey, Margo. I didn’t even see you there.”
    â€œThanks,” she said.
    He didn’t even register Margo’s sarcasm before turning back to Jane.
    â€œLast night was fun,” he said.
    â€œIt was,” Jane agreed.
    Then a whistle blew from across the pool and Teo had to rush away, but Margo already had plenty of ammunition for torturing her sister all afternoon.
    â€œWe have a great view of the lifeguards,” Margo said as they dropped their stuff onto deck chairs at the far end of the pool.
    â€œWhy would I want a great view of the lifeguards?” Jane asked.
    Margo