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We walked closer to the waves, hand in hand. I could see
the reflection of the full moon in the ocean, and the sound
of the waves were melodious to my ears. We came here last
year, with the rest of our friend group, on our summer
vacation. It was good to be here again, but this time – just
the two of us.
I didn’t want to admit it… but it was intimate.
Maddox and I settled on the sand, watching the waves
crash against the shore. We fell into a comfortable silence,
and I watched him from the corner of my eye. His face was
hard and pensive, with shadows under his eyes. Maddox
was okay without his parents in his life, but every time they
made their presence known… I’ve seen Maddox retreat
within himself – a place filled with anger and hate. He
battled his inner wars on his own and in silence.
My heart ached because I wanted to hold him.
I wanted to soothe him, save him and to love him in
ways he has never been loved before and in ways only I can
love him.
If only he’d let me.
If only he was mine.
If only...
“Are you cold?” His voice echoed through my ears, and I
shook away the muddling thoughts.
“No, not cold.” I went back to staring at the ocean. The
urge to dip into the water was strong. “I want to take a
swim.”
“We can, tomorrow.”
“Or…” I left the sentence hanging.
Maddox read my mind, and his eyes narrowed on me.
“Lila,” he warned.
“Troublemaker. I learned from the best.” I blinked at
him in fake innocence. “I dare you to go skinny dipping.
Right now.”
He gave me a blank stare, before releasing a sigh.
“What am I going to do with you?”