It Had to be Mason: A Sweet YA Romance (Beachbreak High Book 1) by Emily Lowry

Author:Emily Lowry [Lowry, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eleventh Avenue Publishing
Published: 2020-10-24T18:00:00+00:00

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Mason

As I jogged home to get my stuff for our beach day, I couldn’t get Zoe out of my head. I changed into my swim shorts, shoved a towel in my backpack, and briefly considered bringing her surprise present from the Night Market before deciding against it. I’d save that for later, for just the right time.

Zoe had the type of personality that made you miss her, even when she was right next to you — which was why I was so excited to have her to myself on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

I met her on the beach at Highline Hideaway. It was still early enough that it wasn’t packed with kids from school yet. I had Zoe all to myself.

She was standing next to her deflated unicorn. She smiled at me, then nudged the unicorn with her toes. “You’re full of hot air. Why don’t you blow him up?”

“Me? Hot air? Never.” I popped the cap off the spout, filled my lungs, and breathed life into Sparkles. When I was done, we put him in the water.

Zoe set a cooler on the inflatable unicorn, then we both hopped on. There was just enough room for the two of us. Which was good. Because suddenly, I was all too aware of just how cute she looked in her baby blue one-piece bathing suit.

“Where to?” I asked.

Zoe eyed the cove like she was looking for something. Or someone.

Kevin?

She shrugged. “Let’s get away from here. Have you ever been around the bend?”

“No. You?”

“Nope. You up for an adventure?”

“Definitely.” I slid my feet into the water and kicked, directing us around the bend on the south side of Hideaway. The golden beach gave way to lush green forest, and soon, the excited shouts and chatter of Hideaway were out of earshot. I climbed back onto Sparkles.

Zoe eyed the sun and sighed. “I forgot to put on sunscreen.”

“Scared of getting a tan?”

“I don’t tan. I don’t even burn. I blister.” She dug in her cooler and pulled out a tube of sunscreen. She hesitated. “Umm… would you… mind?”

“No problem,” I said. My voice almost cracked.

She passed me the tube of sunscreen and then turned her back to me.

I squirted the lotion into my hand, then rubbed my palms together to warm it up. My heart beat quickly. “Ready?”

I wasn’t sure if I was asking her or myself.

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