Maximum Dare by Fewings Vanessa

Author:Fewings, Vanessa
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Vanessa Fewings
Published: 2020-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

I opened my eyes and looked out the car window. We’d arrived at my aunt’s home.

Max turned off the engine and unclipped his seatbelt before turning to face me.

I gave him a sleepy smile. “Thank you.”

“Hopefully, I made your night bearable.”

It was the best night of my life, Max.

Despite my best efforts, I had fallen asleep. But he’d been with me, in the solitude of that old house, and I’d known what it was like to feel safe.

Instead of saying this I went with, “It was totally different to how it could have gone.”

“It’s fun being your dare buddy.”

“Three down,” I said. “Three to go.”

“What’s your next dare?”

“They don’t tell us until a few hours before.”

“I wouldn’t like that.”

I shrugged. “It doesn’t give me as much time to worry or back out.”

“Are you working today?”

“No, would you like to come in?” The words were out before I could stop them. Realizing how forward that sounded, I added, “I can make pancakes. My aunt’s out of town visiting my cousin—and she took Wilma.”

He grinned at that bit of news, reaching over to play with a strand of my hair, his fingers trailing through one of my brunette locks. It was easy to become lulled by the way he touched me, easy to yearn for his affection.

I saw that familiar look flit across his face—his confliction lingered.

This was goodbye.

“Last night…” he said softly.

I nodded, knowing what he meant to say. “It was lovely. The best goodbye a girl could ask for.”

Well, not the best goodbye, since nothing happened besides that kiss—but it was as dreamy as I’d imagined it would be. I could close my eyes and relive the feeling, the scrape of his five o’clock shadow marking my face, his lips hungrily devouring mine…

He let out a sigh. “Being more to each other would be complicated, Daisy.”

I just had to let that sink in and become my reality. A part of me was sensing a connection to Max that had my entire body aching for him, my soul longing for more.

Even though he’d stayed up for most of the night he still looked perfect, his hair ruffled, that stubble adding ruggedness to his chiseled jaw.

“I’ll see you inside.” He reached into the back of the car for my dry cleaning and shoes.

I took them from him, but I didn’t want to look at the outfit covered in plastic. I’d worn it and bared my soul to a man I no longer loved.

Then again, I’d been wearing it when Max had carried me away from the pool in his arms. What I felt for Max was very different. It was like my soul was linked to him in some inconceivable way.

These futile thoughts carried no resolution.

We made it to the doorstep and I eased the key in the lock, psyching myself up to look at him one last time. If I was going to tell Max that I’d developed feelings for him, now was the time. Though when I went to speak my throat tightened with uneasiness.

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