CHAPTER 37: INTERRUPTED CONFESSIONS

After a brief internal debate, I decide to take his outstretched hand, allowing him to pull me to my feet. I start removing my clothes until I'm left in just my bra and underwear.

Of course, Max couldn't resist smirking at the sight of my Betty Boop underwear. In my defense, Avery had picked them out, and given the time constraints and my disinterest in getting involved with anyone tonight, I hadn't bothered to change into a different pair.

Please, like you'd ever change them regardless.

Touche.

"Adorable," he remarks, winking at me. I roll my eyes.

"I was in a hurry," I reply with a slight smile forming at the corner of my mouth before playfully pushing him off the dock.

We both laugh as he resurfaces with a wet head, and I dive into the lukewarm water, relishing the sensation of it enveloping me from head to toe. Moments later, I feel Max's hands on my back, helping me stay afloat. I open my eyes to see him smiling down at me, and I stretch my arms out, leaning back in the water.

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