Day One Preview - Rated T
A/N: In case you're on the fence about continuing to read because of the upcoming citrus, I wanted to give you a preview of the next chapter. The point of the story is citrus, sure, but there are compelling character moments the whole way through, and the buildup is slow and the writing tasteful. You can find the rest of this chapter and follow for future updates in the 'M' section of Max Ride FF. Happy reading!
She heard crunching shells and shuffling sand before a shadow appeared with a dull thump and the clinking of ice. Max groaned and pushed her sunglasses to the end of her nose to peer up at Fang with narrowed eyes. "Who needs sun block when Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Handsome wants to block the sun for you?"
He looked at her with bright eyes and wiggled his hips down into the sand. "Handsome, huh?"
She was about to reply when she saw the two milky iced drinks that he was holding and sat up with a grin. Max grabbed one of the sweating glasses with her sandy fingers. "Thanks!"
Fang smiled and bent his striped straw to take a sip, swishing it around in this mouth for a second before swallowing. "I hope it's okay. I wanted to make lemonade, but I couldn't find any lemons. I figured the limes would work."
She leaned over to kiss him on the jaw and he turned to meet her, catching her lips with his. She felt his tongue run against her lower lip, cold from the drink, and parted her lips to meet him. He tasted of salt water and citrus and Max didn't complain when he pressed his glass down next to hers and rolled over on his hip to grip her smooth waist firmly with his free hand.
The rest of the story gets to go in the 'M' section, so please check it out if you'd like to read more!