Chapter 59: Reunion

AJ’s POV

“It’s nice to see you,” I said aloud. I beat myself up for it right away. What a stupid thing to say.

“... you too,” Maxx said. Then he fell silent. We both did. I felt super awkward about the whole thing. All I wanted to do was rush forward, and be held in his arms, and kiss him and be kissed in return. But the awkward silence between us was strong. It deepened when Maxx added, “Are you mad at me?”

That was not what I had expected. To me, it was an outrageous thing to think. So much so, that my limbs started to unfreeze. My hands did, at least. They wanted to know what Maxx was thinking as much as I did.

“What? No, of course not! How could you think that?”

“Because I lost control,” Maxx said, sheepishly.

“Are you kidding me? Babe, lose control more frequently. That was hot!”