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Reid guided Maggie to the left, and they circled around until they were aled from the door

“The ocean side,” he said, positioning hi his arms around her waist “See the boardwalk down there? And the waves pounding against the shore? This is where the surfers hang out all year And if you look up, it’s the best seat in the house for the stars”

Maggie followed his gaze up to the night’s sky, where the stars twinkled, and she was amazed at how they shown in the coastal sky

“Where’s the Big Dipper?” Maggie asked, struggling to re atop the planetarium in astronomy class

“Right there,” Reid said, tilting her head a tad to the right His hand grazed her neck and fiddled with the tie again beforeto her shoulder

Maggie leaned into Reid’s touch, willing hi on her skin were driving her insane She forgot about the surfers, the beautiful view, and the stars All she could hear was the crashing waves and the quiet sound of hi

She wanted to knohat he was thinking He was cuddled up to her, and he had prettywas going to happen She was definitely ready for hiht in her abdomen What had she said to Blair before the last cruise? No entanglements Summer fun Well, noas the time to put that plan into motion and hold up her end of the pact

She turned so she was facing Reid and looked into his eyes She looped her arms around his neck and tilted her head toward his

“Reid?” she asked, her voice shaking “Thanks for, you know Thanks for bringing ed to finish

His hands were at her bare back, stroking before bringing her face closer to his Her blue eyes grew bigger, and then fluttered closed as she angled her lips toward his Reid’sher lips for hiue stroked hers

Every nerve ending in Maggie’s body jolted to life the deeper the kiss becaht that was spinning above the the taut h the thin fabric of his T-shirt

Reidhis way to the sensitive spot on her neck below her ear This was undoubtedly the hottest kiss of her life, and she wanted this feeling to go on Like the view froination

For at least the third tio weak, and she needed air She wanted to press deeper into Reid, but she also needed to catch her breath This was the kiss she had wanted for days, but never planned on it growing so intense this quickly, or stirring up so s As if survival instinct kicked in, she broke away and took a step that was an arretted it and wanted to be back in his warm embrace

“You ok?” he asked breathlessly

“I think so,” she offered “That waswellthat was—”