DARK PARADISE. [ Currently Under Editing.]

Chapter 23[Edited]

Everything about the night turned out beautiful, making the water seem breathtaking. Well, in her eyes it did, as the movement of the water captured Kate's attention.

For a while she felt at peace but got distracted when Anna joined her.

" Are you okay?" Anna asked, with a concerned look on her face.

" Hmm." She nodded.

" You seem a little distracted."

" I......" Kate sighed, not able to find her words.

" What is it?"

" I've been feeling a little uneasy for a few days now, at first I thought it had to do with what Max told me the other day but we talked today and all is good. Now, that uneasiness returned and I don't know what it is." Kate admitted, being lost in thought as she spoke.

" Wait, wait, isn't Max that guy from down the street you told me about?"

" Uh......yeah." Kate replied slowly.

She realised that she hadn't told Anna a whole lot about Max and their past. She felt guilty about that and wished that at least she'll have the opportunity to do so during their stay, at Paradise Island.

" Kate, what's the story with this Max guy?" Anna asked, but made sure to lower her tone.

She didn't want to draw unnecessary attention to themselves if this was a private matter.

" It's a long story, which I intend to tell you about, but not now." She pleaded with her eyes for Anna to understand why she didn't want to talk about it at that moment.

Anna sighed and nodded.

" Okay fine, but tell me something, he isn't dangerous or threatening you, right?"

Kate shook her head in amusement. " No, he is a nice person."

In Kate's eyes, Max was a nice guy.

" And Nick, does he know about this Max guy?"

" They met today."

" They did?"

" Yes and I'm glad they did, because when we return, I hope I can get them to know each other more."

Anna didn't say anything for a while but stared at Kate with a frown.

" What is it?" Kate asked out of curiosity.

" I think I want to finally get to know this Max guy too."

" Yes, you should."

" He must be quite special." Anna commented.

" Lets just say I'll forever be grateful for what he did for me."

" Now I'm curious but I'll wait for you to tell me. Anyway, I think you've been stressed out lately and maybe today is no different."

" I don't know." Kate frowned, not being convinced about this.

"Here." Anna held out a cup towards her.

" What is that?"

" Fruit punch, Maddie made it."

A suspicious look passed through Kate's face as she took it. " It's very tasty and will help you to loosen up a bit, you know." Anna continued to say with a smirk, making Kate to roll her eyes but smile.

Music that came out of nowhere suddenly blasted around them. Kate looked around until she saw Danny busy with his music stuff, Anna screamed out in excitement, which earned them a few glares from both Stacey and Chelsea.