Chloe kisses her in the same guilt-free conscience of stealing money from a handicapped fund or breaking into an RV with good intentions.
She’s not a thief, for she only takes what she knows belongs to her. The handicapped fund money? that was for her freedom ; The RV break in? that was for Rachel. Kissing Max in the middle of their RV? Well that goes without saying.
It’s clear as a crystal in how she wraps her hand on the curve of Max’s hips, squeezing almost too tightly, but knowing the difference between passion and losing control.
But then Max does that cute thing where she sighs and clamps onto the back of Chloe’s neck with clammy, naturally-cold hands, and presses light-hearted butterfly-like kisses on Chloe’s lips in patterns and then Chloe’s patience wears thin.
Fuck it is what she tells herself before curling her fingers tighter until she can fully memorize just how deep her hip curve is ; drawing a whimper out of Max that is so desperate to escape, and yet still so tame.
‘’Sorry’’ Chloe barely murmurs against Max's lips, but she isn’t really sorry. And Max doesn’t want her to be sorry.
She craves desperately to delve deep into her relentless curiosity that only Chloe provides. Max never even considered herself someone that could be loved, and yet here Chloe is--proving to her that she’s wrong.
Max wants to know why and how her of all people could be lucky enough to kiss Chloe Price--and like this ; it’s what causes her to break out in goosebumps within a matter of seconds as she strains her tiptoes to capture Chloe’s lips in full rhythm.
That’s when Chloe uses this opportunity to bring her hands down to Max’s thighs and pinches to get a better grip so she can swing her leg over and around her hip, covering herself in her own chills when she hears a quiet moan, making her smile against the chill of peppermint chapstick, pressing her lip ring farther into the flesh making it cooler. She used to hate peppermint, until now, apparently.
The smile that Chloe wears, causing Max to accidentally bump her lips against Chloe’s teeth--making the two girls laugh in unison, is what ultimately sweeps Max up into a whirlwind of satisfaction. It’s funny how a simple gesture can trigger such safety.
But that’s just how they roll.