I laugh and nod. “Sure, a Coke please?â€?

“I’ll be right back then.â€? He says and walks off. I wait and watch Ashton and Amber dancing. When Edwin returns, it startles me. Nodding towards Ashton and Amber, he asks, “You like dancing?â€?

“Yes. Very much. Do you?â€? I ask.

“Actually… yes.â€? He says. “Want to?â€?

He’s got me curious now. He hasn’t been very touchy feely and I was a little reluctant to dance with him, but one never knows.

We get to the floor, and he puts his arms on my hips. Immediately I feel myself letting go. I fall into his rhythm and let the music take me. I feel him do the same and we continue dancing the night away. Around one A.M. Amber comes up to us on the dance floor. The music is still pulsing and sweat is pouring off Edwin and my faces from having danced so close for so long.