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“Maybe we could hook up when you’re back,” Lynn said.
Lynn looked sad and lonely. Gabi felt the echo of it touch her heart, but she couldn’t make a promise she knew she wouldn’t keep. “It’s a nice offer, but I’m not sure if we’re going back to England.”
Lynn pecked a kiss on Gabi’s cheek. “Well, it was good to meet you. I’ll let you get back to your nana,” she said.
Gabi smiled. “Have a fun last night.”
Lynn lifted her glass. “Oh, I intend to,” she said and headed back into the bar.
Gabi followed the music back to the fountain where she’d watched the group on that first night. The crisp sound of castanets came fast and furious, and the guitar was wild and intoxicating. She worked her way through the crowd, joined in the clapping and cheering, and the hairs on her neck prickled. And then she saw the dancer and stopped, breathless.
She held her long skirt by the hem up above her knees and swayed it back and forth, while her other hand above her head moved with the music. Gabi didn’t feel drunk enough to be imagining the desire this woman stirred in her. It was very real. It was pure. Fresh. She was the most beautiful woman Gabi had ever seen, and Gabi’s body wasn’t going to let her forget it easily. The dancer’s almost black hair floated freely around her tanned face as she danced, and her dark eyes took on the fierce stare of a hunter, shrouding her in mystery. Her full lips parted to reveal beautifully white teeth and when she chanted, Gabi felt the vibration in every note.
Whatever it was that this woman did, and however she did it, Gabi was affected in the strangest way. It wasn’t just that she was stunning and alluring. It was the passion, the fire in her eyes, and as the beat quickened, Gabi became hypnotised by her, as she had been on that first night.
The dance came to an end too soon, and Gabi made her way back to the hotel in a trance. The dancer had awakened something inside her. This wasn’t the predictable thrill she’d get from a night with the Lynns of the world. She could live without that and not miss it. This feeling, this sense, like the puzzle seeking a solution or the warm breeze gently commanding a response from her that she couldn’t deny was captivating. It wasn’t about missing something or living without, it was about discovering something powerful within her that she’d ignored for too long. It came with a large dose of excitement and a hint of alarm, and she had no option but to hold on tight and go with it.
Gabi considered what she would say to her, and her stomach tightened. Why was she freaked out about having a simple conversation that had come effortlessly with Lynn just an hour earlier? And yet, she couldn’t look at this woman, couldn’t think about her without her mouth parching and her heart racing. She would come back next week to see the group, and in the meantime, Gabi would summon the courage to speak to the dancer.
