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Rose laughs, wrapping her arms around Ivan’s waist, as he tucks her petite frame into his side. “That’s quite alright. Ivan makes me tongue tied on a regular basis.”
“Darling, I think it’s you who does that to me,” he replies, amusement playing on the edge of his lips.
Pretty sure Clancy melts into a puddle at that remark.
“Well, as lovely as this chat has been, Rose and I want to go over the routine one more time with the troupe,” Ivan says, smiling at Clancy. “It was very nice to meet you.”
“Oh the pleasure is all mine,” Clancy retorts, then slams her mouth shut, cheeks flaming a deep red like her hair.
Rose and Ivan chuckle, and Asia shakes her head. “See you all later?”
“Indeed,” Ivan says, before turning his attention to me. “Pen, I understand you and your men are performing tonight?”
“That’s right,” I reply.
“Well, as the saying goes,break a leg!”
I grin. “You too.”
With that Rose and Ivan wander off, and Clancy turns slowly on her feet, her eyes wide with horror. “OH. MY. GOD. Kill me now.”
“You were fine,” I laugh.
“I was very muchnotfine. I practically jumped his bones. The poor man must think I’m a freak, and his partner, Rose… Oh my goodness, if someone flirted like that with my loves, I’d lose my shit. How does she stay so composed?”
“Rose is very secure in her relationship,” Asia says, with a shrug. “Those men adore her.”
Clancy frowns. “Are you saying I’m not secure in my relationship with River and Lola?”
Asia throws her arm over Clancy’s shoulder. “I think you need a drink, one with less fizz and sugar, and a shit load of alcohol. Come on,” she says, throwing a look over her shoulder. “You coming?”
“I’m going to watch the next troupe’s rehearsal. You go ahead. I’ll be over in a minute,” I reply.
“Sure thing.”
As Asia and Clancy wander off I soak up the atmosphere, my mind wandering back to the first time I performed with my Breakers at Rocks nightclub back when we were kids. It seems both like yesterday and a lifetime ago. Drawing in a deep breath, I let the memories of that night wash over me. The sweat on my skin, the adrenaline coursing through my veins, the roar of the crowd as we danced. Those were the days when we were fearless, when we believed we could conquer the world, one breakdance move at a time. As I'm lost in my thoughts, someone taps me on the shoulder. I turn around to see Zayn holding a glass of sparkling water.
“Thought you might be thirsty,” he says, handing it to me.
“Thanks,” I reply, taking a sip.
“You okay? You looked deep in thought there.” Zayn says, his arm wrapping around me as the next troupe gets into their positions.
“Just thinking about the first time we performed together,” I reply, leaning back against his chest. “We had so much fun didn’t we?”
“The best,” he replies, his voice trailing off asNo Diggitysung by Blackstreet, Dr Dre and Queen Pen begins to play. A group of breakers step up onto the stage and rip up the dance floor to the roars and approval of the crowd.
“They’re really good,” I remark, starting to groove to the music, Zayn’s body instinctively moving with mine.
“An appropriate song don’t you think,” he chuckles, pressing a hot kiss against the curve of my neck. “You were alwaysourqueen, Pen.”
“Were?” I joke back.
“Are! Youareour queen, Pen, and tonight you’ll be the queen of that stage once again, just like you were when we were kids.”
TWENTY-ONE
No Ordinary
