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My fingers tightened around his when we stepped into the loud, booming room where everyone else was gathered. I swear, half the crowd turned to gape at us, no doubt having seen the fight and heard all the gossip by now.
Panicking, I jarred to a halt, ready to retreat, but Luke glanced at me, shaking his head. “We can do this. Just follow me.”
I looked up into his eyes, exhaled a harsh breath, and then nodded.
He nodded too, giving me that proud smile again.
When we turned toward the dance floor, the people parted naturally to let us through. We’d almost reached our destination when Malia popped in front of us, blocking our path.
I yelped out my surprise, and Luke pulled up short, hissing a curse under his breath as he blinked at her.
“There you are,” she said, stepping close enough to bring a whiff of her rankness with her. “I’ve been looking all over for you.”
Dear Lord, she really did need to invest in some strong deodorant.
Luke pulled himself up straighter, and I could tell he was holding his breath as he offered her a stiff smile. “Sorry about that,” he said. “I had a…a thing. But I’ll get back to you in a minute, okay? I just have to dance with my girl here for this song…” He motioned to me by lifting the hands we were still holding. “And then I’ll get back to you. Alright?”
“Uh…” Malia wrinkled her nose and looked me up and down. “Okay,” she finally said slowly. “I guess.”
Luke grinned. “Thanks.” He patted her arm companionably and then stepped around her, drawing me along with him.
And finally, we’d made it to the dance floor.
It was a fast song, but that didn’t seem to matter to Luke.
“Let’s show these people just how much we don’t care what they think of us,” he shouted into my ear.
And then he started to dance. Dorky, insane, arm-waving movements that made me blink at him and then laugh.
“Come on,” he encouraged, taking my hand again. “Dive in.”
“You look crazy,” I told him, shaking my head.
“Then show me how it’s done right,” he countered goofily and spun me away from him before he danced his way back up to me again.
I laughed and started to dance too, making it through the whole song and not able to pay attention to anyone but him.
When the music ended, blending into a slow-paced number, I paused and blinked, realizing I’d been able tonotcare about anyone else the entire time.
Wow.
Luke pulled me up close against him and wrapped a hand around my waist.
“One more,” he said into my hair.
His warm breath on my neck made me shiver in delight. I nodded and shifted closer, moving with him as he began to sway us around the floor through other couples.
His face lowered over my shoulder, and he inhaled. “Not fair. You still smell good after a sweaty, fast song.”
My stomach tightened, and a lightning strike of sensations raced through the lower portion of my stomach. “So do you,” I told him as I breathed in his clean, fresh soap scent.
“Your boobs are a lot softer than Malia’s too,” he noticed.
My breasts tingled at the compliment.
When I glanced up, Luke lifted his brows. “Not that we’re talking about them,” he added. “I just thought you’d like to know. They’re officially my favorite set in the whole damn room.”
I rolled my eyes but then grinned. “Thank you.”
