A November Bride (A Year of Weddings Novella Book 12) by Vogt Beth
Author:Vogt, Beth [Vogt, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2014-10-28T04:00:00+00:00
You’re supposed to let me lead.” Erik repositioned Sadie so she stood facing him again. His big toe was probably swelling from the way she’d tromped on it.
“I’ll let you lead once you know what you’re doing.” Sadie watched her feet, trying to keep up with the rhythm of some song about Joshua and the battle of Jericho. Who knew you could swing dance to a song retelling a Bible story?
“We’re both beginners. Stop leading and follow me.”
Other couples moved across the wooden floor in the small room on the upper floor of the Mercury Café in Denver, swinging and swirling around them. They laughed and smiled whether they were getting the dance moves right or not.
Strings of tiny white lights covered the ceiling. Halfway through the free hour-long lesson, she and Erik still looked as if they were involved in some sort of stand-up arm wrestling contest. Why couldn’t they catch on to the instructors’ directions?
“Breathe, Sadie. Of course, if you pass out on me, it’d be easier to take charge.”
“Ha-ha. You’re hysterical.”
“And you’re still not relaxed.”
Sadie risked looking at Erik. “I am relaxed.”
“This”—Erik contorted his face into something between a frown and a grimace—“does not communicate relaxed.”
“I’m concentrating.” She closed her eyes. Listened to the music for a moment to recapture the beat. Opened her eyes as Erik tried to maneuver her through another swing-dance step.
“Don’t concentrate so hard. Have fun.”
Sadie clenched her teeth. “How can I have fun when I don’t know what I’m doing?”
Erik swung her in yet another awkward circle, pulling her up against him. “Sadie, most of the people here don’t know what they’re doing.”
She nodded to a young couple who executed a perfect underarm twirl. “They do.”
“They’re cheaters. Very good, experienced cheaters who could teach the class—but still cheaters.” He swayed back and forth, his hand warm against her back. “You know why I wanted to do this tonight?”
“To publicly humiliate both of us?”
“No.” In one smooth motion he slid his arms around her waist and pulled her up against him, positioning her arms around his shoulders. “Because if I had to do it over again, I would have said yes when you asked me to the Sadie Hawkins Dance when we were thirteen. I’m catching up on past regrets.”
Sadie stared straight ahead, which meant the only thing she could see was Erik’s gray shirt pocket. Where had that statement come from? They swayed back and forth like two middle schoolers, their feet shuffling on the floor, while other couples stayed up to swing-dance speed. Erik hummed along with the music and Sadie inhaled the faint scent of fabric softener that clung to his clothes.
“We’re dancing too slow.”
“I’m content.” Erik rested his chin on top of her head and continued to hum for a few seconds. “I’m holding you. You’re letting me lead. And you haven’t stepped on my foot in a couple of minutes. It’s turning out to be a good evening, don’t you think?”
When Erik moved his head to look down
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