Sweet Water (Birds of a Feather Book 2) by Lena North

Author:Lena North [North, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: FAB Publishing
Published: 2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Skinny-dipping

I woke up when Joe suddenly jumped off the bed. Then I heard soft footsteps approaching, and when Mrs. C slowly opened the door, my clever dog was curled up on the blanket she’d given him. I couldn’t stop laughter from bubbling up my throat, and I could have sworn Joe was laughing with me.

We’d just finished breakfast when there was a loud knock on the front door. My heart jumped, and I started to straighten my hair, but when Mrs. C came back, she didn’t bring Dante with her. Instead, Gianni strolled by her and promptly placed a small loudspeaker and his phone on the breakfast bar.

“Hey, Jinx,” he said.

“Hey,” I replied, looking at the equipment he’d brought and then at him.

“You said the other day that Mrs. C was teaching you how to dance?” he asked.

I nodded. Mrs. C had indeed started showing me some basic steps, and we’d realized quickly that I knew quite a lot of it already, from my lonely sessions in my condo in Prosper. I was still stiff as a board, though, so even if I could move along with her it didn’t feel like dancing to me.

“No offense, Mrs. C,” Gianni said with a cheeky grin, “but Jinx needs to know more than just old st –”

He cut himself off when he saw the look on her face but couldn’t stop his lips from quivering. I wondered if the endless joy everyone in this village seemed to possess was inherent.

“I might be old, but I know how you youngsters like to wiggle around,” Mrs. C snapped, and to both Gianni’s and my astonishment, she added, “I probably shake my booty better than you, young man.”

We both stared at her, standing there, wrinkled and a little crooked from age. Her hair was pulled back in a bun at the nape of her neck, and she wore a dark, rather prim dress. The thought of her shaking anything was mindboggling. Then she suddenly started laughing loudly. I kept looking at her, but I was smiling too. I’d seen her smile and heard her chuckle, but I realized that this was the first time I’d seen her laugh like that.

“Um, Mrs. C?” Gianni asked uncertainly.

“Oh, my,” she chuckled, “I just couldn’t resist. The looks on your faces…”

She laughed some more but then she collected herself.

“It’s nice of you to come, Gianni, and we’re grateful, aren’t we, Jinx?” she asked, but continued without waiting for my reply, “It will be good for Jinx to have someone to dance with.”

I stared at her, not at all happy about making a fool out of myself in front of Gianni. I would need much more practice before I’d be comfortable moving to music in front of anyone. As it turned out, I wasn’t given any chance to protest. Before I knew it, I was ordered to go to the living room, and then music was booming surprisingly loudly from the small speaker Gianni had brought.

At first, I was incredibly uncomfortable, and it didn’t help that Gianni turned out to be a fantastic dancer.

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