Holiday on Ice (A Play-by-Play Novel) by Jaci Burton

Author:Jaci Burton [Burton, Jaci]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780698183094
Publisher: InterMix
Published: 2014-11-16T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Stella got into position and waited for the music cue, her body tense, but her entire being focused. When the music started, she felt it enter her soul, her limbs moving in time to the strains of the recorded orchestra. Her body had memorized every note, her soul embedded in this role.

This was what she loved the most about dance, the way she could embody a role, letting the music carry her away. After months of practice, she could dance this part with her eyes closed. She knew where she needed to be. She knew every movement, every leap, each turn, and where her partner was going to be so when she threw herself into the air, he would be there to catch her. Because dance was always about trust, especially when you were relying on someone else to be there for you. They had all been working so hard, and it was finally coming together, especially this oh-so-important opening scene. She felt this scene in her bones, dreamed about it at night, made each step in her head when she stood in line at the grocery store.

The dance was fluid, each of them moving seamlessly around each other. It was a breathless feeling, and she wished she could be on the outside looking in. Even though they weren’t in costume, she felt the perfection of it all, and when it ended, she lay on the floor in her partner’s arms, the two of them looking up at each other and grinning.

“Good, huh?” Nevin said.

“Fucking perfect, if you ask me.” Stella grinned back at him, then Nevin pulled her off the floor.

“Well, that was okay. You all can do better. Take ten, then we’ll move onto the second scene,” Lawrence said, then headed off the stage.

Lisa walked over. “He said it was okay.”

Stella found her water in her bag and took several swallows. “I know, right? High praise coming from our esteemed choreographer.”

“It’s almost like he thought we were good,” Nevin said.

Stella laughed. “Now don’t go thinking that. You know he thinks we all suck.”

Nevin nodded. “Alas, so true. Why he chose us, I’ll never know.”

They spent several minutes going over the next scene while also rehashing how very awesome the opening was. Stella didn’t care what Lawrence said. She’d felt that dance deep inside. They’d nailed it. She’d nailed it.

“I need to make a call before he wants us up for round two,” Nevin said. “Catch you all in a bit.”

Nevin wandered off.

“I need to do the same,” Lisa said.

“Okay.” Stella just longed to sit down for a few minutes, so she went to the edge of the stage, figuring she’d let her legs dangle and rest.

She skidded to a halt on the stage when she saw Lawrence in deep conversation with a very tall, extremely good-looking man she recognized right off as Trick.

What the hell was he doing at the theater? And why was he talking to Lawrence?

“There’s Stella now,” Lawrence said. “I’ll let you go. Nice talking to you, Trick.

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