So You Think You Can Dance? (The Time Witch Series Book 3) by A.A. Albright

Author:A.A. Albright [Albright, A.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Bad Penny Behaviour

We went through the dance a few times – first, under Gianni’s exacting instruction, and then on our own.

Dancing with Brendan had been easy the first time (despite him warning me to leave the class) but it seemed that it got easier and easier with each step we took. We stopped sniping and grew immersed in the movement, dancing as though we’d been partners of years instead of days.

It all felt a little dreamlike and unreal to me, since I’d never been an amazing dancer – but perhaps I’d just never found the right kind of dancing before. I was beginning to think that Gianni had made an inspired decision when he put us together, because we were good. And Gianni’s choreography was good, too, in spite of the silly elements. I could see how it would seem passionate to the audience, and how it would evoke emotional reactions, too.

Brendan seemed to truly inhabit his role, his movements perfectly in tune with the music and the themes. Even his facial expressions changed with the dance. There was a moment, when we finished up in front of the mirror – me, dangling in his arms, him, gazing down at me, his lips a mere breath from mine – when he actually managed to look as though he was in love with me.

As the class erupted into thunderous clapping and whooping, and we straightened up, I muttered, ‘You’re quite the actor, Brendan.’

His brow lowered, and he spat back, ‘Well, I’d have to be, wouldn’t I? I’ve got to make up for how terrible you are.’

Aaand the sniping was back.

‘Wow, how will I ever calm my massive ego down if you keep on giving me such glowing compliments?’ I retorted, feeling stupidly stung by his remark.

‘If you don’t like it, you know what you can do.’

‘Leave?’ I snorted. ‘I like this class. I’m not leaving. But you know just as well as I do where the door is, so don’t let it hit you on the way out.’

I marched off to the bench where I’d left my bag, and as I towelled down my face and neck and drank my water, I could see him out of the corner of my eye, staring at me, mouth open.

‘I don’t think he expected you to call his bluff,’ Seb murmured, taking a swig from his own water bottle. ‘He really wants you to leave this class.’

‘Yeah, he does. And yet he carries on dancing with me. Do you think – do you think maybe he’s afraid of what Raquel could do to me, and that’s why he’s behaving the way he is?’

‘It’s a theory. But then again, the solution would be for him to leave, wouldn’t it? Just like you told him he should.’ He toyed with his water, his expression pensive. ‘You were right the other night – there’s just so much about all of this that doesn’t add up. The main thing, though, is making sure Raquel doesn’t take things out on you, so I think I might pay her another visit.

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