Cecil sat bouncing in his seat for a good 30 minutes before Carlos heard a single note. The pair sat waiting for one of Cecil's favorite bands, New Politics, to come on stage. Carlos had never heard of the band before, but there was no way he would pass up a concert with his boyfriend.
As the three member band came out and took their places, Cecil took Carlos's hand and dragged him up, forcing him to dance goofily with him. The band played a number of tunes, which all sounded pretty good to Carlos, but getting to witness Cecil performing "the lawnmower," "the sprinkler," and "the robot" made the whole experience priceless.
Then, as the band began playing another song, Cecil stopped his silly dancing and instead draped his arms around Carlos's neck.
"Oh, hey there Cec" Carlos said as he uncertainly returned the embrace.
"Tonight you're perfect
I wanna fall in love with the stars in your eyes
Tonight you're perfect"
Cecil dropped his arms away, in favor of taking Carlos's hands in his own. Cecil sang the lyrics, pulling Carlos toward him and around in circles.
"Give me a reason to be, momma
'Cause I'm down on my knees,
I'm begging please"
Returning Cecil's large grin, Carlos dropped one of Cecil's hands and put his arm instead around Cecil's waist. The pair waltzed around as Cecil blushed furiously and laughed through dips and spins.
"Tonight you're perfection
I feel perfect too"
Cecil and Carlos began jumping with the rest of the crowd at the crescendo of the song. Laughing and out of breath, Cecil clung onto Carlos as the music died down a bit.
"Only for the night
I wanna fall in love but only for the night"
Cecil grabbed Carlos by the lapel of his festive party lab coat and kissed him.
"I love you, Cecil" Carlos said as they broke apart.
"Yes, but it better be for more than just one night" Cecil said, pouting dramatically. "Forever and ever?"
"Forever and ever, Cec" Carlos replied before the next song began and Cecil started doing what Carlos believed to be the "Funky Chicken."