The Dance
She stepped out, enjoying her own space on the floor. The lights were low and matched her mood, soft and heady. The strains of the instruments swirled around her, moving her legs and her hips, as her torso willingly complied.
After the retirement party, her team had decided to finish the festivities together, when everyone had left, leaving them as they always had been, complete together.
She didn't hear him walk up behind her, but she sensed him, as he got closer. Felt his arms go around her, pulling her into the warmth of his body, as his movements began to match her own. Then he stopped and turned her around. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
His hand came up gently to grasp her own, raising it to shoulder level as he spread his fingers and entwined them into hers; Both of them looking at the result of his actions. He moved his other hand slowly as he extended his arm to encircle her back.
She could feel each of his fingers - thumb, index, middle, ring and pinky - press warmly and strong into her back, as the expanse of his palm drew her closer to him.
Involuntarily, her free hand lifted, coming to rest on his arm, travelling upward as it explored the contours of his muscles, before moving up his shoulder and around his neck.
Her thighs pressed against his, muscle against muscle, as he held her against him, firmly in place. His feet began to move and hers followed with ease. She had been so used to following him in other situations, but rarely like this, and her eyes locked on his.
As they moved, she got the sense, the way he held her, that he was never going to let her go, and she closed her eyes, bent her head to his shoulder, and felt safe in him.
Inhaling deeply, she took in the smell of Jack, and smiled to herself at the familiarity of his scent, even in the midst of this unfamiliar, yet undeniably right atmosphere.
Sam hummed out the breath and softly began singing along with the vocalist,
"One more night, please give me one more night
Oh, one more night, cause I can't wait forever."
As Jack turned his head slightly to rest on hers, Sam realized that their forever, was just about to begin.
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