A/N not mine, I own nothing.
Based on the song I Don't Dance by Lee Brice
I Don't Dance
I was having a hard time processing everything that had occured in my life over the last six months. I mean I had always said that I'll never settle down. I mean that's what I always thought. Yeah, I was that kind of man, you could ask anyone. They would all tell you the same thing.
I was doing things that I swore that I would never do. I don't dance, yet here I am spinning her around and around. How had I ended up here? Seriously it's not my style, but right in this moment I just don't care. I would do anything for her, anywhere. Yes, she has me in the palm of her hand.
My job is dangerous, and there is a good chance that I may not come home. I always avoided entanglements, making sure that love never came my way. That was until she walked into my life.
I watched as those around her played with her heart. I watched helplessly as she began to break, until one day I couldn't watch the pain in her eyes any longer. The spark and laughter was gone. I needed to do something quick, before I lost her for good.
I went to her apartment, and you could see she had been crying. I didn't say a word, I just walked over and turned the radio on, found a nice slowand steady song. I held out my hand to her and pulled her to my chest. We began to dance.
As we danced all I could think was that I don't dance, but seeing the spark start to come alive in her eyes just from the small act, I would do anything, anywhere for her. That was six months ago.
After that night something shifted between us. Yes, we were friends and colleagues. Now though, now we were something more. We went on dates, we hung out, and we actually talked. She was my best friend, my lover, my confidant. She was my everything, and she had me in the palm of her hand.
I am a bad ass and I don't dance, but for her I would do anything, anywhere. I looked down at her, and smiles. Her curly brown hair, and her beautiful blue eyes that stole my heart.
She tried so hard to be everything to everyone. The only thing was, that she had a hard time just being her. I'm not sure when it happened, but I fell in lobe with her a long time ago, and knew that I should stay away.
I held her closer, and she put her head to my chest. I could feel her relaxing into me, she looked up and smiled.
I knew the time was right. So, in the middle of the dance floor I got down on one knee, looked up at her and asked.
"Stephanie, will you marry me?"
She had tears in her eyes and nodded, she couldn't speak. I slipped the ring on her finger and stood up, pulling her close to me as we finished our dance.
I kissed her as cheers errupted around us, and she whispered, "I love you Bobby."
"I love you too Stephanie, and you just made me the happiest man in the world."
We made our way back to the table, and we both noticed that our boss was now MIA. I asked the guys where he went, and they told me he needed air. I kissed her cheek and told her I would be right back.
I went outside and found Ranger leaning against a wall with his eyes closed. You could read the hurt in his body language.
"What's wrong Carlos?" I asked him.
"I knew I could never make her happy, but seeing her with you, makes me wish I could've. I have my regrets and I also need to push them aside now," he explained.
"Do you know how I realized that I really love her?"
"How?"
"I don't dance, but for her I would do anything, anywhere. That includes dance."