Juliette watched as Sean walked away. She did not understand what was going on.
She scolded herself and told herself to focus and come back to reality.
Sure that dance with the captain was magical and wonderful, but maybe it felt that way because she hadn't danced in a while.
"I will have that dance now" Nick said
"Finally, I was beginning to think you'd never ask" Juliette said, hiding she was thinking about something.
She put on her smile and took Nick's hand.
"See you in a bit, Hank!" Nick said
"Don't worry about me, you two enjoy yourselves" Hank replied
Nick and Juliette walked to the dance floor and began dancing. Juliette couldn't help but compare her last dance to this one. And she definitely liked the last one better.
"What is wrong with me?!" she thought
"Something wrong?" Nick asked
O great, another detective who can sense these things.
"no I'm fine. The Captain and I just danced a few minutes ago and he is way taller than you" Juliet said teasingly.
"Oh really? Can he do this?"
Nick pulled her closer to him and gave her a passionate kiss. He pulled away
"Indeed he cannot" Juliet replied smilingly
They danced the rest of the song having small talk.
After that, Nick continued introducing her to other colleagues.
The night flew by and before they knew it, they were one of the last people in the room.
They decided to leave too.
They went to the Captain to say goodbye
"Captain, we are leaving. Thank you for the great evening." Nick said
"Yes, thank you" Juliette added
" Thank you for coming" Sean said.
"Enjoy the rest of your night Captain" Nick said
"Enjoy the rest of your night too"
Juliette noticed that Sean avoided making eye contact with her.
"Well, goodbye" Juliette said
"Goodbye, Nick and Juliette
Nick and Juliette left.
Sean looked at Juliette while she walked away on Nick's arm.
She did not look back either.
"Well that was a great evening" Nick said when they were in the car.
"Yes it was" Juliette replied. "I really liked being introduced to your colleagues"
"And I am sure they are happy that they finally got to meet you too" Nick said
"But how is Hank going to get home?" Juliette asked
"Oh, he got a lift from another colleague. But aren't you thoughtful"
Nick gave her a peck on her cheek .
Juliette smiled.
They drove home.
On their way home, Juliette tried to sort out her thoughts.
Juliette felt guilty about the thoughts she had earlier that night, so she decided to make it up to Nick the minute they got home.
Well, long story short; Nick's great evening didn't end just yet.
He had one of the great nights of his life.
But he didn't know it was all because of Juliette's guilt ...
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