Chapter 6

I wake up early the next morning. I had another dream about Will the night before. I've been having them every night lately. I get dressed and head downstairs, just to be met with a knock at the door. I open the door, and see that it's Will. He walks in without me inviting him and closes the door behind him.

"Good morning, William," I say to him.

"Good morning, Grell," he replies.

We stand in silence for a bit.

"I thought about your idea," Will says to break the silence. I look at him.

"And?" I say.

He sighs. "It's the best idea we have. We'll have to go with it."

I smile brightly on the outside. "Really? Thank you, Will!" I hug him tightly. I feel him tense up.

On the inside though, I feel like crying. He only wants to do this because it's our only choice. I wanted him to choose it to be close to me. I guess that's wishful thinking though. William will never love me that way.

I look at him. "You know we're going to have to dance, right?"

"Of course I do," he replies.

"You know how to ballroom dance, right?"

"...Of course I do," he replies hesitantly.

I know he's lying. "Show me then."

He walks towards me, and stands there, obviously not knowing what to do.

"You don't really know how to ballroom dance, do you?" He shakes his head no.

"Lucky for you," I say. "I know how. I can teach you."

He looks at me reluctantly. "Do I have a choice?"

I sigh at him, feeling slightly hurt. "No. We have to dance if we're going as a couple. Not to mention, you need to know how to dance anyway. What if another lady would ask you to dance with them? You would be screwed."

He sighs. "I guess you're right."

"So, shall we start?" I ask. He looks over me.

"Um…..don't you want to get changed first?"

I look down at see that I'm still in my pyjamas. I laugh a little at myself. "Oh, right. Be right back." I go back up to my room and get changed. I get changed into some tan breeches and a white shirt,with a red vest on top. I go back downstairs to William.

"So, are you ready for your lesson?" I ask him.

He slips his coat off. "I guess I am." He puts his coat on the rack and comes over to me.

"Ok," I say. "First, you hold my right hand in your left hand, like this." I hold our hands in the proper position. "Then, you lay your right hand on my back, just above my waist." He places his hand where I told him to. "And then I lay my left hand on the front part of your shoulder." I lay my hand there.

"Ok, now what?" Will asks.

"Well first, we should be closer." I move in closer to him. "This is supposed to be a close, intimate, but proper dance."

Will nods his head, waiting for my next instruction.

"Ok, now, step forward with your left foot, and I'll step back with my right." He follows my instructions, and we step at the same time. "Now, step sideways with your right foot, and I'll follow with my left." He once again follows my instruction, and we step in unison. "Now, close the half of the box by bringing your left foot over to your right." We take the last step in unison. "Now do the same pattern again, but in reverse. Step back with your right foot, sideways with your left, and close with the right." He nods to me and follows the pattern, with my steps following his. He looks at me, waiting for my approval. I nod to him. "You've got it."

We keep dancing for a few minutes. "You got it," I say. "Now, to try some quarter turns. Lead as you normally would, but perform the quarter turn, which should go to the left. This should be done by starting to lead, and turning a quarter turn on the foot that you step sideways with, and then bringing your feet together." He follows my instructions and performs a quarter turn, with me following him. I smile at him. "You're really good at this."
He smiles at me. "You're a good teacher," he replies.

I blush a little. "Thank you." He performs another quarter turn, with a few more following. He really is good. I feel our bodies get closer and closer to one another, until our chests are touching. I feel myself starting to blush.

"Th-there's one more thing to learn, but it's simple. You'll have to spin me. All you have to do is loosen your grip of my right hand, move your hand off my back and keep doing the boxstep while I spin." He nods his head to me, and starts doing the boxstep again. "Whenever you're ready." He nods to me. I feel him loosen his grip on my hand, his other hand leave my shoulder, and I spin. We return to our original position and keep dancing. I smile to him happily. "That's it! We're successfully waltzing!" He smile brightly at me, and we keep dancing for about ten minutes, talking happily to one another. This is probably the most fun we've ever had together. Eventually, our dancing slows and comes to a stop. We still hold our dance positions.

"Thank you for teaching me, Grell," he says, smiling at me.

"It was no trouble at all, Will," I reply. We look each other in the eyes. Will's golden-green eyes seem to shimmer in the afternoon sun coming through my window. I feel my lips part slightly. Slowly, my face moves closer to William's. Suddenly, he closes the distance with his own soft lips. His lips are so soft, so warm….not what I had imagined. My eyes close and I kiss back. Just as quickly as his lips met mine, they had left. William tries to hide the fact that he's blushing.

"Have a good rest of your day, Grell," he says to me, promptly grabbing his jacket, and leaving my flat. I fall to my knees. William kissed me. I touch my lips. William kissed these lips. I am in utter shock. Is it possible that maybe, he loves me too?