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"Malik must really have a death wish." Chuny said as she watched her friends on the dance floor. "Why didn't you stop him, when he went there to invite her?"
"He wanted to invite Abby." Frank curtly answered.
"Abby never dances and you know that."
"Well maybe I forgot." His smile proved the contrary.
"Yeah sure." Chuny chuckled. "I never thought Haleh would accept."
"Neither did I. She had been waiting for something like that the whole evening."
"She had been waiting for something like that for weeks. Poor Haleh!" Chuny glanced at Abby and Luka. "They sure seem cozy. I wonder what they are talking about."
"Probably congratulating themselves for having gotten rid of Haleh that easily." Frank grinned and winked at his friends.
"You're so mean." Jerry laughed. "Oh, our dancers are coming back."
"Haleh, you shake it like a pro, you go girl! You showed them all!" Chuny smiled as her friend sat down next to her.
"Yeah. Once I was dragged on the dance floor, I thought I should give my best." Haleh looked reproachfully at Malik.
"I told you, I'm sorry." The young man grumbled, rolling his eyes. "If I had known, how much spying on them meant to you, I would never have asked." Chuny and Jerry laughed at his comment and Frank scratched his head, trying hard not to burst out laughing himself. "But once Abby said I should invite you, it would have been strange, if I hadn't."
"You shouldn't at least have insisted, when I said no the first time."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." He looked around and spotted Neela and Michael near the cake. "Ah! I think they plan to cut the cake. Let's join them! Haleh, do you have your camera?"
"Of course. You know I love to take pictures. Those numeric ones are just so handy, they fit in every woman's purse." Everyone stared at her. "What?"
"You're not planning to …" Chuny wondered.
"This thought hadn't even touched my mind." Haleh sounded genuinely shocked. She looked over at Luka and Abby, who were making their way towards the newlyweds. "But who knows, it might become…"
"No way." Chuny shook her head. "That's a big no. I want you to promise me, you won't do that kind of nonsense."
"We might need it!"
"Need it?" Malik wondered.
"In case the others don't believe us!" Haleh's answer had her friends look at each other.
"I already told you, Haleh. You need help." The young stared at his friend disbelievingly. "Okay, let's join them and get a piece of cake."
"They just look so in love." Chuny dreamingly stated.
"What did they do?" Haleh put her plate on the table and looked toward the bar.
"I'm talking about Neela and Michael."
"Oh! Of course, who else?"
"Well I don't know about you, but I plan to join the limbo craze. I will show you what I am capable of. Any of you wants to join?" Chuny asked.
"Oh, I will. I need to move. Come with me, pretty lady." He extended his hand and bowed. She took it, giggling at the scene. They waved at their friends as they made their way towards Morris and Ray.
"I'm too old for that crap. If I tried that, I'd probably be stuck in that position for the next week or so." Frank grumbled.
"With all the doctors present, I'm sure one of them could help you." Haleh chuckled as she tried to picture her friend doing the limbo.
"Great table for observation." Frank noted, as he watched his friend still lost in her contemplation.
"Yeah, the other one was too far away. I couldn't see them properly." She sipped at her drink. "Are they planning to spend the whole evening at the bar?"
"They came for the cake and chatted with us…" Frank told her.
"That doesn't count. They didn't say or do anything interesting." Haleh sounded frustrated.
"What do you expect them to do? Jump at each other and make out in front of everyone?" Jerry laughed at Frank's question. "That sure would have everyone staring and not just you."
"No, of course not. Not that he isn't interested…"
"He is a man. Of course, he's interested." Frank answered. "Haleh, you need to think about something else. This is getting a little bit obsessive." She coldly glared at him.
"I'm perfectly in control." She longingly looked at the couple still sitting at the bar. "It's just that I like them both a lot. I always thought that given the chance, they would find each other again."
"Are you trying to play Cupid? Is this what this madness is about?"
"Well a little help couldn't hurt…"
"I'm not sure that what we're doing can really qualify as help." Jerry added. Out of nowhere Malik rushed to their table.
"Come on, Haleh! Come dance with me." Malik invited the nurse to join him.
"Have you already lost Chuny?" She teased him.
"Yeah, Ray invited her and now they're dancing like crazy." He pointed at the young couple.
"Come and let us prove that we are the better dancers here." Haleh looked at him and started to smile.
"All right! I'm game. Let the show begin." She stood up and followed Malik's lead.
"That was about time." Frank watched them reach the dance floor. "She definitely needs another hobby."