Sometimes we dance so carelessly but darling when you're dancing close to me
I'm dancing endlessly
Sometimes it seems so inconsistent
You're so resistant
But darling, let's see
How close we can come to be
Lisa Perkins beautiful features were lost in concentration, her lithe dancer's body draped in the dark blue leotard and diaphanous skirt billowing around her as she executed a lovely floating turn around the empty studio, circling the room , each line precise and graceful as she felt the music in her soul. The words echoing her deep love for longtime boyfriend Michael Barrett and their seemingly perfect relationship that had managed to make it through some more difficult tribulations the last couple of years but she felt that they were just simply being in love.
How close we can be
Lisa moved into a pirouette and into a series of lovely turns that spoke of all her years in ballet training , as her body moved backwards , arms reaching out as if grasping for that love that was so much on her mind this early morning , the outside invisible to her as much as the birds chirping their cheerful little song . She spun out, playing with the moves, the turns, allowing each movement to flow with the lyrics of the song as it fit.
If you'll just dance with me
Dance with me
We could be anything
You ever thought love could be
Dance with me
We could be anything
You ever thought love could be
The studio wasn't lofty and big, the space was small, with the medium sized dance floor with a barre and mirrors, a tiny office and bathroom off to the side, as it had been a dance studio back in the 1950's but the owner had needed money, the price was reasonable , though it had taken up most of her savings . It would be the Lisa Perkins Dance Studio.
The studio needed a bit of elbow grease but Lisa didn't mind the hard work – it was her dream, after all. She would do all that she could to make it come true and be a success.
Maybe it's not the time or place
To feel this free
We'll save this dance
Until our time is meant to be
Truly dancing endlessly
Lisa spun out, one glorious jete after another, stopping only long enough to move into a sumptuous lyrical dance that would be both beautiful and romantic at the same time and oh, this song was just the loveliest of the love stories to be told.
Michael watched in awe from the doorway, not holding back the delighted and obviously goofy smile that he figured he must wear permanently on his face when he watched his woman dance. He'd watched her dance probably a million and one times since they had been together and she still left him gob smacked at her talent and beauty .Lisa's silky black tresses flowed behind her shoulders, her hazel eyes shining, she was a vision in a leotard and Michael thanked God and the Heavens and even the Buddha himself that she loved his fine if not goofy self. He was the luckiest of men!
Oh they had the normal issues in relationships that couples always seemed to have to tackle but Michael figured if they could survive college, their nutty friends wackiness on a regular basis , a now locked up Psycho stalking a few of those friends, and other insanity that brought forth relationships issues to talk to death, well, they were good .
Damned good, if not better than that!
His heart thudded so loud in his chest, Michael was surprised that she couldn't hear it , sweat beaded his forehead , and Michael rubbed his hands together making a face at how clammy they suddenly felt . Clammy was gross and now wasn't the time for sweaty hands either.
We'll move together
Just like the river
To the sea
As Lisa finished the last steps of her dance, she became aware of Michael watching her and flashed him a loving smile. It always amused and delighted her that he was always quiet whenever she danced as her Michael was a big talker most of the time.
She unfolded herself from the floor effortlessly, pushed her hair back onto her shoulders, rose, and strolled over to her boyfriend for a lingering kiss.
'Hi Michael, 'greeted Lisa, tugging playfully at his hand,' this is quite the surprise. I thought you and Chase were helping Logan clean out the garage at the Santa Barbara house …'
Though Logan and Quinn had been married a little over a year and a half now, and with Quinn graduating college early, she and Logan were just now settling into the house in Santa Barbara that had been a wedding present from Malcolm Reese.
'We called it quits for today,' informed Michael, without skipping a beat,' Oh, there's a bunch of old material and prop clothes from step-mother number 3 that Logan says is all yours . It's like old movie props and clothes and other crap like that….he thought you could use for the studio '
Lisa chuckled,' I'll have to go see if there is anything I can actually use '
Michael sucked in a deep breath then let it out.' You take my breath away, Lisa...you just knock me down and make me a fool for you. I don't know if I ever mentioned that to you but it is the God's honest truth and I swear I love you more and more every single day we're together .'
Lisa could only stare at him.' Michael, what are you doing? '
Michael dropped her hands to dig furiously through the pockets of his jeans, fumbling a moment until he discovered what he had been searching for then dropped to his knee before her, a cushion cut sapphire and diamond ring winking back at her.
'This belonged to my Grandma Bea,' said Michael, his voice strong and clear,' she would want for me to give it to the woman who stole my heart the second I met her. That's you, Lisa Perkins, the forever love of my life. Will you marry me? '
The air whooshed out of Lisa's system as she gazed at the bright blue of the sapphire , the unwavering love vibrating in Michael's words, etched across his face, so handsome, so emotional, so sweet, her crazy Michael who knew way before she had the foggiest clue that they were meant to be . His love was steady and true, always.
'Yes! Yes, I'll marry you 'exclaimed Lisa as Michael slid the ring on her finger,' it's perfect. Just a little bit of dazzle and a lot of the man that I am so very much in love with '
She moved into his embrace and Michael kissed her deliriously, wonderfully, sweetly and Lisa couldn't help but think how it was finally time for their happily ever after.