Dancing (Prompt 3)
for Scorpionmother
"Now Miss Ives, wouldn't you want to dance with Mr. Murray instead?" The dance instructor asked.
"No ma'am, Miss Murray will be just fine." Vanessa said, meeting the older woman's eyes.
"What's so wrong with dancing with another girl anyway?" Mina asked, walking towards them.
The dance instructor looked at the two, "Surely you know how improper it is? Two women dancing-"
"Are just two women dancing isn't it? Nothing scandalous about it, if it's just a bit of fun."
The dance instructor sputtered, looking for a way to object.
"Miss, you're wasting time. You're here to teach us how to dance, not to tell us what is proper and improper. Not yet anyways." Peter said.
He had walked towards them, with his hands clasped behind his back like proper gentleman. The older woman looked between the trio, before sighing in defeat.
"Alright, Mr. Murray why don't you stand by the couch and watch?" She asked, "Ladies, a-hem, one of you place your hand on the other's waist."
Vanessa's hand grasped Mina's waist and the other girl giggled, which caused Vanessa to smile.
There was a clear of a throat, and Vanessa quickly fixed her face.
"I'm sorry." Mina said, fighting back a smile, "I'm ticklish there."
The woman eyed the two, before continuing on, "Now Mina, place your hand on Vanessa's shoulder."
Mina fixed her posture and placed her hand on top of Vanessa's shoulder, before using her other hand and entwining it with Vanessa's free hand. They stood there as they waited for the dance instructor, Vanessa avoided looking at Mina, for she knew that she would laugh. And as the woman, fixed the distance and made sure that the hands were all in the right place.
"Now Miss Ives, you must look at your partner in order to dance." The woman scoffed.
Vanessa bit her lower lip, when she felt her lips twitch up, before slowly turning her head to face Mina.
"Alright good, now you two must stare into each other's eyes and don't look at your feet. Now Miss Ives step forward, and Miss Murray step back."
They did as told and continued to follow other instructions. So far there were few complications, like how far they were supposed to step, and how to move to the rhythm of the beat. And the occasionally stepping on the feet.
"OW Van!" Mina winced, "Soon I won't have a foot to dance with."
Vanessa giggled, and Mina playfully glared at her, "I'm glad my pain is your pleasure."
"I'm sorry, Mina." She told her, fighting off a smile.
"Concentrated girls!"
Mina rolled her eyes and whispered, "I pity her. The poor old sot, don't know how to take that stick out of her arse."
Needless to say, that Vanessa had to sit out on that dance lesson.