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Chapter 15
The Perfect Night
Before she knew it, it was the night for the twenty first; the night of the dance. Lily fixed her hair up into a French twist on top of her head. Her pantyhose were absolutely straight and she stood in front of her mirror for a moment taking in her appearance.
The black dress went just past her knees. There was lace on the skirt and tiny sequins in various places that glinted in the light. On her right index finger was a silver ring. A purple rock was in the middle and around the band were smaller rocks, a pair of small pearl earrings in her ears. She slipped her feet into the black heels she had purchased, grabbed her wool coat our of the wardrobe and her clutch which held her cell phone, credit car, and ticket to the dance.
With this in tow she walked down the stairs to find Jack waiting. He was wearing his usual trousers, crisp blue shirt, and his heavy military jacket. He stood up, gaping at Lily as he did so.
"Hello," she said with a smile.
"You look really beautiful," Jack greeted.
Lily looked down in an attempt to hide her red cheeks.
"Are you ready to go?" he managed to ask next.
She nodded quickly, she slipped her coat on and they were out into the cold night.
The SUV was waiting; the engine was still running so the car was nice and warm when they climbed in.
"How was your day?" Jack asked.
Lily smiled, "It was nice…slept in and then went to get my hair and nails done."
"Well I must say the result is bloody fantastic," he smiled even wider.
"Stop it!" she complained between giggles.
Jack laughed but they were silent for the rest of the car ride.
The dance was being held in a ballroom of an old hotel that had survived the Cardiff Blitz. The exterior was beautiful. The ballroom was even lovelier. The old familiar tunes of Glen Miller met her ears, playing through some hidden sound system. They handed over their tickets and checked in their coats.
Lily looked around the room, a look of pure glees on her face, "Thank you for this," she sighed happily. "This means the world to me."
"Your welcome."
The first dance was announced soon enough and Jack took Lily to the dance floor. The scene of everyone in appropriate 1940's clothing doing these dances looked as if they had gone back in time. At least that's how Lily felt.
She felt at home, dancing the night way in the arms of Captain Jack.
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As the night wore on, a thought plagued Lily's mind. It had been there since her brush with death. Tonight it was even more prominent. As they slow danced to Judy Garland's pure innocent belting of 'Somewhere over the Rainbow', Lily's head was rested against his chest and she thought about placing her soft lips on his.
But fear and nerves held her back.
"Are you happy?" Jack whispered into her ear.
Lily's eyes met his and smiled, "I've never been happier."
"So if I kiss you right now…will your level of happiness stay, or will I manage to elevate it any?"
Lily was caught off guard by the question. They had stopped dancing, but no one noticed.
"I think…" she began, "If you kiss me…my happiness will definitely elevate.
Jack smirked, so Lily had been thinking the same as he had been…or at least wanted to just be kissed. He cupped her face gently and brought her lips to his. The kiss was gentle and sweet. Lily had kissed Jonathan before, but it had never felt like this. So much was evident in the kiss. If she had thought before that Jack didn't love her or at least feel something along those lines for her, she knew how he felt now.
Finally they broke away and Lily was left with a happy grin and wanting more. Jack gently brushed his lips across her forehead.
"What does this mean then?" she asked a few minutes later as they sat down.
Jack looked up from the glass of brandy he was about to finish off, "I don't know," he began slowly, "What do you want it to mean?"
Lily thought long and hard about this, "I…want to have something with you. Deeper and more personal then what we already have..."
Jack smiled, "Okay…I admit I want the same thing."
Lily smiled, "I'm glad…thank you."
He laughed, "No need to thank me."
It was then that his phone rang," Yeah?" he said into the speaker grille. He listened for a moment, sighed and then nodded, "Yeah I'll be there soon. I just have to drop Lily off at the house, see you in a bit," Jack hung up and looked at Lily, "I've got something at the Hub."
Quickly she stood up, "Of course, that's fine!"
"Are you sure? I'll understand if you're angry with me…" he asked.
Lily smiled, "It's your job, and Cardiff needs you."
The couple went to get their coats and headed out into the cold night. They walked to the SUV, climbed in, and he drove Lily home.
She stood in the doorway of the house and watched as Jack sped off into the night. She sighed happily and danced into the kitchen. Mary had been in the living room watching the telly, she had watched Lily come in with mild curiosity and only followed the girl into the kitchen once she heard Lily sing out 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' in perfect tune.
"Something good happen tonight?" Mary asked.
Lily twirled around from where she had been fixing some tea, "I've had a wonderful evening. How has yours been?" she was smiling widely.
"Alrigh' I suppose…just a quiet night in."
"Oh that sounds lovely, how is Henry?" Lily was pulling the honey out of a kitchen cabinet.
"He's out with the boys, so what's with the fancy wear?" Mary asked next.
"I was at a dance.
"Oh yeah, Christmas thing?"
"Well sort of…it was a 1940's themed Charity thing."
"That sounds…nice."
Lily grinned even wider, "It was."
She turned back to the stove and put the kettle on.
"Right…" Mary watched the girl a moment and then left the room.
Lily finished making the tea, once it had finished steeping she took it upstairs with her. She undressed and walked into the bathroom where she began to run hot water in the tub. Since coming to this century, Lily had grown quite partial to the shower but she decided tonight was a bath night. She climbed in the hot water and just soaked it up.
A perfect end to a perfect night…
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A/N- Okay…happy? I hope you lot reading this are happy now….hehe.
So anyways…not gonna put much in my Authors Note cause I gotta clean up my room a bit and I'm watching the telly….
Haha this girl on Glee is singing I Kissed a Girl…it's entertaining…
So anyways, please review and I will update sooner. Love ya!!
Beccs! ^_^
