Dancing with the Beast

11. Can't imagine something hotter

Back in my hotel room I took a long shower and tried to sort my thoughts about Jimmy. I concluded that this hug was just meant like a hug in a regular friendship. I've only known him for a few days but it already felt like a lifetime friendship. We shared a similar kind of humor and I appreciate his friendly and courteous manner. But I guess it's just friendship and I'm just an overthinking pain in my own ass making everything more complicated than it actually was. I left the shower and slipped into a comfy pair of grey joggers and a black oversized shirt with the logo of the dance school I was working for. I laid down on my bed and scrolled through my phone. After a few minutes, I decided to facetime Mel, hoping she would answer the call.

"Hey my favorite pain in the ass, what's up." My best friend answered the call. "Just wanted to check that you don't have fun without me." I joked at her. "I could never," she responded, "how's the dancing going?" "Really good. I can see some improvement already and the crew is nice. I like the guys. "I answered her question. "Speaking of the guys: Have you already slept with one of them?" Mel winked into the camera. "What the fuck, Mel. No!" I responded in disbelief. "Why not? A bunch of dancing men. That's literally so hot." „Yeah Mel, a bunch of dancing men in aerobic outfits. Can't imagine something hotter" I said sarcastically. We both started laughing. The phone call with Mel was really good for me. It distracted me from my overthinking behavior.
"But for real girl, what's up with Jimmy? You told me he's cute." Mel asked. "I told you that I would prefer him if I had to sleep with one of them." I corrected her. "So nothing happened?"she pouted. "No." I said, "Or wait that's not quite the truth." "Uhhh tell me more!" Mel squeaked. I sighed: "I don't know. We get along so well like we've already known each other for ages. I think I really like him as a friend. But it felt different today...". I told her about the photo part and how close Jimmy and me were. "I could feel a tension between us and he made me shiver. He gave me goosebumps. And then he drove me back to the hotel and out of nowhere he hugged me and whispered me 'Good night' into my ear." I ended my narration.
"Oh guuuuurl, you've got a crush on him." Mel stated. "I don't know, I really enjoy his company and his humor. But I barely know him." "Well I have a crush on Ryan Reynolds and I barely know this man too, he doesn't even know that I exist. So, as you can see: for a crush you don't have to know him that well. It's not like you've already fallen in love with him." Mel was right. I have a crush on him, but that's okay, we can still be friends and there is nothing going to happen. "Okay, you're right." I responded to my best friend. Hopefully I will get over this crush as soon as possible. "Maybe he likes you back. He hugged you already." "That doesn't mean anything, Mel." I answered her and sighed. "Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but maybe it does. But please remember: Whatever is happening, allow yourself to be happy. You deserve it." She smiled at me through the camera. Gosh, how do I deserve such a supportive best friend like Melanie?! "Thanks girl, I appreciate this." I responded and smiled back.

"But enough from my life. What's going on with Mike, or was his name Michael?" I asked Mel. "Girl, his name was Mike and I dumped his ass. He had some major red flags. But have I told you about Kyle?", Mel was in her element. "Already a new crush? You change them boys more than your underwear, do you? Tell me more!" I laughed. That was typical for Mel. We continued our exchange and life update for another hour before we both decided to end the call and prepare for bed. Tomorrow was the last training day before we all have a day off to relax. For the weekend the shooting for the video was planned where I will help the boys if they forget some moves or need help. I headed to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, and went to bed. My plan for the next few days was to get over my crush on Jimmy. We were just friends, nothing else will happen between us and I will need to keep this in mind. Just friends, I repeated in my thoughts as I drifted into sleep.

Yeah, just friends. Of course girl 😌 Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter with some Mel quality time 💖