Dance with me

Chapter Twenty Two - Almost There

I am so so so sorry for this! I don't know what happened but this chapter got cut short by wattpad and there was only four chapters in it.... I had to rewrite it and now this is the complete version of it.

Again, I'm sorry and I hope you like the chapter :) it's short, I know, but I think it's an important part of the story.

Chapter 21

We've been rehearsing for quite some time now and the special number my friends and I created to perform at the New Year's Event is really great if I'm allowed to say so.

Also, my project is better than I thought it would be. Sometimes I wonder if nothing bad is going to happen so it will be ruined but then I order myself to keep confident about it or else I'm screwed.

Thinking how fast it all happened is really strange. I still remember the first time I entered the room to create a choreography. And now it's all so different.

Even the rhythm of the dance is changed. Instead of going all street dance Noah convinced me it would be better to do some hip hop and I must say he was right because everything I didn't like at first, when I put into hip hop, I started to love.

Now, one month before the end of the year, all I needed to do was relax with my friends and wait. So that's what we were doing at the bar.

Mila was with Jake and Avery was with Brianna so that left me hanging alone between two couples too much excited about their new relationships. They were all my friends and I was comfortable about them, but it was still awkward to be the third wheel. Or in this case, the fifth wheel.

And with this combination of emotions in mind, I decided it would be fine if I drowned myself in drinks. For one night, I could forget about my project presentation and I could forget about Noah andforget about my father's death. I could relax.

So I told my friends I was heading to the bar counter and there I stood on a booth.

And even though alcohol shouldn't be the best choice to make this happen, I wasn't a saint. And mojito after mojito and tequila after tequila, I started feeling better.

"Ella?" I heard the voice behind my head say and chuckled. Why was my mind projecting Noah's voice? Was I going insane? "Is this seat available?" The voice talked to me again, but this time it was followed by a movement by my side. When I looked at it, I was surprised to see the one and only Noah, standing by my side with a confused grin.

Looking at his deep eyes and the way his hair was tousled, falling to his forehead, I started feeling hot and felt the urge to go outside and take some air.

"Actually, I need to get some air..." I mouthed my thoughts and got up from the booth, feeling a bit dizzy.

I didn't realize Noah was following me until I was out of the bar and standing on the sidewalk, feeling the wind against my skin. He had shoved his hand inside his pockets and was by side, looking sideways at me.

It felt like an eternity as we stood there not saying anything, just staring at each other. FLAshbacks of our childhood moment came to my mind and I pictured Noah and I playing and laughing together in my mind. We used to be inseparable. More than glue, more than gum on your hair.

We were good together.

And the truce we made, it should made us go back to what we were. But it wouldn't. And for that I was sad.

"Do you want to take a walk with me?" Noah asked, maybe realizing that I was in need of a distraction from my rambling thoughts.

I nodded, not feeling sure if it was a good idea.

We started walking in the direction of the central park. It was as if walking alone since we didn't talk to another, but at the same time it felt comfortable, because Noah just had this familiar thing about him that made me feel safe even after everything that happened.

When I saw a bench, I motioned for it and walked my way to sit down. Noah followed me and as we sat there together, I felt less affected by the alcohol and more conscious of the fact that I was there alone at night with Noah Johnson.

Looking at him, only seeing the shadow of his face because there wasn't much street lights around us, I couldn't help but smile. I could stare at him for all the night and never get tired.

Eventually we would talk about random things such as music and dance and other random subject but it all went down to silence after a while.

"You're drunk" Noah stated. If it was anyone else saying it, I would find it rude, but the way he said it was actually kind of funny.

"Partly." I shrugged and took a deep sigh. "I miss us. The way we used to be back when we were younger." I blurted out. For some reason, I felt as if this was the right time to say that. Although it was probably the mojito talking.

"I miss us too. A hell of a lot." Noah said and that made my heart race like a speeding car.

"Do you remember the nights we used to play on the street and you would hide behind a tree, waiting for me to look for you?" I asked, picturing that exact image in my mind.

"You would always get worried that I abandoned you." He answered nodding and I felt my heart clench. In a way or another, he did abandon me after all.

"And you did." I muttered but it was loud enough for him to listen.

To my utter surprise, Noah turned himself so he was looking at me and lifted his hand to touch my cheek, moving my head to look at him. I felt shivers through my body and goosebumps. "I'm here now. I know I let you down and I will never forgive myself for that. I don't expect you to forgive me as well. But I'm here and I'm not leaving you again. I can promise you that with my life." At the end of Noah's speech, my throat was dry and I was having a semi heart attack. But as soon as I locked my gaze with his, I felt the world around us stop spinning.

Everything froze and i felt myself relax. noah leaned himself closer to me and I don't know if it was impulse or my heart telling my mind what to do, but I leaned closer to him too and before I could process what was happening, the distance between us was closed and his lips touched mine.

I couldn't describe the kiss with any words other than gentle and perfect.

It was soft and passioante at the same time. It made me feel like I was in another atmosphere. Where there weren't any problems. Where there was only noah and I. And i knew that if I could, I wouldn't mind staying e rest of my life exactly where I was.

My arms wrapped around Noah's neck and my fingers ran through his hair like I wanted them too for so many times.

And for several minutes, we stood like that. Absorbed in the intensity of that kiss. Unpredictable and yet meaningful.

"You look beautiful. Have I said that before?" Noah whispered to my ear and ai grinned.

"At prom. Does it count?" I answered him and we both shared a laugh.

"I don't want go let go of you just now." He stated in a serious and warm tone that made me crawl even closer to him. i adjusted myself so I could place my head on his shoulder as he wrapped his hand around my waist.

"I'm perfectly fine where I am." I told him and after that, my eyes felt the weight of the long day and the drinks and with Noah whisppering sweet nothings to me, I felt my mind wonder away.

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