Dancing in Lies

Chapter 10: Christmas Time & Calvin Austin

Chapter 10: Christmas Time & Calvin Austin

Kaylie's POV

Christmas was just a couple days away and I'd just started to settle in with Cal. It was weird. Living in the same place with him is not what I'd expected when I came to Massachusetts, but obviously fate was trying to send me a message right? Cheesy, I know. But to hell with it, I'm going to Harvard, living with a guy I had history with. Maybe fate is on my side this time.

I'm still hesitant on giving second chances, especially with Cal. He's got everything ahead of him, but he chose to chase for the girl that was trying to move on from the nasty break-up they had. I don't know how to feel about him sometimes. He's angry one day and happy the next. He still confuses me. Of course, I haven't taken him back yet. I've been building this wall to keep me from getting my heart broken, but now Cal is back and is trying to get through the wall I've tried so hard to keep up.

I know, what is a person who dances doing with trying to major in business? It's hard to explain, my friends. Dancing has been with me ever since I remember, but business just ran in the family's blood. Dancing has just been my outlet when everything else was too much for me to think about, like right now. I needed to tell my family about my and Jason's sudden tragedy and my living situation with Cal. Obviously, I would have to tell them about Cal and I eventually, but I have no idea what our status was at the moment.

Last night had given me a lot to take in. I mean, was I ready to even let someone back into my life after the Jason incident? I took into consideration the pros and cons, but reality check. Love and Cal are full of mysterious surprises, good and bad. So this where my dancing comes in. Cal left to the grocery store while I looked around the house. He had a mini dance studio in the backyard where a shed should have been. I walked inside and just stood there for a couple minutes in the peace and quiet. Then I thought of the perfect song to dance to.

Chris Jamison's rendition of "Gravity." I connected my phone with the speaker I brought and just let my body move. The song was almost done when I spotted Cal in the corner and fell on my butt. "Oof!"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to barge in like that." Cal said, chuckling. "Again."

"It's okay," I chuckled and sat down, bringing my knees to my face.

"So, what were you thinking about?" He sat down next to me.

"How do you know I was thinking?"

"Because after last night, you've been distant with me. Kaylie, I know you all too well to know that you there was something wrong." Was I that easy to read?

I sighed. "It was a lot to take in, Cal."

"I'm sorry, but I wasn't gonna let Mason ruin it all. I want you back, Kaylie. I promised I would prove it."

"His name is Jason."

"Is that all you got out of that?"

"Whatever." Acting defiant was my way of being cute. You can say it was fun.

"Kaylie Marie." He stood up and towered over me.

"Calvin Michael." I stood up and matched his gaze.

"I don't think it's nice to be a smartass." He took a step forward and I took a step back.

"But you like it when I'm a smartass, so what of it?" By this time, my back was touching the wall and our faces were within kissing distance.

"This is how it ended up last time I saw you in a dance studio." He put his hands near my waist so I couldn't escape.

"No, we were in the middle of the dance floor and you kissed me."