~ Aidlyn & Sbg stories ~

~ Party part 2 ~

In the same moment they heard similar melody.

"Whoaaa, there's a Belgian song!" Taylor exclaimed excitedly as the first notes of "T' Smidje" rang through the air. "Let's go dancing!"

She glanced at Ben i ran towards the crowd gathering in the middle of the hall and forming pairs in a circle. Ben followed her. 

"Weeeeel, I think Logan'll agree with me that we're going back to the table", Tyler looked at the friend who nodded. 

"Let's eat something. Finally." They moved towards food tables. 

Then, with a smile, Aiden grabbed Ashlyn's hand with and wordlessly dragged her to the dance floor.

"Wait, Aiden! Stop. I don't want to dance!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't know how. It's simple, you'll get it in a moment, seriously!"

"I can dance it, I just don't want to", Ashlyn protested.

"Did I ask you for your opinion?" the boy grinned.

"Aiden, please. I hate physical contact with strangers, you know that."

"They just said we dance without changing pairs," Aiden smiled widely. "You dance with me." 

"Umm... will be your leg okay?" 

"Girl. I twisted it a month ago. It's at least okay." 

Ashlyn sighed, but felt little butterflies in her stomach as Aiden's fingers intertwined with hers.

He intertwined their fingers even though he didn't have to. He could have just held her hand normally.

Damnit. Why is his touch always so... electrifying? 

Her neck itched and she turned around, then met Taylor's eyes. The girl held Ben's hand and smiled knowingly at Ashlyn. She sighed and turned her head away. 

"Three, two, one, and..." she heard Aiden's voice and the dance started.

Ashlyn realized how long it had been since she had danced this - and it reminded her of old times. And when the song ended, the dancers applauded, and the sweaty crowd started chanting for an encore - she had to admit she was having a great time.

They danced again, until they were almost completely wet. Then the music changed to a slow piece.

"So?" Aiden chugged after the second applause. "How was it?"

"Well", Ashlyn brushed a strand of hair out of her face and felt herself smile. "It was great. Seriously, I haven't had this much fun in a long time. I'm surprised myself."

"Wow, I didn't expect you to say that! I thought you were going to say something like 'it wasn't that bad'."

"Umm", she blushed against her will. "Maybe I just try to open up to you." 

She didn't specify whether "you" referred to all her friends or just him. Maybe because she didn't know.

He looked at her with wide eyes.

"That's good." he ran his hand through his hair. "Hey, are you very tired?"

"Not that much, so what?"

"Would you... like to dance?"

Ashlyn felt her heart speed up.

The music was romantic, perfect for a slow dance.

The light was shining pink.

The heart-shared hearts were flying under the ceiling.

She opened her mouth to say she'd rather sit down for now, but then something stopped her.