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SCOTT was already missing Eli's touch on his thigh as she pulled away and slid out of the booth. He groaned internally as she walked away from him, her hips already swaying to the music.
But instead of going right the dance floor, Elianna made a stop by the Tornado Wrangler's table. They were all laughing at a story Dexter was telling, and Elianna hated to interrupt it, but she did so anyhow. And much to her surprise, they didn't look the slightest bit annoyed by her presence like people typically were.
She figured they just didn't know her well enough to be annoyed yet.
"What's up, Eli?" Lily asked, raising her beer a little bit. "You come to hang out?"
"I'm actually headed to the dance floor, but none of my lot ever joins me," she complained. Then she smiled hopefully. "I thought maybe I could see if I could convince any of you."
Dani chucked, already getting out of her chair. "Now me and Lily never say no to a chance to tear up the dance floor."
"Yeah, girl, you're about to get a show," Lily said with a grin as she got up as well
Eli felt practically giddy over the fact that someone was going to join her. She looked expectantly at the men, a pleading look on her face.
"What about you guys?"
"Oh, I'm not a dancer. But thank you for inviting us," Dexter said, nodding to her.
"Yeah, we'll see how many beers it takes me before I get out there," Tyler chuckled.
"Boone?" she asked hopefully. "Come dance with me."
Boone seemed almost nervous under her gaze as he swallowed thickly. He couldn't help it, thinking she looked so pretty in such a short dress.
"Let me, uh, let me finish my drink. Then I'll be out there," he promised before sipping on his beer. Maybe he'd be a bit more loose once he had one in him.
And god, Eli couldn't even blame being drunk on the reason why she was so jealous of that bottle that touched his lips. But, with the promise of dancing later, she went with Dani and Lily out to the dance floor.
As it turned out, Lily danced similarly to Eli, finding a stranger to press up close against, which comforted Eli who sometimes got ridiculed for the way she danced. But Dani liked to just jump around and holler and occasionally throw in a few line dancing moves. Elianna let her pull her into a few moves, making her laugh hard.
Boone watched her from the table, drinking a little slower than he normally did, watching how her body moved against a stranger's. Seeing that he was nervous, Tyler squeezed his shoulder.
