falling over you

part 12:"fireside"

Maria:

Wow.
I don't know what I've been doing for the past hour,but I know what I'm gonna do now.im gonna find that little mole,James and force him to dance with me.my search to look around for him is stopped when I spot him with a friend,sitting in the corner.
And then.i heard it.
The first few notes of one of my favourite songs,"fireside".
I make my way over to him,trying to sync with the beat,"James!"
"Yeah?!"
"May I have this dance?"
I hold up my dress from the bottom a bit since it's dragging.he gets up,slowly.
I extend my hand.
"Please?"
That smile.
He puts his hand in mine and we make our way to the dance floor.
He bends his head a little and says in a whisper-shout,since it's so loud:"Im gonna get you back for this,maria".He said it in an attempt to probably look pissed,but I see the slightest glimmer of a smile.
"Oh sure,well see about that", I answer.
His hands intertwine with mine.his hands are  soo.......soft.and gentle,shit.
And oh god.he's moving his thumb around my palm.
Well,If it wasn't obvious I wasn't a virgin before,it definitely is now.

I mouth the lyrics,"I cant explain but I want to try.theres this image of you and I........"
He smiles and we move slowly around the dance floor.i catch Amina's eye from the corner of the room and see a raised eyebrow accompanied by a wink.classic.
We swing our arms around a bit and I cant help but laugh and neither can he.
He spins me around at just the perfect time.my feet move back and forwards and his are perfectly in sync.i try to twirl him around and to my suprise,he obliges.His black tux flaps around a bit.his brown hair ruffles up a little and it's back to it's messy,usual form.im glad he didn't put on gel.only a few people can pull that off,but.........damnit,
He looks so pretty.why am I describing him like this?
We're just freinds.....right?

The song ended.
The sounds died down and we both sat down for a bit.
"I didn't know you could dance",I said to him after.i honestly didn't.
"Oh,well--the more you know",he shrugs.
"Ooh mysterious,I like it",I answer.
"Oh,well,you know how it is,the ladies get what the ladies want"
I snort,"oh,absolutely"
"Yeah.......oof,there's a whole line of girls out there,probably begging to come to prom with me right now,trust me",he says sarcastically.
"Oh wow,you have options then?"
"i try to be humble"
"And you fail miserably"
He laughs,"no,really there's a lot of demand for.....y,know-uh,guys like me?",he's still being sarcastic.
"Wow-hotshot.ill take your word for it.why me,then?",oof,I really hope that wasn't an......invasive questionn??
He raises his eyebrows and smiles,I can see the slightest tint of pink creeping up his face."uh-im don't know,I guess,maybe i was.........surprised you wanted to talk to me"
"Surprised?"
Yeah,I mean,I thought you were.........out of my league.", he turns to me.
"Out of your league?I dressed up as vector for Halloween last year,I don't think I belong to a league"
He laughs."wow,I bet you were "commiting crimes with both direction and magnitude"
I couldn't help but laugh like crazy.
Once we both stopped laughing,he turned to me,"but yeah,no-you sort of were.........popular,I guess.in a good sense!you....socialized a lot."
"Oh,Well,that's true,you caught me.thing is....I'm awkwardly social,y,know?"
"Yeah-i get that.whenever I do try to talk to people,I just blurt out something entirely out of context"
Wow,I relate to him more than I thought.
"Yeah,I've been there,done that."
Suddenly,his friend came walking up to us.he had blond hair and was wearing a blue tux."have you seen Liz?",he asked James."uh-nope,maybe she got tired of you and left"
"Very funny",the blond replied.
James turned to me,"uh this is Liam,my freind,liam,this is maria."
"Nice to meet you!",I say to Liam.
"Yeah,you too!uh-maria,right?"
"Yep,that's me"
"I've heard a lot about you!"
James looks........embarrassed,to say the least,but I think Liam couldn't care less.
I raise an eyebrow and smile.im enjoying this,actually."oh,is that so?"
"Oh,totally,this guy really likes you"
"Liam!",James looks distressed.its honestly funny.
"Oh?good to know",I nod my head slowly in James's direction.
"Don't listen to anything he says,he's probably high or something"
"Hey?!I'm standing right here,for the love of god.i think you owe me more respect,James"
"Oh jeez",James rolls his eyes at him.i could watch this all day.
"Anyways,I've got to skidadle,but umm.......",he turns to James,"I like her,be smart for once in your life"
I laugh as he walks away,"he's quite a character",I say to James.
"Yeah,I know he seems like a jerk,but..........he's a good person"
"I can believe that",I tell him.
"Good",he tells me,"umm-maria?"
"I'm listening"
"My social battery is running out,I don't know how much longer I can go on",he tells me sarcastically,but I can tell he's telling the truth."
"Honestly,same,will you drop me home?"
"Will you keep asking me obvious questions?"
"Depends",I shrug.
"Oh well,in that case.......let's go"