Dancing with Artem Chigvintsev: Part 1

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Thursday:

The last few days were surprisingly easier. We were finally able to be together and have our alone time. Kara returned home to London early because of a family emergency and Artem and I have been spending so much time growing our relationship.

Rehearsing together and joking around with him reminds me of all the fun times we have had over the years. I still can't even believe how great of a relationship we still are able to have considering where we were at last week, him trapped in another relationship and me fighting to win him back.

Today we are rehearsing the opening number for the show on Sunday. Artem and Derek Hough are choreographing the dance and it's going to be so fun for us all to be dancing as a group.

"So what's the deal with you two." A friend of mine, Whitney asked  as we sat by the mirrors watching Artem and Derek dancing and getting their creative minds flowing. "we all want to know if you guys are a thing. Maks said you were but.."

I smiled.

"So it is true." She said excitedly.

"Someone once told me, love will always find its way." I said. "I've never been happier."

"I'm so excited for you guys!" She still couldn't believe it. "Just get married already, skip all the dating stuff you have known him since you were, what, 10?"

"14." I laughed. "And no, we're not going to rush into anything. I'm just excited to be able to spend all my time with him."

"We need all the guys." Derek said.

I saw Maks stand up across the room and look at me and then he went and said something to Artem. Artem looked over at me and smiled. I couldn't help but to smile back. My two favorite guys, getting along. This day was getting better and better.

After rehearsal and all of us got the dance down, it was back to solo rehearsals and tweaking up our paso doble, I am a ballroom dancer and the Paso always was tricky for me. I laugh more than I put on a serious face.

"Emma, remember, your supposed to be dancing around me as if you are my cape." He said "fluid motions, 1, 2, 3, 4."

We did a few run throughs and finally we felt like we had no more room for improvement.

Tomorrow we have the day off because of all of our hard work in the studio this week and it also happens to be my birthday.

Artem and I still haven't talked about tomorrow being my birthday. There is no way that he doesn't know. But he is doing a good job of pretending to not know. Maybe there will be a surprise or two coming my way.