Get in the Rhythm {Book 1}

13.

I didn't have a lesson today because I only had 3 sessions a week. Which was unfortunate but that meant I had more to get ready.

I decided to wear my black and red floral shirt.

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It was 9:00pm and I had got a message from Avi.

Avriel: I'm outside precioso

Me: Ok. Coming out

I walked outside and saw him standing against a fence. Once he caught a glimpse of me, his face lit up. "You look stunning" Avi complimented.

"You don't look too bad yourself" I joked. "Where's your car?" I asked.

"We can walk there. It's not that far" He answered.

As we walked, I admired the scenery. LA looked so gorgeous at night. We were going up hill so we could see more of the area.

We arrived at the bar. It was very pretty and homelike. It was full of people, live music was playing and the dance floor was full.

As we walked to go sit, Avi was greeted by so many people, he must've been known around here. I sat down and he sat down too.

"Would you like a drink?" He asked me.

"A margarita, please"

"Coming right up" He went to get drinks.

I was watching the dance floor and seeing all those people salsa. They were really good. Like extremely good.

Avi came back with drinks and we began drinking. As we were half way through our drinks, the song the band was playing changed. It changed into quite a fast song. I could see in Avi's face that he really liked this song. "Mitch, would you like to come dance with me?" He asked so desperate for me to say yes.

I wasn't too sure about my dancing skills but with him, I had a huge amount of confidence. "I guess" He smiled and stood up and took my hand, leading me to the floor.

We began the steps and we were both killing it. We began to come together in this high speed improvised dance routine and it was amazing. The other people on the dance floor noticed us and began clapping in time with the music and applauding. I began to smile. The fact that people were applauding really gave me more confidence.

The song ended and people were applauding us. Avi looked at me and I could tell he was proud of me.

We went back to our seats sweating like crazy. "Mitch. I'm impressed" He said happily.

We finished our drinks and left. We walked back to my house. "I had a great time today" I said happily.

"I did too" Avi said in the same emotion. "Hey, Mitch I want to ask you something"

"What is it?"

"Since you're making so much progress, would you like to learn bachata?" He asked.

"What's bachata?" I asked with no knowledge of the dance he told me.

"It's like a different version of salsa" He informed me.

"Sure, you can teach me bachata" I smiled.

We had unfortunately reached my house, meaning our night would be over.

"Thank you, Avriel, for such an amazing night" I thanked him.

"You are very welcome" I replied.

He wrapped his arms around me and held me in a tight embrace. As we pulled back, our faces were inches from each other. Our lips were at a very close distance. We were staring into each other's eyes. I was being trapped under his gaze but I didn't want to do anything stupid, so I pulled back. "Bye, Avriel, I'll see you next week" I said awkwardly.

"Buenas noches ,y que sueñes con los anglitos, porque tú eres mi angelito" He walked away from my house. "Te amo" He said quietly but it was loud enough for me to notice.

I entered my house and closed the door.
I released a huge sigh and smiled.

We nearly kissed and he loves me.

He loves me.