Claudia and AJ | A Strictly love story

First meeting

Claudia's POV

Finally I have arrived at the strictly rehearsals. With my heart racing I get out of the car and walk in. As j enter I see camera crews and producers running about. I stand with my mouth open unable to move until I feel someone grab my shoulder. I turn and am greeted my a warm smiling producer. I am then lead to where all the other celebrities are standing. Immediately I breath out a sigh of relief as I see a familiar face of fellow Olympian Greg Rutherford. We are instructed to sit on seats and put magazines over our faces to wait for the professional dancers to arrive. Slowly I sit down and feeling the butterfly's start dancing in my stomach.

AJ's POV

Finally Chloe and I have arrived at the first rehearsals. I leap out of the taxi and enter the building arm in arm with Chloe. We are taken to a room full of professional dancers who have been my idols for years and I am star struck.

We are swiftly taken to meet the celebrities we will eventually coupled up with. We find them sitting with magazines covering their faces and the suspense starts mounting. On three the celebrities reveal their faces and at first I don't really recognise any of them but I try and look happy. I am scanning their faces and I can now recognise Naga from BBC Breakfast and Will Young along with a few presenters and sport stars. When I see the last face in the line I feel my breath catch in my throat. Sitting there is Claudia Fragapane. I was in awe of her at the Olympics and seeing she will be on the show with me has made my day. She has no makeup on but still looks beautiful and I can tell she is the one I want to be partnered with.

Claudia's POV

"Three.... Two... One..." The producer counts down for us to remove the magazines. I open my eyes and am met by all of the smiling professional dancers. I recognise a few like Anton du Beke and Brendon Cole but I also see some I'm sure I've never seen before. My eyes are drawn to a young looking boy with floppy hair. I notice he is looking at me with wide eyes and suddenly I regret coming with bags under my eyes and messy hair. I want, no need, to me partnered with him.