Love you more

Sweet Actions

Faye:

Giovanni and me are standing on our place, surrounded by the audience applauding us with happy faces, while Tess welcomes us to the final of Strictly Come Dancing. 

The judges and us contestants politely are politely taking our places. I look at Giovanni, smiling nervously, as we walk the stairs to join Claudia and the other dancecouples for a talk. 

With a smile on my face I watch Ashley and Pasha performing the dance that the judges' chose for them: the Salsa. The music is dreamy and their whole dance routine is just stunning, same goes for Stacey and Kevin who reprise their Foxtrot. I notice the looks they focus each other with anf for a moment I wonder if that couple who fell in love too (what Gio was talking about) was meant to refer to Stacey and Kevin.

I have no time to think about that any further because now Giovanni and me have to enter the dance floor to perform our Waltz again. I'm excited and nervous at the same time, mixed with the emotions of being newly in love - a really weird mix because I'm certain I'm smiling more than I should. Whatever, it's a dance that needs to be performed with a smile and there's no doubt that I'm smiling through the whole dance. Yes, we definitely seem like a couple now. This Waltz is indeed a quite romantic dance and it reminds me of a wedding dance - maybe that'y why I smile as much as I do. Although the people in the audience, or the judges, don't know that we're actually not just a dance couple, but indeed in love with each other. 

And as our dance is finished, I see that some people in the audience actually look quite emotional. Shirley and Darcey are equally emotional and overall the judges seem so satisfied with our improvement that my smile even goes wider - if possible. Giovanni simply smiles at ne like a proud teacher.

We walk past Ashley and Pasha who are just walking back to the Clauditorium, in their outfits for their showdance. Ashley looks clearly emotional and we exchange a hug as she walks past us. "Brilliant Waltz, sweetie. I cried." she admits with a smile. "You and Gio are a gorgeous couple."

"Thank you and same goes to you. Your Salsa was outstanding." I compliment her. "Enjoy your showdance too."

She quickly thanks us before heading back to Pasha as they walk off. Giovanni and I keep standing around awkwardly though we both fully know we should go and get styled for our own showdance. "I'm so proud of you, beauty." he tells me.

"Haven't I already told you that I'm only this amazing because of you?" I answer him with a smile.

"You told me, and I know that of course." he laughs. "But I also want you to know how amazing you are. Because, honestly, you're just perfect. As a dancer and as a person."

I look at him with a shy smile, as I don't really know what to answer him. He's simply amazing and makes me so confident. 

"Hey, you flirty couple!" someone shouts, laughing and interrupting my thoughts. Giovanni and I turn around to see a member of the styling crew waving at us. "I need you both for the styling, okay? You can flirt later."

Giovanni looks at me apologetically and I shake my head purely amused before heading off to the styling. We gladly are allowed to sit next to each other - only for the styling obviously - and I watch the crew as they style my hair into a gorgeous curly hairstyle.

 "You both are such sweeties." the crew member smiles. "Funnily enough, I already caught someone else kissing backstage."

"What, who?" Giovanni and me ask simultaneously. Okay seriously, it's funny how we ask stuff at the same time.

"A certain someone called Stacey who kissed a certain someone named Kevin." 

"That's cute. You knew that?" I ask Giovanni.