after they arrived at the fair family-style as many people would call it—and after Cassie had to hear Jake and Jordan talk about football the entire fifteen minutes it took to get there, which was beginning to become a repetitive subject for her—Cassie and Jordan caught up with Gabby and Nick. They had brought along Gabby’s parents, Mitch and Hazel, for a fun-filled night of fair rides, country music, dancing, and chit-chat, complete with bales of hay bordering the makeshift dance floor. Music by Lady Antebellum was blasting out of the speakers standing on either side of the dance floor.
With Jake now sound asleep in Hazel’s arms, Cassie was surprised when Jordan asked her to dance, and she surprised Jordan when she didn’t say no, figuring she may as well make the most of the fun she was having. She couldn’t spoil the evening by turning down a dance with her ex-boyfriend. After all, it was just one dance.
Jordan took Cassie’s hand in his, and she allowed him to lead her out to where everyone else was dancing. Soon after, Nick and Gabby joined them, and despite the obvious tension hanging between Nick and Gabby, Cassie noticed they had seemed to let it become a distant problem for the moment.
Cassie swayed her body to the beat of the music, almost losing herself in the feel-good song as she and the others sang the lyrics. She was instantly reminded of high school, and the all the times she, Jordan, Nick, and Gabby attended one of the many fairs and school dances together as they conversed together with plenty of laughter and good ole high-spirited fun. Despite the changes in each of their lives, it was like they were transported back to the old days, remembering all the fun times they shared together like they were the only ones on the dance floor.
Jordan’s touch on her skin sent vibrations up and down her body as he pulled her closer to him, and for a split second, when she gazed up at him, his striking brown eyes collided with her own like she was the only one important enough to let his gaze wander over tonight. And how could she not be? She looked unbelievably beautiful tonight, wearing a pink tank top, Daisy Duke shorts, and cowgirl boots.
Soon though, their moment ended when the upbeat song came to an end and a slow ballad started playing out of the speakers.
Damn! And just when she was beginning to feel in-the-zone.
Cassie suddenly scanned the area for an exit, but to no avail. What she did find were the eyes of the townspeople surrounding the dance floor focused on her and Jordan. Tomorrow, everyone would be talking about two of them. They would be questioning whether Yellow Valley’s most talked about former-couple was an actual couple again.
Cassie observed Nick dancing with a very pretty blonde while Gabby stalked to the side, obviously peeved Nick found someone else to dance with. Cassie wondered if she could be jealous; she definitely looked like she was, which was strange because Cassie had never known her best friend to be jealous of anybody. It wasn’t in Gabby’s nature.
Jordan held out his hand, asking for another dance with Cassie.
“Do you want to dance?” he asked her as she stared at it. They stood in the middle of a sea of couples entwined and obviously very much in love with each of their partners. She and Jordan could pretend all they wanted, but deep down, Cassie knew she would never be that way with him. She couldn’t dance so close to him when all she wanted to do was shake away the feelings she was starting to discover she still had for him.
She blinked twice, shaking her head. “No, thanks.” She looked past him over his shoulder to where Jake was with Gabby’s parents and noticed his sleeping form. She should really get him home to bed. It wasn’t a lie, but it definitely made the perfect excuse to get out of a dance with Jordan.
“I need to get Jake home to bed.”
Jordan nodded his head following her lead as she turned toward their son’s
With Jake now sound asleep in Hazel’s arms, Cassie was surprised when Jordan asked her to dance, and she surprised Jordan when she didn’t say no, figuring she may as well make the most of the fun she was having. She couldn’t spoil the evening by turning down a dance with her ex-boyfriend. After all, it was just one dance.
Jordan took Cassie’s hand in his, and she allowed him to lead her out to where everyone else was dancing. Soon after, Nick and Gabby joined them, and despite the obvious tension hanging between Nick and Gabby, Cassie noticed they had seemed to let it become a distant problem for the moment.
Cassie swayed her body to the beat of the music, almost losing herself in the feel-good song as she and the others sang the lyrics. She was instantly reminded of high school, and the all the times she, Jordan, Nick, and Gabby attended one of the many fairs and school dances together as they conversed together with plenty of laughter and good ole high-spirited fun. Despite the changes in each of their lives, it was like they were transported back to the old days, remembering all the fun times they shared together like they were the only ones on the dance floor.
Jordan’s touch on her skin sent vibrations up and down her body as he pulled her closer to him, and for a split second, when she gazed up at him, his striking brown eyes collided with her own like she was the only one important enough to let his gaze wander over tonight. And how could she not be? She looked unbelievably beautiful tonight, wearing a pink tank top, Daisy Duke shorts, and cowgirl boots.
Soon though, their moment ended when the upbeat song came to an end and a slow ballad started playing out of the speakers.
Damn! And just when she was beginning to feel in-the-zone.
Cassie suddenly scanned the area for an exit, but to no avail. What she did find were the eyes of the townspeople surrounding the dance floor focused on her and Jordan. Tomorrow, everyone would be talking about two of them. They would be questioning whether Yellow Valley’s most talked about former-couple was an actual couple again.
Cassie observed Nick dancing with a very pretty blonde while Gabby stalked to the side, obviously peeved Nick found someone else to dance with. Cassie wondered if she could be jealous; she definitely looked like she was, which was strange because Cassie had never known her best friend to be jealous of anybody. It wasn’t in Gabby’s nature.
Jordan held out his hand, asking for another dance with Cassie.
“Do you want to dance?” he asked her as she stared at it. They stood in the middle of a sea of couples entwined and obviously very much in love with each of their partners. She and Jordan could pretend all they wanted, but deep down, Cassie knew she would never be that way with him. She couldn’t dance so close to him when all she wanted to do was shake away the feelings she was starting to discover she still had for him.
She blinked twice, shaking her head. “No, thanks.” She looked past him over his shoulder to where Jake was with Gabby’s parents and noticed his sleeping form. She should really get him home to bed. It wasn’t a lie, but it definitely made the perfect excuse to get out of a dance with Jordan.
“I need to get Jake home to bed.”
Jordan nodded his head following her lead as she turned toward their son’s
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