so he kept dancing. Pound, pound . The music flowed through him. Man, he forgot how much he loved to dance.
All of a sudden, Shaz leaped into the middle of their circle. “May I cut in, ladies?” His red hair had come loose from its knot and flew around his shoulders. He’d lost the jacket somewhere so the tight black T-shirt proclaiming the virtues of Vampire Weekend stretched across his slim but surprisingly buff chest. Man, could that guy dance. He twirled and twerked. His hips gyrated so fast you needed slow motion photography to keep up. Like a damned hummingbird’s wings.
For a second, Billy paused. Did Shaz want to dance with the girls? Where was Giles? But he’d told the women he was cutting in. Billy glanced around. Everyone was watching Shaz. The girls were drooling. Hell, so were half the guys. Shaz spun and stopped in front of Billy. One big bump of his butt sent Billy back two steps. No way, man . Billy bumped him back. And just like that they were dancing. The girls shrieked and clapped.
“Take it off!”
“Show him watcha got, handsome!”
Billy laughed and twirled. Shaz stepped in front of him and rotated his butt. If he were a girl, maybe Billy would have pressed his hips against that gyrating ass, but as it was he turned and bumped his own butt against Shaz. Hellfire, even that was damned far. But fun. Really fun.
Shaz laughed and tossed his head so the flame hair flashed in Billy’s face. No thought. Billy’s hand flew out, grabbed the hair and, wrapping it around his wrist, he hauled Shaz in like a fish on a line. Face to face. Eye to eye. Oh shit . The watchers got quieter, like everyone was holding their breath.
Shaz grinned. “Now that you have me, big guy, what, pray tell, do you plan to do with me?”
Billy’s mouth opened. Who was the fish now?
Suddenly, Shaz leaped up, kissed Billy’s cheek, then flung his head so the hair slipped from Billy’s hand, and he danced away. Billy touched the wet spot below his cheekbone as the girls applauded.
Two really pretty guys flanked Shaz, and he stopped dancing. Billy heard one of the men say, “Are you ready to go?”
Shaz looked over at Billy, gave him a soft smile, nodded, then turned and walked off with the two men. No Giles. Wonder where he is?
Billy’s breath still came in pants. He didn’t dance much. Not like that! Sissy grabbed his arm. “That was so great! Both of you are super dancers. I just loved watching.”
He tried to catch his breath. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to abandon you.”
“Are you kidding? You two are hot!”
His breath caught. He glanced around. What had people thought? Nobody seemed to be looking. He smiled at Sissy. “What do you want to do next?”
“You know, to tell the truth, the best thing about this party was you and Shaz dancing. I don’t think Rhonda and Mitch need us, do you?”
He glanced up toward the table. They were gone. Who knew where? “I don’t think we’ll be missed.”
“Good. How about you buy me a taco and drive me home?”
“Don’t you want to get a nice dinner?”
“No. I love tacos, and I’m kind of tired.”
He really did like this girl.
An hour and a half later, after smelling up the Lexus with greasy, delicious tacos that they ate in the parking lot of the takeout place, Billy waved at Sissy from his truck as she carried her leftovers up the walkway to her townhouse. What a weird evening. He’d never seen Mitch drunk before, he’d been crowded by people he didn’t know at a party supposedly for his sister, and he’d danced with a man.
His foot hit the accelerator, and he pulled out onto the residential street. What a dance . He hadn’t rocked out like that for years. Truth? Ever. Since he’d certainly never had a partner like Shaz. That butt should have landing lights. He smiled and shifted in his driver’s seat. Sissy had said they were hot. At least Shaz was. Shit, he had shuffled, twerked, and Dougied his way across that floor until the girls were
All of a sudden, Shaz leaped into the middle of their circle. “May I cut in, ladies?” His red hair had come loose from its knot and flew around his shoulders. He’d lost the jacket somewhere so the tight black T-shirt proclaiming the virtues of Vampire Weekend stretched across his slim but surprisingly buff chest. Man, could that guy dance. He twirled and twerked. His hips gyrated so fast you needed slow motion photography to keep up. Like a damned hummingbird’s wings.
For a second, Billy paused. Did Shaz want to dance with the girls? Where was Giles? But he’d told the women he was cutting in. Billy glanced around. Everyone was watching Shaz. The girls were drooling. Hell, so were half the guys. Shaz spun and stopped in front of Billy. One big bump of his butt sent Billy back two steps. No way, man . Billy bumped him back. And just like that they were dancing. The girls shrieked and clapped.
“Take it off!”
“Show him watcha got, handsome!”
Billy laughed and twirled. Shaz stepped in front of him and rotated his butt. If he were a girl, maybe Billy would have pressed his hips against that gyrating ass, but as it was he turned and bumped his own butt against Shaz. Hellfire, even that was damned far. But fun. Really fun.
Shaz laughed and tossed his head so the flame hair flashed in Billy’s face. No thought. Billy’s hand flew out, grabbed the hair and, wrapping it around his wrist, he hauled Shaz in like a fish on a line. Face to face. Eye to eye. Oh shit . The watchers got quieter, like everyone was holding their breath.
Shaz grinned. “Now that you have me, big guy, what, pray tell, do you plan to do with me?”
Billy’s mouth opened. Who was the fish now?
Suddenly, Shaz leaped up, kissed Billy’s cheek, then flung his head so the hair slipped from Billy’s hand, and he danced away. Billy touched the wet spot below his cheekbone as the girls applauded.
Two really pretty guys flanked Shaz, and he stopped dancing. Billy heard one of the men say, “Are you ready to go?”
Shaz looked over at Billy, gave him a soft smile, nodded, then turned and walked off with the two men. No Giles. Wonder where he is?
Billy’s breath still came in pants. He didn’t dance much. Not like that! Sissy grabbed his arm. “That was so great! Both of you are super dancers. I just loved watching.”
He tried to catch his breath. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to abandon you.”
“Are you kidding? You two are hot!”
His breath caught. He glanced around. What had people thought? Nobody seemed to be looking. He smiled at Sissy. “What do you want to do next?”
“You know, to tell the truth, the best thing about this party was you and Shaz dancing. I don’t think Rhonda and Mitch need us, do you?”
He glanced up toward the table. They were gone. Who knew where? “I don’t think we’ll be missed.”
“Good. How about you buy me a taco and drive me home?”
“Don’t you want to get a nice dinner?”
“No. I love tacos, and I’m kind of tired.”
He really did like this girl.
An hour and a half later, after smelling up the Lexus with greasy, delicious tacos that they ate in the parking lot of the takeout place, Billy waved at Sissy from his truck as she carried her leftovers up the walkway to her townhouse. What a weird evening. He’d never seen Mitch drunk before, he’d been crowded by people he didn’t know at a party supposedly for his sister, and he’d danced with a man.
His foot hit the accelerator, and he pulled out onto the residential street. What a dance . He hadn’t rocked out like that for years. Truth? Ever. Since he’d certainly never had a partner like Shaz. That butt should have landing lights. He smiled and shifted in his driver’s seat. Sissy had said they were hot. At least Shaz was. Shit, he had shuffled, twerked, and Dougied his way across that floor until the girls were
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