.Will finally gets up the nerve and asks me to dance. After the cocktails we have shared my guard is completely down and I agree. At first he holds me... loosely as we maneuver across and around the dance floor. He surprises me my dipping me at the end of the song and I laugh. He pulls me up and I lose my balance and fall in to him. The music begins again, a slow sultry number. He keeps me held tight against him and we sway slightly, barely moving. We stare in to each others eyes, messages of. " Susan said softly."How can you be so caring towards me, after I hurt you like that?" Barbara asked, afraid to look at Susan."Because, in all honesty, I'm just thrilled to have you back." Susan replied, smiling radiantly.Barbara found her eyes drawn to Susan's. She felt her gaze and her smile and just melted inside.She couldn't break the gaze as hard as she tried. Finally Susan broke it herself by taking a sip of coffee.Barbara felt herself shaking internally as she realized she was in love. I missed the way she smelled. The way she tasted. And most of all, the smile that I fell in love with 2 years ago. I wondered what she was doing right now. Probably sleeping. I wanted so badly to text her, but I didn’t want to risk waking her up. I groaned and rolled over, finally falling asleep around 1 that morning. Then the next thing I knew, Liv was standing at the foot of my bed, smiling and waving. She came closer and bent over and kissed me softly. I reached up and grabbed the back of. I offered her a drink, and we spent the rest of theevening in each others company. We found a common interest in jazz, andbefore the evening was out, strengthened by the beer I drank, I asked herif she wanted to go to a jazz club with me in the town, and was delightedwhen she accepted.She took off her raincoat when we sat down, and draped it over the chairback between us. As we moved about, I got opportunities to feel the bluematerial without (I assumed) her noticing my interest. When we.