Corinne’s dance shoes echoed in the weighty silence as she took her position. Her heart fluttered madly in her throat.
Breathe, she reminded herself.
Pivoting to face her partner, she took a long, deep breath. He pointed to her with two fingers and flicked them up to his eyes.
Okay. Just watch Tucker. It’s just me and Tucker. She nodded at him, taking in his maroon dinner jacket and bow tie and grinning, despite the nerves. He’d picked this for her, and she loved that. So, when the opening bars of “Footloose” rolled out of the speakers, Corinne did as he’d asked. She had fun.
He made it easy. Everything, it seemed, was easy with Tucker. Corinne matched him step-for-step. She relaxed into the music and let him throw her around like a rag doll. Their kicks were high and in sync, their fo
