Her parents appeared and danced terribly besides them for two songs before admitting defeat and heading off to find a comfy chair among the sea of faces. Not that Rose was complaining, it had been excruciating and she wondered if she would ever become the kind of parent who embarrassed her kids that way. They really did think they were Torvill and Dean.
The hall was mobbed! The lights had been lowered to darkness and the twinkling fairy lights and disco balls were creating a moving pattern across the mass of bodies. It was almost magical.
A softer song blended in, slowing the tempo and bringing the chaos of hyper-dancing down to a calmer movement like a wave across the floor. The air around them quietening slightly as the pace was dropped. Duncan appeared, pulling Abby towards him and Ro
