As we stepped onto the ballroom dance floor, it felt like we were in some kind of trance or in a dream. Both of us just reveled in the gaze of the other. I felt his arm wrap around my waist and pull me closer, he then ran his hand down my arm till my hand was in his. He raised our arms and started spinning us slowly and steadily around the polished wooden floor. Our bodies sway to the sound of music.
I looked up at him. “This is my first proper dance with a partner, I am trying not to embarrass myself.”
“You are a natural Celeste. You are a dream to dance with.” He said, smiling down at me again.
I did not want to tell him that Freddie had danced with me like that many times, which was helping with my ability to keep up with the duke now. Freddie had loved to spin me round an
