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"Come on, Peter Put the y and feel a bit silly for a second I’m not sure where it came from When I saw hirown accusto in the bleachers, watching so on his phone He looks up when I speak "Colleli You’re late"

"I had to take care of so I’m here now What’s this new dance you wanted to show me?" I sit next to hi the usual steps, twists, spins, and throws It’s a pretty good routine, actually

"It’s the throw at the end I can’t figure it out and I haven’t seen it before Watch" Peter’s eyes slip over and rest on the side ofto the screen My lips part as the couple gets to the end of the song They’re really good I gasp when they perform a death spiral The woman’s head comes so close to the floor

I start to ask if that’s what he wanted to show "

I watch As the music crescendos, the dancers pull out all the stops The last uy’s ars her out It rese and she’s suddenly airborne The guy catches her as she twists in the air They swoop down together and he holds her in a bow Both dancers smile and the video stops

"Holy shit" I blink like I didn’t just see that

"I know, right?" Peter says, looking baffled

"What the hell was that? I mean, I’ve seen a lot of crazy dances, but that looked awesome I’m not even sure what they did"

"Neither am I That’s why I wanted to show you I’ve seen plenty of moves, too This one is a variation of other stuff, kind of ether That dip at the end looked like a lance at hiht? I ht? He didn’t seem to throw her, and she didn’t jump"

He shakes his head "It’s not This is a dance studio in New York It’s the video to used attract new students, so it shouldn’t be fake"

"Play the end again" Peter rewinds the dance and plays it again We both stare at it, trying to figure out what they did Part of the problele I can’t see their hands right before the lift I shakeaswe could figure it out" I give him a look that says, hell no "What? No spirals?"

"I’ets that close to the floor, so no"

"Why not? I thought if you were okay with throws, you’d be okay with this"

I shake lance at the yelloooden floor and think about getting my face ripped off if he drops"Well, noe have to do it" Peter takesaway from him "You don’t even kno to do it You can’t be serious"

"I’m always serious"

"More like you’re never serious"

He laughs "Yeah, that too" Peter folds his ar his white dress shirt, but re to his narrow hips and those saddle shoes are on his feet Dark hair hangs in his eyes "No dips? No head dives?"

"Nope Sorry"

"What if I gave you a hel me

"Then I would definitely say no The helmet means you expect my head to collide with the floor Besides, it’ll ruin my awesome outfit" I hold onto the he to curtsey

"Ah," he says, walking toward me Peter slips his hands aroundwith him "Then, there is a possibility"

"What part of no is confusing you? I thought you were an English teacher You seriously have issues with this?" I’hts up and he teases right back