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They stared at each other unblinking for a moment He wanted her, while Lizzie was equally determined not to succuain, and was deter stiff and unresponsive in his arms She held him as the dance required, but there was no inti in ti lip service to the hot South American beat

‘This is like dancing with a nun,’ he remarked

‘You think?’ she queried ‘That’s strange, when I feel as if I’ on one of his trainees for the second tiht’

‘You’re not just one of my trainees, Lizzie’

‘Just the ht-lipped

‘That’s not what I meant, and you know it’

She was keeping aswith you, Lizzie?’

‘Are you serious?’ she demanded

‘Yeah, I’ with pleasure in my arms’

‘Everyone makes mistakes’

‘You didn’t seem to think it was a mistake at the time’

‘Only because I’m not as sophisticated as you’

She wasn’t sophisticated at all, which was Lizzie’s appeal She was straight down the line, with her heart boldly e now?’ He reached for her when she pulled away

She stared with affront at his hand on her arm ‘For a drink—for a walk—for a rest—for a chat—for just about anything that I can do away from you’

‘Relax, Lizzie’ He frowned, seeing her eyes were glittering with anger ‘We’re only dancing’

‘Like ere only having sex up there in your bedrooo!’ she dehtened his hold on her ‘I suppose you think you can have sex withhad happened, because of who you are’

‘What are you talking about?’ He could never reht to account like this before

‘First you stop o,’ she elaborated, ‘and now you stopwith him’

‘Because you’re with me’

‘Really?’ With an incredulous huff, she shook her head ‘What gave you that idea?’

‘You, Lizzie You gave me that idea’

‘Me? You couldn’t wait to leave back there’ She glanced up at the house

‘I thought that what happened in ive me if I was in any way mistaken’

Chico wasn’tin to hi herself to be hurt, because she was still harbouring a romantic daydream, while all Chico wanted was sex

‘Lizzie?’

Decision tiht as Chico put his hand on her cheek and made her look at hi a pipe drea herself, she refocused on Chico’s face ‘I raduate and go home with my diploma, and for that I need your help, but—’

‘Dios, Lizzie, what are you saying?’ Chico’s expression was thunderous

They had stopped dancing, and all the other couples, sensing a dra them a wide berth ‘If you think for one ree to sleep with me, you have not only disappointed me, you have insulted me’