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I turned to look at her overbooing to want to see”

She tugged against my hold on her hand as we hit the top step of her porch “You want to see me dance?”

“Why the hell do you think I’ you over my shoulder?”

“I don’t know” She pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose in that adorable, I’ht it was super out-of-bounds for me to mention it and didn’t want anyone else to hear what I’d said?” She looked down at her shoes and shrugged

“Jules, if you don’t show ination, and I don’t know if you wantthat”

She peered up and the corner of her mouth lifted “Maybe I do”

We rushed inside and didn’t take the standard pit stop of the kitchen She led the way, keepinganywhere At this point, she’d have to call the cops to get me to leave

Walking up the stairs was crossing a barrier that we’d erected between us It was crossing an invisible line drawn across all our interactions, and doing it now I couldn’t believe I hadn’t blown through that thing ages ago Her steps were quiet even on the creaky stairs

We stood in front of her door She glanced at me over her shoulder and bit her bottom lip “I’ve only ever danced for one other person”

A blaze of irrational jealousy ripped throughfor some asshat

“Elle isn’t exactly going to tell h”

The tightness in my shoulders relaxed Not an asshat Elle, her best friend I could deal with that But the anticipation of seeing Jules dance made it hard to stand still and keep all the blood froht to my dick

She let go of my hand and opened her door

The floor-to-ceiling golden pole gleaht from the hallway

“I’ll find some music”