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Race Against Time
Girl's Night Out
I laid out the silk dress I was going to wear tonight to go out onto the bed, along with my strappy heels. They made my legs look long and lean and made it easy to move and dance in. I let down my hair from its bun and I ran a brush through it. I decided to let my hair down, curls all in my face. I blew a mouthful of hair out of my mouth and pulled on the dress. After zipping it up and smoothing it out, I examined myself in the full-length mirror in my bathroom. It was one-shoulder, mid-thigh, and asymmetrical. I wound the sides of my hair back, holding it in place with a clip and applied my makeup. I heard a knock on my door and I padded to answer it. I looked through the peephole. Lindsay, Jo, Tressa, and Sophie. I opened the door and smiled. I ushered them in, trying to put on my shoes.
"Dang, I feel so under-dressed next to you", Tressa said. Her short red hair was straightened and framed her face. She wore a short blue mini-dress and flats.
"Hey, you don't mind if I invite my sister, Sarah to join us, do you? She deserves a night out after dealing with my brother and their kids", I said. Everyone shook their heads; everyone knew and liked Sarah. I pulled out my phone and texted her the invite. A few minutes later, I got the answer: see you there.
"Caliente, right?" I said. It was New York's newest Latin club. Lindsay and Jo nodded, they were the conspirators for the evening. I grabbed my clutch with my phone and ID and walked with them out. I was the only one with the vehicle, so everyone piled into my truck. We pulled up to the club. I could almost feel the boom of the music in my chest as I flashed my ID and walked in. The bouncer gave me a card with his number on it and winked at me. I followed them in, walking up to the bar. I sat down on a stool and glanced around. Latin men knew how to dance very very well and it wasn't long till I was approached.
"Excuse me, senorita, I was looking for a dance partner. Do you know how to dance?" he asked. I gave him a wry smile.
"You happen to be in luck, because I do indeed know how to dance", I replied, taking his hand. I followed him out to the dance floor where Pitbull's song 'I Know You Want Me' started playing. One hand went into my partner's, the other went to his shoulder. His hand pressed to my back and the rhythm started to get more fast-paced. I was right about the heels, they were perfect for me to move around in easily. After the song was over, we all applauded and 'Smooth' by Rob Thomas and Santana started playing. My personal best song.
"I'm Alejandro", my partner said while we danced. I smiled. He was very easy to dance with.
"I'm Isabella", I replied. He knew exactly when to dip and when to spin me.
"I've been looking for someone who can properly dance all night. You come here often?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Nah, this is the first time I've been here", I replied. He reached out and spun me, twirling me back into his arms. After this song was over, I had to take a rest.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Alejandro asked. I nodded, smiling.
"I'm out with some girlfriends. My boyfriend's out with his friends right now", I replied. I crossed my legs and ordered a water. We all agreed to drink only one margarita each. Lindsay sat down next to me, tilting her head back to laugh.
"Oh, this is so fun!" she exclaimed. I smiled.
"Lindsay, this is Alejandro, my dance partner", I introduced them. He shook her hand.
"Alejandro, this is Lindsay, we work together", I said to Alejandro.
"What job do you do?" he asked.
"We're CSIs", Lindsay replied. This place was a blast. I was having a lot of fun.
"I'm very glad to have met you, Isabella and Lindsay. You ladies should enjoy this place, I've worked very hard to keep it like this", Alejandro said over the music.
[Flack's Point of View]
After receiving picture messages of the girls, we all agreed to crash girl's night out. I walked in and saw Isabella with Lindsay, talking to some Latin dude. I moved my way over and sneaked up behind Lindsay and Isabella. I tapped them both on the shoulder. Danny, Mac, Adam, and Hawkes came along as well. Lindsay turned around and laughed. Isabella whirled around in her stool and smiled widely.
"You wanna dance, álainn?" I asked, holding out my hand.
[You wanna dance, beautiful?]
Isabella smiled and took my hand.
"Careful, I'm a pro", she replied. A very un-salsa like song came on, but Isabella seemed to recognize it.
"This dance is really easy to learn, just follow my steps", Isabella instructed. It was called 'Till the Dawn'. When it was time to watch the girls on their own, I couldn't take my eyes off of my girlfriend. She could really dance. It was mesmerizing to watch her move her hips and body to the beat of the song. It was easy to make your own steps and soon she was teaching me the dance.
"You look hot tonight", she said. I smiled and pressed a kiss to her lips.
"You don't look half bad yourself", I replied. After a salsa song came on, the steps were very easy. She was a good teacher.
"You make this look easy", I said. She smiled.
"That's because it is. Now get your hand off my ass and onto my back", she replied, moving my hand from her behind and onto her back. We had to sit down after another song.
"See? Salsa is easy if you have a good teacher", she said. She was out of breath and laughing. The guy she'd been dancing with before came up again.
"Do you mind if I borrow? No one can dance like she can", he said to me. I nodded, gesturing to Isabella. She smiled and took the guy's hand. Mac and Jo sat down, laughing. They both watched Isabella dance with Alejandro.
"More of a tango than a salsa. She's very good", Mac commented. Tressa sat down, downing a drink.
"She's lucky, that guy's the club-owner. He's a really good dancer", she said. Danny and Lindsay were attempting to dance, but didn't look as neat. Isabella sat down, laughing.
"This is really fun. I haven't danced in so long", she said. It was easy to see she was having the time of her life. I kissed the top of her head and wrapped her against my chest. She reached up and kissed me on the mouth, giving me a suggestive look.
"Uh, you guys came in the Avalanche, right?" I said. They all nodded. Isabella grabbed my hand and led me out of the club. By the time we reached her place, we nearly couldn't keep our hands off of each other. Boomer was excited to see us, but he seemed to get the message. He definitely wasn't sleeping on the bed tonight.
"Dang, I feel so under-dressed next to you", Tressa said. Her short red hair was straightened and framed her face. She wore a short blue mini-dress and flats.
"Hey, you don't mind if I invite my sister, Sarah to join us, do you? She deserves a night out after dealing with my brother and their kids", I said. Everyone shook their heads; everyone knew and liked Sarah. I pulled out my phone and texted her the invite. A few minutes later, I got the answer: see you there.
"Caliente, right?" I said. It was New York's newest Latin club. Lindsay and Jo nodded, they were the conspirators for the evening. I grabbed my clutch with my phone and ID and walked with them out. I was the only one with the vehicle, so everyone piled into my truck. We pulled up to the club. I could almost feel the boom of the music in my chest as I flashed my ID and walked in. The bouncer gave me a card with his number on it and winked at me. I followed them in, walking up to the bar. I sat down on a stool and glanced around. Latin men knew how to dance very very well and it wasn't long till I was approached.
"Excuse me, senorita, I was looking for a dance partner. Do you know how to dance?" he asked. I gave him a wry smile.
"You happen to be in luck, because I do indeed know how to dance", I replied, taking his hand. I followed him out to the dance floor where Pitbull's song 'I Know You Want Me' started playing. One hand went into my partner's, the other went to his shoulder. His hand pressed to my back and the rhythm started to get more fast-paced. I was right about the heels, they were perfect for me to move around in easily. After the song was over, we all applauded and 'Smooth' by Rob Thomas and Santana started playing. My personal best song.
"I'm Alejandro", my partner said while we danced. I smiled. He was very easy to dance with.
"I'm Isabella", I replied. He knew exactly when to dip and when to spin me.
"I've been looking for someone who can properly dance all night. You come here often?" he asked. I shook my head.
"Nah, this is the first time I've been here", I replied. He reached out and spun me, twirling me back into his arms. After this song was over, I had to take a rest.
"Do you have a boyfriend?" Alejandro asked. I nodded, smiling.
"I'm out with some girlfriends. My boyfriend's out with his friends right now", I replied. I crossed my legs and ordered a water. We all agreed to drink only one margarita each. Lindsay sat down next to me, tilting her head back to laugh.
"Oh, this is so fun!" she exclaimed. I smiled.
"Lindsay, this is Alejandro, my dance partner", I introduced them. He shook her hand.
"Alejandro, this is Lindsay, we work together", I said to Alejandro.
"What job do you do?" he asked.
"We're CSIs", Lindsay replied. This place was a blast. I was having a lot of fun.
"I'm very glad to have met you, Isabella and Lindsay. You ladies should enjoy this place, I've worked very hard to keep it like this", Alejandro said over the music.
[Flack's Point of View]
After receiving picture messages of the girls, we all agreed to crash girl's night out. I walked in and saw Isabella with Lindsay, talking to some Latin dude. I moved my way over and sneaked up behind Lindsay and Isabella. I tapped them both on the shoulder. Danny, Mac, Adam, and Hawkes came along as well. Lindsay turned around and laughed. Isabella whirled around in her stool and smiled widely.
"You wanna dance, álainn?" I asked, holding out my hand.
[You wanna dance, beautiful?]
Isabella smiled and took my hand.
"Careful, I'm a pro", she replied. A very un-salsa like song came on, but Isabella seemed to recognize it.
"This dance is really easy to learn, just follow my steps", Isabella instructed. It was called 'Till the Dawn'. When it was time to watch the girls on their own, I couldn't take my eyes off of my girlfriend. She could really dance. It was mesmerizing to watch her move her hips and body to the beat of the song. It was easy to make your own steps and soon she was teaching me the dance.
"You look hot tonight", she said. I smiled and pressed a kiss to her lips.
"You don't look half bad yourself", I replied. After a salsa song came on, the steps were very easy. She was a good teacher.
"You make this look easy", I said. She smiled.
"That's because it is. Now get your hand off my ass and onto my back", she replied, moving my hand from her behind and onto her back. We had to sit down after another song.
"See? Salsa is easy if you have a good teacher", she said. She was out of breath and laughing. The guy she'd been dancing with before came up again.
"Do you mind if I borrow? No one can dance like she can", he said to me. I nodded, gesturing to Isabella. She smiled and took the guy's hand. Mac and Jo sat down, laughing. They both watched Isabella dance with Alejandro.
"More of a tango than a salsa. She's very good", Mac commented. Tressa sat down, downing a drink.
"She's lucky, that guy's the club-owner. He's a really good dancer", she said. Danny and Lindsay were attempting to dance, but didn't look as neat. Isabella sat down, laughing.
"This is really fun. I haven't danced in so long", she said. It was easy to see she was having the time of her life. I kissed the top of her head and wrapped her against my chest. She reached up and kissed me on the mouth, giving me a suggestive look.
"Uh, you guys came in the Avalanche, right?" I said. They all nodded. Isabella grabbed my hand and led me out of the club. By the time we reached her place, we nearly couldn't keep our hands off of each other. Boomer was excited to see us, but he seemed to get the message. He definitely wasn't sleeping on the bed tonight.