We rocked the dance. It was not as hard as it seemed. Sammy was an amazing dancer and I was flaunting him on the dance-floor, much to the envy of others. I was enjoying the attention. The brunette in red watched us constantly. Actually her eyes were on Sam. Sammy’s eyes were on me and mine on him. The hardest part in the dance was to-not touch.

We were exhausted as we laughed our way off the dance-floor.In the commotion I lost my balance, I clutched his suit. He dropped his drink and held me by the waist. I balanced myself. Our eyes locked and the laughter subsided. We were breathing hard and were in sweats. He did not take his hands off my waist. I knew I would not be able to hold it longer. “I miss you, Ana”, he said. “I miss you so much and I wish things were different here”, he added. His eyes were teary but they disappeared soon.

“I know”, I said and stepped away from him. A moment -that was all I needed. I turned around. Screw everything. I clutched his suit back and pulled him towards me , went on my toes and kissed him, my one hand still clutching his suit and the other tracing my fingers through his jaws. He held me close by the waist and in few seconds, I could hear the crowd cheering. OMFG! We broke our kiss and just held each other in a warm hug.

Still in the hug, “I missed you too. I missed you so much. I tried hard to remember the last time we kissed and I could not. I felt terrible,Sammy that I could not.”, I said into his ears.

He tilted his head, kissed my hair, just above the ear and said into my ears, “It was a normal day. We met at the deck and you were in a hurry and you had folks coming at your place. So it was quick. You said sorry and showered me with a lot of pecks all over my face. I just stood there taking in your love. It was special. Hurried but special. You were in a hoodie- and you smelled of some flower-I don’t know which. That was the last time we kissed.”, he said moving a strand of my hair behind the ear and kissing my ears.

“I remember it now. You waited long and I was late and still leaving you even after the wait.And I think it was the lavender.It was my new conditioner.” I smiled. “I am sorry, Sammy. I am sorry that I hurt you”, I said.

“Hey! don’t be. It’s not even close to what you went through. I know. But sometimes we need to face the things just the way it is. That’s just how it is! “,he said.

” For now, let me just breathe and feel you.”, he added.