Gifted Connections 3

I saw his eyes darken as we walked past them and felt the subtle brush of his fingertips on my bottom.

I found out the moment we got to the club that they allowed under twenty-ones in, but we were forced to get a stamp of an X on our right hands. I was okay with that I really didn’t want to drink. The club was bumping and it looked pretty popular considering that the two-story building was packed. The bar was crowded and the dance floor was pretty full.

Noah immediately grabbed my hand and led me into the middle of the dance floor. Even if the other guys thought he was soft for learning to dance, I thought it was sexy. I was mesmerized by his movements and his confidence on the floor. He moved in a way that demanded your attention. If he was on a stage full of professional dancers I knew my eyes would still be drawn to him. He had a presence about him when he danced. He had that ‘it’ factor.

There were people that spent their whole lives performing, hoping they had the ‘it’ factor. People that poured their bodies and souls into their craft but still couldn’t obtain it. It was something that was bestowed upon them. Noah had it when he danced. There was no doubt about it. I was left wondering why he stopped to begin with. Surely someone else had seen it. I couldn’t be the only one.

I was definitely a novice compared to him but still got lost in the music and tried to mimic his movements. It wasn’t long before I was laughing and enjoying myself. After several songs, I was breathless and hot.

“Let’s get a drink,” Noah smiled down at me as he grabbed my hand. He nearly had to shout in my ear to be heard above the music and people.

I eagerly nodded and let him lead me to one of the bars. He leaned across the bar and ordered two drinks. He handed me a frozen red drink with whip cream before drinking his own amber liquid. I took a sip of it and recognized it as a virgin strawberry daquiri and moaned in appreciation. It was cool and refreshing, exactly what I needed. I took my straw out and licked the cream off.

I looked up to see Noah watching me with desire in his eyes. I realized what I had done and what it could have looked like and laughed with a shrug. “What, I like the cream!” I cried out in defense.

He raised an eyebrow, and I nearly snorted with laughter as I covered my mouth. “You know that’s not what I meant!” I softly hit him.

He laughed before his head dipped to capture my mouth with his own. His kiss was full of desire and possession. I nearly forgot that we were surrounded by people as I felt his hands slip under my jacket and onto the exposed part of my back. I leaned into him, wanting to get closer to him and let my tongue tangle with his.

He was out of breath when he pulled away. “How did I get so lucky to have a beautiful girl like you love me?”

I smiled up at him and draped my arms around his neck pulling him in closer as my hips swayed against his in the rhythm of the music. “How did I get so lucky to have a sexy man like you love me?” I shot back at him.

He chuckled and buried his head in my neck. “Let’s dance. Your chariot turns into a pumpkin at midnight Cinderella.”

“I’m hot, can we put my jacket in the coat check?” I asked.

He nodded as he looked down at my chest that my neckline exposed. A thin silver chain went around the back of my neck holding it up. Three more thin silver chains connected in the back exposing most of my back. I knew the top was beyond provocative without my jacket on but I was burning up with the combination of the press of bodies and the heat on full blast.

His eyes filled with desire once more. “We can do that. Do you want to give me anything of value to hold, just in case?”

I handed him my phone and ID before slipping my jacket off. “Thanks.”

“Have you ever been made love to in public?” Noah dipped his head against my ear.

I looked up at him and laughed. “Define public,” I teased.

He groaned. “I bought that top thinking it would be covered all night. I liked the idea of knowing you would have to wear a top like that, with no bra, for my imagination. Like wearing a skirt with no underwear. I never thought it would backfire, and I would have to suffer all night.”

I gave him a teasing grin before I turned around and took his hand, leading him to the coat check. They handed me a tag as they took my jacket, and I handed it to Noah for him to pocket.

I let him lead me back to the dance floor as a very seductive song came on. I had secretly been learning how to pole dance on YouTube. I hadn’t told anyo

ne. I was trying to think of at least one thoughtful gift for each of the guys for Christmas. I already got them each one present but each gift had a note letting them know what their real Christmas present was. For Noah, I already purchased the portable pole, and whenever I could find the time to show him his real gift, I would break it out and dance for him as he danced for me once.

I tried to remember some of the moves I had learned as he turned me around and started to move against my back. I pushed my bottom into his groin area and started to grind against him as I leaned forward to reach for the floor. I flicked my head back to look up at him to see his reaction and I wasn’t disappointed.

As I straightened up, I was emboldened by his reaction and leaned back against him as I lifted one of my hands to grab the back of his neck. I continued to move seductively against him and wasn’t surprised to feel his growing reaction.

I don’t know how long we danced. All I know is my feet hurt. I was sweating. I was aroused, and I didn’t want the night to end. Even though we were surrounded by people, it felt like we were the only two souls on the dance floor.

Several men and women tried to cut in, but we weren’t having it. I was laughing at something Noah said as I looked up and froze. On the top floor was Miranda, dancing with an older debonair man.

Chapter 25

Noah felt me freeze and followed my line of vision. He muttered a curse as he pulled out his phone.

“What are you doing?” I asked him in surprise.