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in his fury that he disregarded the fact that we were now the center
of attention.
                In a soft voice, I tried to
help him calm down.  “I’m sorry if I upset you, sir.”
                He seemed to be shocked back
into reality as he looked down at me.  I felt his grip on my back relax.  He
realized we were being watched and he completely changed his demeanor.  He took
a small step back so that we were not pressed against each other, yet he still
held me tight as if not wanting to let me go.
                He cleared his throat before
he spoke.  “I apologize, Sarah.  I hope I didn’t make you uncomfortable.”
                I was shocked at his apology.  Really?  He was apologizing to me?   “Apology accepted.”  I hesitated but
then decided to ask the question that had been consuming me.  We were in the
middle of the room so I figured he wouldn’t flip out in front of everyone.  He
did, after all, have an image to maintain.  “Why do you get so upset when I am
talking with Conrad?”
                I felt his body stiffen.  He
continued to twirl me around the floor.  “This is not the place to discuss
that.”  He voice was firm so I refrained from asking anything further.
                We continued to dance in
silence and, as I let the beautiful music wash over me, I allowed myself to
enjoy the close contact with Joshua.  He gently pulled me closer to him as he
rested his cheek against my hair.  I closed my eyes and it felt as if we were
the only two people in the room.  I was so caught up in us that I was oblivious
to the fact that the music had stopped.  It wasn’t until I heard a soft chuckle
from Joshua that I snapped out of my haze.
                “The music has stopped Sarah.”
                I looked up at him,
mortified.  “Oh my goodness!”  Then I quickly glanced around the room to see
everyone looking at us.  I wanted to shrivel up and die!   I quickly
stepped away from him and smoothed my dress.  We walked off the dance floor and
went to get a drink.     
                “I don’t know what came over
me.”  I looked at him apologetically as I took the first sip of wine.
                “I do.”  His eyes sparkled as
he gave me a slight smirk.  He was so damned good-looking it was hard to keep
my composure.  If you only knew what I want to do to you right now.   My
gaze was fixed on him and I could feel the wetness between my legs as his eyes
slowly roamed up and down my body. 
                “There you two are!”  We were
both snapped out of our heat charged encounter when Jake, Vivienne, Conrad and
Natalia interrupted us.
                Thankfully Joshua was able to
chat with them as I mentally pulled myself together.
                “You look lovely Sarah.”  Jake
had the kindest smile.
                “Why thank you.  You don’t
look so bad yourself.”  I could see Vivienne frown a bit at our playful
exchange.  Oh, get over yourself!   I had yet to see what he saw in her. 
In the short time I’d known Jake, I felt that he deserved so much better.  I
guess I should play nice.
                “Vivienne, you look very beautiful tonight.”
                “Thank you, Sarah.  You look
very pretty as well.”  I think she seemed sincere.
                “Thank you.  And Natalia, your
gown is stunning.”  I summoned all of the goodness inside of me to make that
compliment sound genuine. 
                She shot me a cool glare,
quickly taking in my complete ensemble.  Did she just turn up her nose at
me?  
                “You’re very sweet.”  And just
like that, she dismissed me.  But I decided not to let her get away with it. 
The men were chatting so I took the opportunity to teach her that I was not one
to be