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the couples swirl
about and only wished she could be so graceful. She had tried so
many times to learn ballroom dancing, but she had always failed
miserably.
    “ Dance with me,” Matt said
as he patted his lips with the linen napkin.
    Shock covered her face as she frowned.
Shaking her head, she answered, “Oh, no, Matt, I can’t. You know I
can’t.”
    “ It’s in the leading,” he
said leaning over to her. “That’s my job, so as long as I don’t
mess up, you should be fine.”
    “ Really, Matt, this is a
bad idea.”
    “ Let’s live dangerously,”
as his eyebrows raised and his eyes opened wider.
    “ Me dancing; that is
dangerous.”
    Her head dropped and when she looked up he
stood beside her with his hand outstretched.
    “M’Lady, will you do me the distinguished
honor of dancing with me?”
    She stood and took his hand.
    “Don’t say I didn’t warn you. It’s your feet.”
    She held tightly to Matt as he taught her
the steps. In his arms, she didn’t panic. Instead, she felt
powerful. He continued to intrigue her; to dazzle her. She wanted
him and she couldn’t ignore it any longer.
    They danced for what seemed like hours.
Finally, they finished at the restaurant and rode back to the
apartment. During the drive, contemplation continued to overtake
Robin’s thoughts. Busily, she weighed things out in her head.
Thankfully, the truck radio played, giving her a break every so
often from the strangling worries. She held his hand and felt her
self-control dying. The closer they came to the apartment, the more
nervous she felt. Her demeanor remained calm and level. From the
corner of her eye, she saw Matt. He looked calm. In fact, she
wondered how he could be so calm. Yet again, negative thoughts
invaded her; she wondered if perhaps he didn’t want her
sexually.
    Robin observed how he took charge of things.
So self-assured and confident; she admired that quality. She
wondered if he fought the same battle; whether or not he worried
about their intimacy. The parking lot lights were bright as he
pulled the truck into an empty spot.
    “ As usual, I had a great
time,” she said politely. “Thanks so much for dinner. You really
didn’t have to…”
    “ No more about dinner. It
was my gift to you for your promotion. Agreed?”
    She nodded. “Agreed,” she said as she
pretended to zip her lips shut.
    “ Can I say something
without scaring you off?” he asked.
    “ Scaring me
off?”
    He shifted his weight and turned to her.
Taking her hand in his, she could feel him trembling. She found it
very hard to believe that he could be nervous.
    “ This has been the best
two months of my life Robin, seriously.”
    She laughed.
    “ Mine too.”
    “ I’m serious,” he
continued.
    “ It has been fun, hasn’t
it?” she agreed.
    “ Is that all it’s been?”
he asked curiously as she watched his eyes drop and then meet hers
again.
    “ What do you
mean?”
    “ We talked about this
before. You’re so worried that I’m playing you or testing you or
whatever it is that you think I’m doing, but what about me? What if
you’re playing around with me?”
    “ Oh, no… I’m not. Matt I
would never…”
    “ How do I know that?
Honestly, Robin. How do I really know that?”
    She shrugged. “I guess you don’t. I can tell
you that I really like you, but I realize that doesn’t necessarily
mean you have to believe me. If I felt like you were playing me, I
wouldn’t have kept going out with you though.”
    “ Guess that’s fair. I
suppose my question is this: Where is this going?” he said as he
continued holding her hand. “Where do you see us going?”
    “ I don’t know.” Now, on
the spot, she didn’t know what to say.
    “ I know you don’t want to
be hurt. I know you’re afraid that I’ll be cruel to you. But I
can’t be. You are far too important to me,” he said as he dropped
his eyes again. He gently traced the lines on her palms.
    “ What about the shifts we
work? Do you know how