My Instead: I slow danced with my girlfriend Annette in public for the first time.
Another Saturday and
there I was working again…painting at my son’s new house. Will I ever be done
with this job? At least I had something to look forward to that evening. There
was a women’s dance at The Back Door in St. Louis on St. Charles Rock Road and
Annette and I were going to be there! The venue was a bit farther out than what
I usually travel in St. Louis, but it always turns out to be a fun night
with our favorite DJ, Tony. And tonight was the first time that Annette and I
would slow dance in public at one of these women’s dances. We were both looking
forward to a little PDA (Public Display of Affection) for our friends to
witness. After all, our relationship was new and strong, so we wanted to share
our happiness with those who would be happy for us.
Tony, the DJ, was
playing a lot of fast dance tunes and Annette and I did not hesitate to move to
the music. We both love to dance…but we were especially excited about sharing
our first slow dance. The evening was hustling right along and our slow dance
was waiting patiently in the future. Our friends kept pulling us away to talk
and we found ourselves in opposite corners peeking at each other over various
shoulders.
The speakers were
vibrating with one fast dance after another. Finally, I gave in and went to
Tony to request a slow song. He already had two coming up shortly and a third
one in the line-up a few songs later. At last, a “belly rubber” was in the air.
Annette and I caught each other’s eye and drifted out to the dance floor.
Neither she nor I remembers the song that played. We were just happy to be
holding each other and expressing (to anyone who cared) our joy of being
together.
The funny thing is…it
really didn’t matter if anyone was there.
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