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“Sure, take your time,” I smiled. “I haven’t finished all my dessert.” He stood up, throwing me a smile, and walked across the room and out of sight.
“Oh my darling, do you remember this song?” Fran asked, looking lovingly at her husband.
“I sure do, it’s our wedding song. Let’s dance.” Nigel stood up and helped his wife to her feet. “You two should come and dance as well, it would be a shame to let such a beautiful song go to waste,” Nigel smiled cheekily at me and Nathan, like he knew an inside secret, and led his wife out to the dance floor.
Nathan rose from his seat and walked around to me. He held his hand out and looked at me expectantly. “He’s right, it is a good song.”
I sighed and stood up, knowing Nathan wouldn’t give up until he got what he wanted. Plus, I was feeling way too tired to argue with him. “Fine, but only one dance.”
Nathan led me out to the floor and held me softly in a close waltz position. He wrapped his arm around my waist and held my hand in his larger one as he swayed to the music.
I breathed in his familiar scent, saddened by how much I’d missed him in the past week. I didn’t want to ever let him go, but I knew that this dance was not going to last forever and afterwards Nathan still wouldn’t want to be with me.
“I can’t do this, it’s too hard,” I whispered as I tried to pull away from him.
He wouldn’t let me go, instead he pulled me closer to him. “Don’t fight with me, angel. Just dance with me, one song.”
“Nathan I can’t...”
“I’m not going to let you go,” Nathan replied calmly, while never missing a step.
I looked up at him. “You already have let me go. Why should this situation be any different?”
Nathan smiled down at me and I could tell he wasn’t going to talk about this now. Not with so many people watching. “You look so beautiful tonight.”
I stared at him incredibly. “That’s your response?”
“Yes. I’m not going to get in an argument with you tonight. I’m just going to enjoy this dance.”
I decided against arguing further and just enjoyed being this close to Nathan again, even if it was just for a short time. I was tired, tired of arguing, tired of missing him. When the song ended Nathan still didn’t let me go.
“Songs over Nathan,” I whispered.
“I can still hear it,” he murmured softly in my ear.
“No, you can’t.” I took in a deep breath, trying to calm myself so I didn’t cry. “Why are you doing this to me?”
“I want you in my life, Rose. I miss you.”
“So? You had your chance and you let me go. I haven’t heard anything from you in over a week.” I saw Emilio across the room and I gave him a quick wave.
“I don’t like seeing you with him,” Nathan remarked, his tone arrogant as he pulled me closer.
“You shouldn’t talk considering the person you’re here with,” I bit out angrily. Nathan let me go from his life and he had no right to be jealous of anyone.
“She doesn’t mean anything to me and you know that,” he said calmly.
“Did I mean anything to you the night you left me in your bed alone so you could be with her?” I asked, looking up at him.
Nathan groaned. “Rose, we weren’t a couple. I did tell you where I was going.”
I realised he had a point, but his casualness about it angered me more. “You don’t care at all how much that hurts me, do you?”
He stopped dancing and looked down at me. “At the time I didn’t. You were my mistress. But now, I guess I do feel bad about it. I do care about you, Rose, and that’s one of the reasons why I don’t want to be with you. I don’t want to hurt you.”
“You’re hurting me now anyway! Besides, I’m a big girl, Nathan. I can decide what’s best for me.”
“Do you mind if I cut in?” Emilio asked, smiling at me as he stood beside us. I hadn’t even noticed him walking towards us.
