Can you mend my broken heart? Chapter 86

He was definitely trouble . A trouble that she was inviting into her life . A trouble that she knew would render her with a total lack of self-control . But he was a trouble that she didn't want to escape from .

"Can we focus on the steps now?", Akira said and carefully removed her heels . This time she was extra cautious . She didn't want to fall or trip over .

"Why are you removing your shoes?", Raymond asked .

"Do you want to save your legs or not?" She said and pointed her finger at his bare feet .

"Since you don't know how to dance, you will take a couple of wrong steps . So I might step on you and yada yada yada", Akira said and then kept her heels to the side .

He looked a bit unhappy with her straightforward insult .

She sighed and said,

"Your arm has already taken a toll because of me . I don't want your legs to be injured now . "

"Now let's focus on the rhythm", she said and put on the song again .

"It's like 1-2-2, 1-2-2, 1-2-2 . . . you get it? At every 1 we take a step . If I take a forward step you take a backward one", Akira said and showed him how to take the steps along with the rhythm .

She was speaking so many things, instructing him so many things but everything was just bypassing him . His sole concentration was on her . He just couldn't take his eyes off her . Her movements were so swift like she was a flowing river .

"Now follow my lead and focus on Rule Number 1", Akira said and Raymond started following her .

In the beginning, he faltered a lot and took many wrong steps . But after around 10-15 minutes of repetetion of steps, he got the hang of it .

Akira saw that his footwork was becoming better and better . So she thought it was time to dance with him . Her heart, her body, and her mind were all going ecstatic thinking about his touch, his presence, his closeness . She had been waiting precisely for this moment like forever . But she quietly kept all her emotions at bay and didn't let any of the excitement to surface on her face .

"Great your footwork is all set now . So shall we try together?", Akira asked .

"Finally!!!! ", screamed Raymond in his heart . He was dying within to dance with her .

She took her right hand and placed it on his shoulder and asked him to hold her left hand which she had stretched with his right . He held her hand in his own with a grip which was neither too tight nor too loose . It was just perfect . Their hands embraced each other in perfect harmony . She could feel his warmth on the skin of her hand . The warmth slowly reached her heart and made her go weak in her knees .

"Focus focus focus", she was screaming the entire time in her head .

"Take my waist in your right hand", she said softly avoiding looking into his eyes .

Her breath stopped when she felt his fingers brush lightly on the bare skin of her waist . His hands slowly glided from the side of her waist to her back and rested on her mid arch .

She instantly regretted wearing a crop top . His hands were all over her bare skin and every single touch of his was causing a jot of electricity run through her body . She was hypnotized, magnetized all at the same time . She felt like her body was in some sort of trance . She was so afraid to let her sanity go as she was on the verge of losing herself .

His gaze was fixed on her, jotting down every single reaction of her face to his touch . He wanted to explore every curve and every edge of her body, but he could clearly see that her throat was running dry and her eyes had a hint of bewilderment . He could clearly see that it was not easy for her and neither was it for him .

She couldn't lift her head up to look at him . She didn't have the courage to even look into his eyes for one second as she was scared to drown herself . She kept looking down and didn't speak a word .

He looked at her curiously for some time and a smile spread on his face . He grazed his left thumb on her palm slightly and said,

"Rule number 2 . Eye contact" .

"Aahhh !!! This devil", Akira muttered under her breath and lifted her eyes to look at him .

His dreamy eyes looked like they were ready to trap her . His eyes were clear like sparkling water laced with hundreds of wild emotions .

She let out a deep breath and played the song .

She moved her left foot forward in a smooth and graceful manner and he followed by moving his right one back . They followed each other's movement and complemented each other's steps . After a bit of practice, they looked effortless, like they were gliding on the floor . Slowly his grip around her became tighter and he moved closer .

His nervousness grew as he inched closer .

But after a few steps, they grew comfortable in each other's embrace . All the uneasiness and bewilderment melted along with the beats of the music . Slowly her once cautious eyes gleamed with happiness . She giggled and laughed every time he twirled her . Two happy faces continued to follow the rhythm .

Every time she dropped, he would catch her in his arms in swift moves . Their eyes now beamed with happiness . They comfortably looked deep into each other's eyes . She didn't know how she grew so comfortable in just a few seconds with him .

He knew her inhibitions, so he kept his touch all subtle . He wanted to play around with her body, but he restrained himself . He didn't realize when her happiness counted more than his own . Slowly he saw her transform and move happily . He instantly realized this was her happy place . She had transformed into a ball of joy .

When finally the song was over, she rested both her hands on his shoulder . She could feel his taut muscles . His hands rested on her waist but he didn't dare to move an inch because he knew she won't be able to handle his touch . He looked into her eyes and asked,

"So how was it?"

Chapter end