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differently. Some are hard to follow and some are easy.
You’ll have to adjust. This is the way I dance with a beautiful
woman.”
    He puts his hand on the small of her back. “Put your
left hand on my right shoulder.”
    She does.
    “It’s not a wrestling hold Judy. Lightly let your
hand and arm rest on my shoulder.”
    She relaxes. It feels better. She’s surprised that
she can tell a lot about his body this way. Steven feels solid and
strong and non-threatening. He’s tall but not too tall. She doesn’t
have to look up too high to see his face.
    Steven takes her other hand gently and holds it in
his and out to the side. She’s face-to-face with Steven and their
only inches from being flat against each other. Being like this
with Steven her face fills with blood. She’s blushing like Charles
does. It’s embarrassing but not totally uncomfortable. After all
this is Steven holding her.
    “Hear the music?”
    She nods.
    He holds her and begins to sway side to side. She’s
standing still. She hears chuckles from Clarence and the guys. It
doesn’t bother her she’s used their comments about her, especially
when Steven is teaching her something new.
    “You are supposed to move when I move and you are
supposed to move the same way I move.”
    “Oh. Sorry. I thought it was something you did
before we got started.”
    The crease between his eyes is back. “Haven’t you
ever seen anyone dance before?”
    “No.”
    “How can that be Judy?”
    Talking in this position and swaying with Steven is
not uncomfortable.
    “Didn’t you ever watch a movie on TV or go to a
dance?”
    “I’ve never had a TV. I’ve never gone to a
dance.”
    “You didn’t go to your high school prom?”
    “I had to quit school to work so I could pay for my
apartment and laptop. I got my GED and graduated college with a
B.S. in Business. But I did the work online. I could work and go to
school at the same time. I had two jobs to pay for everything. I
got all A’s and had the highest grade point average in my both my
graduating classes. I don’t think they had a virtual prom.” She
teases and smiles. That’s different? Where did that come from?
    We’re moving. She didn’t even realize they were and
she’s not sure, but she thinks they’ve been doing it for awhile.
Steven is moving, turning her body this way and that with a little
pressure on her back.
    “Are we dancing?” She grins up hopeful that they
were, because this isn’t nearly as hard as she thought it was going
to be.
    “Yes. Do you like it?”
    “Yes. Am I doing it right?”
    “Yes. You’re very easy to dance with, Judy.”
    “Is that good?”
    “Yes.”
    Steven must be getting into the music because he’s
moving faster and taking her all around the gym with him but he
never let’s go of her eyes. “If you’re looking at me, how do you
see where you’re going? What happens if you bump into
something?”
    “I’m magic. I won’t bump into anything. You’re safe
with me.”
    “Thanks.”
    He laughs but he’s not making fun of her. The music
stops and he drops his arm from her back and let’s go of her
hand.
    “Now what?”
    “The man should escort you back to your seat.” He
holds out his arm and waits.
    “What?”
    He takes her hand, pulls it around his bicep and
rests it on his forearm. He starts walking toward the lunch table.
She feels like she’s holding onto him, but because it’s Steven it
doesn’t feel uncomfortable. Steven let’s her go and holds her hand,
while she sits down. Very . . . civilized. “That’s it?”
    He grins down at her. “That’s it. But you need more
practice.”
    He signals to the guys. She’d forgotten they were
there. They all run over and surround her.
    “One at a time, gentlemen, Jake you’re first,”
Steven orders
    What?
    Jake is tall and skinny and at least three years
younger than she is. We say hello and goodbye and make comments to
each other about our workouts, but she’s never actually talked