Thread: [KylarStern & Tortoise] Dancing With Myself;;

The sunshine seemed brighter and leaves greener that day. Throughout the lecture, Desiree too found herself grinning. Sadly enough however, she was no longer a student and other people??s attention was not an easy thing to dodge. Thankfully quite a few of her students thought that she was simply a warm person, a pleasant surprise considering her reputation in the world of dancing. Behind the scenes she was gentle, helpful to those with less skill than her, yet all they knew was a woman whose movements were filled with passion while her face and mainly eyes remained cold. Following the lecture, she drove back home, the strain on her leg proving to be quite impressive. Hardly able to walk over to her couch, she plopped down, remaining still through most of the night. Her dog rested beside her, despite the fact that the piece of furniture was made out of leather. James told her that she was crazy to let her puppy do as it pleased around the house, yet she didn??t see the reason to owning a couch if the creature she considered to be part of her family couldn??t use it. The fire crackled in the fireplace, creating a soothing atmosphere as the soft sound mixed with that of waves crashing against the shore. On her thighs rested the numerous papers containing students?? information and so forth. She flipped through them with a smile, surprised by the incredible diversity of the group. People??s dreams, aspirations, past ?? they were all completely different. The only thing uniting all of them was dance. She found it so beautiful that she couldn??t help but let tears trickle down her cheeks. Perhaps the beauty of it was merely an element contributing to her tears, most of them caused by the fatigue and her encounter with Nathan. In an hour he shifted her world, turning it upside down. She was still in love with him. That thought came to her as she read one of the questions she placed on her questionnaires. ??What do you want most??? It read. Some said money, others fame, yet one girl simply wrote ??Love??. At first, it made Desiree smile with contempt. What a childish thing to write, she thought to herself. However, as she thought about it, she realized that in the end, it was what most people wanted. Money was good, yet as long as someone was there to share it with. The same thing went for fame. It was then that it became obvious to her that she had to break things off with James. He never made her heart beat as fast as Nathan had, and she doubted she could live with him. If only it was as easy as it sounded. She was terrified. If she made a wrong step, everything would crumble down. She wasn??t young enough to allow that to happen. What other ways were there? Cheating on her fianc seemed an obvious one, yet what would follow? She would know whether she and Jonathan could create a new life together, yet it would inevitably change things. He wouldn??t be her husband, the man who first held her in every way. The man who first stole her heart and never gave it back. He would be the man she cheated on her fianc with, she realized it as well as he did. Nevertheless, she couldn??t help but steal a glance at the phone every once in a while, wondering why was it that he wasn??t calling. She wished he would at least text her, she had no idea what his phone number was after all. The following day would last an eternity, she thought to herself with a thigh as she put the last paper away. She walked off to the shower, keeping her cellphone close. Another day of therapy separated her from a weekend that could change her entire life.