I close my eyes and throw my head back. I feel a wave of air pass over my neck as my long blonde hair lifts for a second before falling like water along my back. The club is dark, the music is thumping and the vibrations from the speakers are passing up from my stiletto clad feet, along my legs and up my spine as my body sways.
Dancing has always turned me on; the moment a beat falls and my hips jut rhythmically and unconsciously. Something about a room full of people so consumed and filled by a common purpose that always made me feel new, fresh, enlivened.
Tonight I'd started as part of a group and as always drifted off on my own as friends slowly tired and left. Just me and strangers left. Our bodies dangerously close, brushing but not touching. My arms are raised now, my smooth stomach exposed and my body moving slowly like a snake; my eyes are still closed but I can sense him getting closer.
I'd seen him earlier by the bar. Close fitting jeans, dark navy t-shit complimenting his olive skin and dark hair. I can feel him next to me, I could imagine his strong arms stretching as he moved, his thighs tightening as his dipped low following the slow winding down of tempo, even his ankles flexing as he came back up again. As he came back up again and brushed me.
I spin, my hair flicking out. My eyes open and looking right as him. In that moment I see all I need to. As I move close, as our bodies meet, as his hand finds the small of my back and pulls my hips into his, I saw our night play out. We bounce slowly, looking into each other's faces; a smile playing over each of our mouths.