The weight of the statuette hung in the pocket, but Seven tugged at her wrist, smiling coy and receptive, when he pulled her near as whispers. The lights licked, casting both their faces in and out of shadow. The lithe and line of her body hugged close. He wasn’t a monster of a man and her diminutive shape matched his fairly well. Still, he was surprised that the usual prickle of warmth did not tingle at her touch.
He was an easy lead of the dance, and once in a while, the tip of a finger or the fling of the neck showed a certain flair for the dramatic that sparked proud smiles afterward. “A strange and mystical place is Argentina. I once spent an evening in a tango bar in Bueños Aires perfecting the art with the most exotic of partners,” he turned the step into one that drew her knuckles to his lips, but at the last moment, plucked one of his own fingers straight across his teeth, “with a rose gripped like this,” he laughed and returned to a more normal posture.
“And you, Miss Zhenya, do you travel much? A CEO must be bound close to their headquarters. You may actually benefit from Ephraim’s wild ideas? Don’t you think?”
He was an easy lead of the dance, and once in a while, the tip of a finger or the fling of the neck showed a certain flair for the dramatic that sparked proud smiles afterward. “A strange and mystical place is Argentina. I once spent an evening in a tango bar in Bueños Aires perfecting the art with the most exotic of partners,” he turned the step into one that drew her knuckles to his lips, but at the last moment, plucked one of his own fingers straight across his teeth, “with a rose gripped like this,” he laughed and returned to a more normal posture.
“And you, Miss Zhenya, do you travel much? A CEO must be bound close to their headquarters. You may actually benefit from Ephraim’s wild ideas? Don’t you think?”