Chapter 257

She smiled and said "Thank you. You are not so bad. You seem to know your way around the floor." She somehow felt very comfortable dancing with him. She was not sure either it was because he was a good dancer or it was the two rounds of alcohol she had had earlier. She looked around and said "There seems to be a long line for food over there. I don't think we will ever get to eat today" and laughed. "You are already hungry? I thought maybe you would do me the honor of couple of more dances" said Akshar with a surprised look beneath his eyebrows. "Oh no! I am not really hungry." With a smile on her lips and her eyebrows raised she added "Couple of more dances, mmm... you must be pretty good at this. How come your girlfriend bailed out on you?" She tried not to ask the question but the circumstance was perfect for asking so she did.

Akshar said "Actually I am not sure why. Just like you she loves to dance but I guess she is not upto it today." He turned around and looked in the direction of the table and he didn't see her. "I guess they are standing in the line for food. And by the by she is not my girlfriend but a very good friend." Diya said, "A model as a friend and not a girlfriend? Interesting...." with an exclamation and a surprise on her forehead. Akshar laughed. He wanted to tell he was more interested in her but knew it was not appropriate and let it go. In order to change the subject he asked her how was work and they continued talking about other things. During the conversation Akshar's hand had gently tightened around her waist and she had moved closer to him and neither of them had realized that.

Much older couple who had finished their meal joined on the floor and the music changed into a much lower pace. They were distracted from the conversation and looked around the floor and smiled at each other with an understanding why the music was much slower now and continued dancing. They had moved much closer to each other and to the center of the dance floor. Diya looked up, straight into his eyes; his Mickey Blue eyes shimmering in the light, his French beard and his rosy lips bearing a handsome smile that was close enough to kiss her; she felt a lightening bolt go through her spine. She felt completely paralyzed but somehow she was gliding with him. She looked both pale and flushed.