twice is a decision

Wake me up, I've been asleep for too long
Caught in a dream, time goes on and on

She managed to make him laugh, and at the sound, she flashed a brilliant - dare we say even flirtatious - smile in his direction. Matching his playfulness, she stepped a hair closer in their dance. Color me intrigued, she said, her own mental voice soft, almost a purr, as she fell into the same trap he'd laid for her before: trying to match him in charm and wit, when in the end she would be the one who lost out - or won, depending on the way one looked at the outcome.

The music picked up, and Ace led her into another twirl that she followed effortlessly, her dress flaring again to a height that was almost scandalous. When she rejoined her dance partner, his hand was ever so slightly lower than before - not enough to quite set off the alarm bells waiting in the back of her mind, but enough that she noticed. Almost as if in challenge, Soh stepped even closer - close enough now that she brushed against him just slightly with each movement, setting off a tantalizing symphony of sensation across her skin.

Maybe I shouldn't be speaking too soon
Maybe I shouldn't believe in you

Sohalia