Finding Me: Book 1: All I've Ever Wanted (A New Adult Romance Series) by Unknown Read Free Book Online

three hours of Anna instructing them, Chloe and Evan were left alone. Chloe felt the tension of the room change, and the space suddenly seemed smaller than before.
     
    Chloe decided it best to get straight down to business and said, “Okay so we have the final competition Friday. That only leaves us a little time to come up with a routine and music and then perfect the entire thing. What do you think we should work on first? I mean, it’s probably important we at least form some sort of plan as far as a song goes, but then again we still have to pick out a genre of dance. There’s just so much to do!”
     
    Chloe looked up bashfully, realizing that she had been babbling. Evan looked at her with a strange smile on his face. Then in a sudden and sweeping move he grabbed her around her waist and dipped her, their bodies pressed firmly together and their faces just an inch apart.
    “I’m really good at the tango, baby.” he said with a chuckle and a devious wink, his arms holding Chloe close to his body.
     
    Chloe was breathless for a moment, her body radiating from the heat his was giving off, hot against her own. She stared into his eyes a moment, caught off guard by his touch. Quickly coming back to her senses, she removed herself from his embrace, doing her best to seem poised and professional.
    “Okay then.” Chloe said stiffly, “Do you have any preference as far as what we preform?”
     
    Evan shrugged and leaned against the wall, “What are you best at?”
    Chloe considered this for a moment and said, “I’m good at almost anything, but Ballet is my favorite. What about you?”
    Evan smiled and walked closer, looking thoughtful he said, “Yeah okay, a contemporary ballet could work well.”
    Chloe and Evan began discussing strategies for moves for their routines. Time flew as they talked, discussing music and dance for almost an hour. Chloe found it so easy to talk to Evan. He made her laugh, and she was surprised to find he had a lot of good ideas.
    “Okay,” Chloe began, finishing mapping out their dance on a sheet of paper, “So all we need to do is figure out our finishing move and we’ll be done.”
    “There is this local competition near where I live, and one year they had this group that did a really amazing lift towards the end of their final performance.” Evan said, his face lighting up as he described the move to Chloe.
     
    “Yeah, I saw something just like it at the Elmwood Dance Festival in Ohio!” Chloe exclaimed excitedly after Evan fully explained the move to her, “It was incredible.”
     
    “Wait are you from Elmwood too?” Evan asked excitedly, his green eyes lighting up with a childlike excitement.
    “Well I actually live in the suburbs but wow, what a small world.” Chloe said. She beamed up at him, and their eyes locked, making her feel a bit woozy.
     
    Chloe looked at the clock on the wall and realized what time it was, and said, “Oh my god, we have to get to work!”
     
    She and Evan danced for the rest of the night, working endlessly for hours. Chloe was surprised to find that she adjusted to his body easily, their movements flowing together fluidly. Time flied as they moved together in harmony, their bodies moving to the music like they had been dancing together for years.
     
    After they finished Chloe practically floated back to her room. She was walking on clouds, and Chloe found it hard to explain but she had never felt so in sync with a partner like that. Chloe felt connected to Evan physically and spiritually, her body feeling empty without his moving effortlessly with her own.
     

 
     
    Chapter 4
     
     
    Practice was grueling that morning. Despite her excitement from seeing Evan, Chloe felt exhausted and her body was aching. They had been practicing their dance all morning in preparation for the competition on Friday. Both of them wanted to win desperately, and expectations were high.
     
    They continually made mistakes, stepping on each other’s