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park she recognized, but still didn’t really know where she was exactly.  Directions just weren’t her thing, but she was happy to have Caleb be her guide.  It was dusk out and many other people started flocking to the area; couples, families, groups of friends.  Caleb stopped at a patch of grass in front of a big tree and sat down.  Maggie looked at him with a questioning look, wondering if he had expected her to do the same.  Looking up at her, Caleb took off his suit jacket and laid it on the grass beside him and motioned for her to take the spot.  With a smile spreading across her face at the gentlemanlike maneuver, she did as he requested and found his arm around her soon after reaching the ground.
    “So, do you like things that go bang?” Caleb asked in a voice noticeably deeper than his usual one.
    “What?!” Maggie quickly asked, causing Caleb to laugh outright.
    “Sorry.  I was trying to be suave.” Caleb replied, his laughter subsiding, but a grin still on his face.  “I hope you like fireworks.”
    The light bulb went off in Maggie’s head as she realized why she knew this place.  She had come with her friends to see the yearly fireworks festival many times before.  “Yes!” she replied enthusiastically.  “I love them.”
     
    Sitting under the tree, Maggie and Caleb enjoyed the easy silence that had fallen over them.  Watching the crowds gather, they observed their surroundings and took comfort with the person who was by their side.  Before they knew it, they heard a voice blare out of the speakers from the numerous stereos that the people around them had brought, announcing that the fireworks were about the start.  When that classic love filled Beatles tune began and the lights began to light up the sky, Maggie felt Caleb’s arm tighten around her, drawing her near.  Resting her head on his shoulder, the two of them sat there watching the fireworks.  When the show ended and the final notes of the song were played, Caleb leaned down lightly kissed the top of Maggie’s head.  The action caused her to look up at him and when their eyes met, their lips were soon to follow.
     

Chapter Fourteen
     
    It is safe to say that after their first date, dance class took on a whole different and new meaning and purpose.  Sure, Caleb was still teaching Maggie to dance, but Maggie’s inhibitions basically jumped out the window and she threw herself in to whatever Caleb put in front of her, including him. 
     
    That first class, Maggie and Caleb were like two little kids.  Giant smiles adorned their faces, yet they were still timid, unsure how to act.  They both knew what (and whom) they wanted, but were unsure about how to go about it and whether or not it was entirely appropriate to act on it in that particular environment.  As a professional dancer, Caleb knew that many partners fell for each other, but it had never happened to him.  Dancing was his life, he had been doing it for over thirteen years now and he had always made a point to never mix business with pleasure in that way.  With the closeness that was required to bring out the emotions of the dances, he had always felt that it was best to avoid anything that may hinder that. 
     
    When he met Maggie her first day, he was immediately attracted to her.  It had been years since he had experienced an instantaneous connection like that.  The minute she walked in to his studio, he felt a rush of heat surge through his body, so much so that he had to remove his sweatshirt in order to counteract what his body was doing.  Ever the professional though, he pushed whatever he was feeling aside and chopped it up to her being a beautiful girl.  He had danced with many pretty girls before and that was what he kept telling himself lesson after lesson, every time he had to hold her close to his body, praying that there were no other signs of his attraction that were going to make themselves known.  It wasn’t until he spoke with