"I love buck's old lounge records." no, that wouldn't do at all. this wasn't one of those conversations where he could skirt around the elephant in the room--- not this time. he just didn't have those kinds of moves in him anymore. not when it was her.
"aheh." there was no old actor's trick in the book that would have calmed his nerves. when did he last get the chance to talk about the things he loved? when did he last let someone get close enough to hear? jack thanked god for giving him the excuse to sway.
"I love the way we move together," jack began, once he had been able to find the right footing. whether under spotlight or moonlight, there wasn't a man or beast alive that could match their rhythms. he never forgot that first time they met, the way their tangle played out like a tango. maybe that was when this whole thing started.
"I love the way your freak matches my freak." this, he felt, needed no explanation. "I love spending time with you." his arms wound her in closer, turning their little dance into more of an embrace. he took a moment, as long as he had his chin perched on her shoulder, to give her a little kiss on the neck.
"you're really gonna make me say it, aren't you?"