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noticed how intently Konstantin
was holding her gaze. It was like
he was looking right into her and
could see what she was thinking.
Konstantin grabbed her hands and
pulled her into him. He placed both
her hands around his neck, which
brought their faces only inches
from each other as he held her
waist. He’d switch from smiling to
gazing deeply at her.
Studying every inch of her while
they moved to the music, Konstantin
was completely intoxicated by
Naomi. He loved being this close
to her and hoped she’d never pull
away. The way her body felt in his
hands and her hair flowed had his
mind racing to thoughts he knew
better than to have.
Naomi felt her heart beating
quickly as she attempted to not
look into his eyes for too long. She
was afraid of what might happen if
she didn’t pull her gaze away. It was
hard enough to look away. His face
was incredibly handsome and his
eyes made her melt. There was so
much more to this man than what
she’d originally seen. He tried his
best to keep his shields up but she
saw right through it all. She decided
they needed a little distance and
said, “I’ll be right back.” She quickly
pulled away and began walking to
an undecided location.
She felt like she wanted to laugh and
cry at the same time. This wasn’t
possible. She was not feeling what
she thought she was. How could she?!
She barely knew this man! “Get a
grip Naomi,” she tried telling herself
as she tried to quickly put as much
distance between them as possible.
She ended up at the end of a long
line to the outdoor restroom. While
standing there, she tried to make
sense of what had just happened
and how she was feeling. Cyndi
had told her that Konstantin was a
playboy. She’d said he was a typical
male with commitment phobia
although he tried to explain it away
as a personal choice. Either way, it
wasn’t a promising future. Naomi
couldn’t remember ever feeling
drawn to someone so quickly.
As she entered the restroom, she
decided that she’d drank too much
and the alcohol was probably
making her feel more than was
actually there.
Konstantin bought another drink
and moseyed back to the general
area where they’d been dancing.
He was taken aback by her abrupt
departure. He couldn’t put his
finger on what it was about this girl
that had him so undone. He’d had
his share of dancing, dating and the
whole scene but this was something
he couldn’t explain. She had a way
of drawing him in and keeping him
at a distance at the same time. It
drove him nuts but he couldn’t help
wanting more.
He looked up while she made
her way back through the crowd
towards him. Every time he saw her
it was as if everyone and everything
else faded to the background. His
senses became hyper aware when
she was close. He set down his
drink and walked to her, “Where’d
you go?”
“The ladies’ room. I thought it would
have been quicker going outside
but I was wrong,” she replied as
she stood in front of him. He gave
her his sideways grin as he grabbed
her hands and pulled her back onto
the dance floor. Her body gave way
without any hesitation but her head
kept telling her to be careful.
After dancing for a while, Naomi
gestured that she needed to take a
breather. She led them back outside
to a bench that was away from the
crowd. He left to get them waters
and she checked her phone for
Cyndi. Sure enough there was a text:
Cyndi: Hey girl, hope you and Mr.
Price are having a good time…?! I
want all the details in the morning!!
Don’t wait up (wink wink).
Naomi laughed and shook her head
as she tucked her phone back into
her clutch.
“What’s so funny,” Konstantin asked
as he handed her another water.
“Oh, just my friend Cyndi. She
managed to find herself in the
company of a non-intriguing soccer
player and informed me I won’t see
her ’til the morning.”
“Soccer player, huh? Well at least
she gave you a heads up. My buddy
Colin has been MIA for most of the
evening and I’m sure I won’t hear
from him until the morning.”
Naomi held her glass up, “To good
friends,” she said laughing.
He laughed and clinked his glass
with hers.
Naomi took a long drink then set
down her glass. Placing both her
hands behind her she rested her
weight on her arms and looked
up at the sky. Konstantin did the
same, interlocking one of his arms
with hers.
“I still can’t get over the sky here,”
he said while gazing upwards. “On
clear nights like this it feels like
you can see every star.”
Naomi smiled, “I know what you
mean. Although, I’m from a small
town in Colorado so I’ve kinda been
spoiled with views like this my whole
life. It makes it feel like home.”
“Well, I envy you. I was raised in
L.A. and you’re lucky if you can
see the moon some nights. I’m
exaggerating of course but it feels
that way.” He looked at her, wanting
to know so much more.
An older gentleman walked over to
them. Intoxicated and slightly slurring
his words, he asked, “So how long have
you love birds been together?”
Before Konstantin could say
anything, Naomi jumped in. With
a southern belle type accent, she
replied, “Going on three years next
month.” She took Konstantin’s