She stops to thank the airline crew.Watching her flirt with everyone, making them all laugh and fall in love with her, I know stardom comes as natural to her as breathing.I'm one helluva lucky man to have her by my side.
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Siri
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We walkin silence through the tunnel.Aurei is leading the way, controlling the speed, but it's too slow for me.I put my hands on his ass and push him faster."You're going too slow."
He braces, pushing back and side steps in front of me, blocking my attempts to pass him."Ugh!"I tell him, frustrated, and he chuckles.
When we enter the airport terminal, I dance past him, throw my arms in the air, spinning around and around."I'm so excited to be home!Vegas!Ah!There is no place like it in the entire world!"I hear him laughing at my antics, and when I stop, he simply holds his hand out to me.I look at that gorgeous golden hand and realize I'm the luckiest girl in the world.I'm home with my hero!I give him my hand obediently, and he gives me his beautiful smile.My heart fills with love for him, and I tell him."Aurelius Moore, I love you so much."Then my eyes twinkle at him, and he smirks.
"But...."
"But hurry up!"I back away, pulling him, grinning, curling the fingers with my other hand."Come on!Let's go!"
He gives me that sexy head nod of acknowledgment and lets me pull him out into the congested bay area."You better look where you are going."
I laugh."I can find my way to the train blindfolded."
He laughs and says."Trust me.You need to look."His eyes are focused on something overhead.
I giggle and twirl around, then stop, stunned.I crush his fingers between mine, then I release his hand and put both mine to my heart.It's racing, beating fast and loud, drowning out all sound by its rhythmic pounding in my ears.Boom boom, boom boom.My knees lock in shock.My breath is lost in time and space.
Aurei gently rests his hands on my shoulders, stroking my skin with his thumbs, steadying me through the fog.Ready to catch me if I faint.He leans down and whispers in my ear."Breathe, Baby.Don't forget to breathe."
As I stare at the banner running across the billboard on the marque sign overhead, I open my mouth and suck air in, and let it fall out, then suck air and let it fall, then again.
I hear a soft, caressing."Good girl."
I see a picture of my face.Not my masked Surreal face or my Seary Diva Dancer's face, but my IMDb profile picture.The young, sweet, innocent Alabama girl who came to Vegas.The real me.In a trance, I read the flashing words.
Coming to Been Jammin’
A NEW Cirque du Soleil Show
Whitney Houston, I Will Always Love You
Featuring One of Our Own
Siri Wright
Tickets On Sale Soon
Visit BeenJammin.com or call 888-xxx-xxxx
for more information.
I seeAurei out of the corner of my eye in creep mode with his phone pointed at me, filming my reaction, circling around.I hear him again say to me."Good girl.Don't forget to breathe."
The advertisement disappears, and another slides in to take its place.The spell is broken.The speed of time catches up.The rush of noise hits me, and the vibration from it jars me back to my senses.I feel the smile that shines like a beam radiating from me, and I turn it on him.Starting in my toes and spreading as fast as lightning throughout my body, the dancer inside comes alive, and I start to jump up and down, squealing like a little girl!
"Eek!"I throw my hands up and dance around in circles.When I finally stop twirling around, my eyes hunt the man who has made all this possible.His gorgeous green gaze locks and holds mine.I almost explode from the joy of the moment, then I bolt.He holds his arms open wide and braces for impact.I launch myself at him."Oh, My Fucking Golden God!"I sail through the air and hit him square in the chest.My arms and legs wrap themselves around him, and I bury my face in his neck, giggling like a madwoman!
He catches me without so much as a flinch and laughs in my ear."Shit just got real, didn't it, Baby Thang?"
"Holy Fucking Hades!Maximus Aurelius Moore!It's really gonna happen!"I pull away, putting his face between my hands and putting my nose on his.
