"You aren't missing James?"
"Who's James?"
He smiled at that. "I've got to let you go. Once we wrap, come by my trailer."
"I will," I said, nodding at him.
I barely had time to get out my agreement when the song changed and the dancefloor shifted. He let go of me, and I followed what others around me were doing and gave him a little bow. Everyone else knew what was going on, and all I did was follow their lead.
"That's the scene, everybody! Thank you so much!" Cameron had been the one to speak, and she came up and handed Alex the megaphone.
"Yes, thank you all. Let's take a ten-minute break so we can review the footage," Alex said. "We may do it once more, and we may be moving onto the table scene. Just sit tight. Ash and his band might be so kind as to keep playing for you guys. Thanks again for an amazing job. I could feel that it went well. Give yourselves a hand."
Everyone clapped, and I did as well. I had taken a step back from Alex when he started talking, and glanced back at me when he finished.
"Thank you for the dance," he said to me in a quieter voice. We were in plain sight of about a hundred people, and I just gave him a little bow. He waved, and we parted ways.
Within seconds, the band was playing again, and I was on my way to find my sister. I had gotten turned around, and I was closer to her than I thought.
"What was that?" she said, staring at me with wide eyes as I approached her.
"What?" I asked, smiling.
"You know what. You were on the dance floor with those people."
"I know."
"Did you practice that?"
"No. I mean, sort of, but no."
"Can I go dance with them?" Luna asked, coming to stand with us. Her friends were waiting for her, and her mom was the one to answer. "Sure, but be good."
"Lu?" I said.
She looked at me.
"You guys be calm, and no running around."
She nodded and took off with her friends.
"You don't have to be a buzz kill," Audrey said.
I shrugged. "It would kill her buzz even more to get scolded by one of the crew members."
"She won't. How did you end up dancing with the director? Did you know you were going to be doing that?"
"Not before tonight."
She looked at me with a skeptical expression. "You sure seemed to be confident with what you were doing."
"What are you saying?" I asked.
She shrugged. "Nothing. It just looks like you practiced with him."
"Well, I didn't. Thank you, I guess," I added in an uncertain tone since it seemed like she was accusing me of something rather than complimenting me.
The camera lights were off, and I was glad it was dark enough in there that it wasn't obvious I was blushing. There was a mix of emotions happening inside me as I stood there, trying to act normal in front of my sister. Mostly, I was remembering that dance… the way I felt dancing with Alex… the things he had said to me.
