Your love is such sweet bliss
So just come lie with me
Baby, just for tonight
Let’s just lie.
This doesn’t have to end
Lock the door behind you
I can’t be just your friend
You know you feel it too
Just lie with me and make me believe
You want to be here with me
Just lie with me and take me away
Only your touch can make it okay
At the endof the song, I can’t stop myself. My hand reaches for her. My fingers thread through her thick, blond hair. The pink streaks flow through my fingers like silk until my hand cups the back of her head. Leaning my face in close to hers, I stop just shy of her lips and stare intently into her eyes as the music fades away.
The roar of the crowd is louder than an earthquake. It echoes off the walls and resounds throughout the arena, while Andi and I stand motionless in the spotlight. Flashes are going off from every direction as cell phones capture this very intimate moment between us. But I don’t care about that. It’s written all over my face, but I want it to show. It’s screaming from every cell in my body, and I want her to hear it.
I am head over heels in love with this beautiful lady.
The professional in me suddenly remembers that we’re standing in front of over eighteen thousand paying customers. As nonchalantly as possible, I speak into the microphone without moving out of my current position. “It sounds like you may have enjoyed that song at least a little. Am I right?”
The resulting answer from our fans is an unmistakable, resounding yes. Their enthusiastic reply makes me chuckle, and I consciously force my hand to release the death grip I have on Andi. The music starts for the second duet, and we go straight into it. It’s more of an upbeat, sexy song, so we dance, engage the audience, and have a lot of fun with it.
“Let’s hear another round of applause for Andi Morgan!” I tell the crowd and they comply.
Andi does a cute little bow, smiles widely, and waves to the audience. Sound Bar does one last song before we say good night to the crowd and leave the stage. Our performance has been spot-on tonight. The audience has been incredible. The energy level of the whole entourage is on a permanent level ten.
But I keep hearing two words repeated in my head.
Dirty dancing.
