Closed Off To You (Singing Star Trilogy #1) Read Online Free

His fingers squeezed mine before he pulled away and took the lead. As I followed them out of the pub, I wondered what the hell I was doing. It would certainly be a day that would go in my memory bank for the rest of time.
    Maybe, just maybe, I could keep up my resistance to the very handsome Nathan.
     
    *
     
    The Latino music was unexpected. When the friend had mentioned that Nathan knew a place to dance, I assumed he meant a place full of young people and an erratic fast beat. Never did I imagine that he would bring us to a salsa club.
    Lizzie grinned at me, she knew my affinity to Latin music. My hips wanted to move as soon as the doors closed behind us. Nathan glanced over his shoulder, winking when he caught sight of my smile.
    “See? You should never judge a book by its cover.” Lizzie smirked at me as she grabbed the arm of the short man, whose name was Mike, and dragged him onto the dancefloor.
    I stood frozen, unsure whether to follow. Nathan pointed at the bar and made his way over. His friend, Andy, followed him.
    The beat was fast and fluid, just how I liked it. My hips started to involuntary move. Swaying gently to the rhythm. I couldn’t help the feeling that overtook me. I wanted to let loose, even in front of all the other people.
    For many years, I had been a dancer. Not professionally or anything. Just a kitchen dancer. You know the kind, the women that make up their own dance routines in the kitchen while they cooked the dinner. I was a self-confessed brilliant dancer but no one else knew that. Except Lizzie. And Ella. Otherwise, no one else knew my secret talent.
    “Come on, then. Show me your amazing dance moves,” Nathan called into my ear when he returned. I shivered as his breath hit my sensitive lobe.
    He offered me a glass of wine. I took it, glad of the distraction.
    “You first,” I answered.
    His chest bumped into my shoulder as he moved closer. I put the rim of the glass against my lips and glanced up at him. He watched the people on the dancefloor. His eyes were blue, almost navy in the dim light. He really was the most handsome man I had ever come across. On the outside, anyway. There was no telling if he was good on the inside. I wouldn’t mind if he wanted to get to know me on the inside… That was a nice thought…
    “Okay.”
    Nathan took the glass out of my hand and placed it on a nearby table. He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and guided me onto the dancefloor. Lizzie grinned at me as we joined them. She was too excited to be conscious of how she looked when she danced. I wasn’t.
    Nathan started to move his feet back and forth. His hips swung to the rhythm of the music. I couldn’t help but grin. It was weird to see such a muscular man salsa with such ease.
    “The dancefloor is yours,” he shouted.
    I giggled, unable to stop myself. It didn’t look right. The young man, who had rescued me, looked slightly gay. Had I misread all the signs?
    “Why are you laughing?” he asked as he stepped forward.
    “Are you sure you want a special thank you from me? And not your friends?” I joked.
    His mouth stretched open in mock offence. He stepped forward, wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me tight against him. I stopped giggling abruptly as my breasts squashed against his chest and his fingers dug into the flesh of my side.
    The air left my lungs as he swirled his hips, forcing me to follow his motion. I automatically raised my left hand and he took it. He stepped backwards, allowing me to follow his lead. I knew the basic steps to salsa so I moved with him. My skin tingled as I looked up into his eyes and caught him staring down at me. His face was blank, no longer as cocksure as he was before.
    “Not laughing now, are you?” he breathed.
    My whole body shuddered as he pulled me closer and stopped moving us back and forth. He ran his hand down the length of my arm and wrapped it around my back. He swirled our hips from side to side. My hands travelled up his