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is Sarah, Simon and Nick.”
    Lorraine knew she wouldn’t remember any
names, and sure enough, in the next ten minutes she met so many new
people that her head was spinning.
    “Donna, I didn’t know you invited so
many people,” she whispered as she stood in the kitchen, looking
through to the living room. The volume of noise was already quite
strenuous but nobody was dancing yet. Of course it was only
expected, as the first hour of a party was usually spent mingling,
drinking, catching up on the latest news, and so forth.
    Most of the people present knew each
other, which made Lorraine feel like an outsider, however she had
expected that. With Donna’s help she was determined to become part
of the crowd.
    “I told you we had lots of friends,”
Donna said, smiling as she crossed her arms tightly across her
chest.
    Tony stopped behind her as he came into
the kitchen and slipped his arms around her waist. “Good party,
eh?” he said, bending his head and kissing Donna softly on her
neck.
    “Not bad,” Donna said as she lifted her
arms and wrapped them around Tony’s neck.
    Lorraine decided it was time to leave
them alone, so she moved through to the living room.
    Before the party, Tony had removed all
the light bulbs and replaced them with coloured ones. Red, blue,
green and yellow lights dimly coloured the floor and lounge walls,
making it much darker than usual.
    “Lorraine, isn’t it?”
    She turned to face a dark figure whose
face she could not quite make out in this light.
    “Yes, you’re…” She squinted to try and
force her eyes to adjust.
    “Nathan. We met earlier.” He flashed a
pearly smile.
    “Sorry, Nathan. I’ve met so many new
people tonight that I don’t think I remember nearly half their
names.”
    “Sure, I know what it’s like when you’re
new in town,” Nathan said. Dimples creased his cheeks as he smiled
again. “Do you want a drink?”
    “Thanks.” She watched as he poured a
beer for her into a plastic cup. “So, how do you know Donna?”
    “Ah, we went to Hornby High together
when she was here.”
    “Oh, so you’re still at school?”
    He nodded. “Unfortunately, yes.”
    The two slipped easily into a
comfortable conversation and were soon joined by several more of
Tony’s friends. Lorraine found herself enjoying their company, and
the attention she seemed to gather, being Donna’s only friend from
Blenheim.
    A few people finally began to dance and
Lorraine sat back to watch, content to finish her beer and nibble
on a few chips. When she realised the bowl was empty, she took it
through to the kitchen for a refill.
    Almost immediately the music was turned
up a few notches and Lorraine felt the beat pulsate through her
body. The kitchen was quite crowded and at first she did not notice
Scott standing by the door, watching her.
    She stood at the bench and, as she
opened another bag of chips, she swayed her hips from side to side
in time to the music. As she turned around, her steps somewhere
between a walk and a dance, she caught sight of Scott and their
eyes met.
    She stood, transfixed by the intensity
of his gaze and the music suddenly faded to nothing in contrast to
the power she felt in his aura.
    His eyes travelled slowly down over
every inch of her and she knew that her body pleased him. His deep
brown eyes looked almost black in this light, but she knew he was
staring at her. Someone passed between them, almost breaking the
spell, and then was gone, leaving them caught in each other’s gaze
once more.
    “Lorraine, come and dance with me,”
Donna’s excited voice brought Lorraine back down to earth.
    Donna caught her arm and dragged her
back through to the living room. It was no use protesting, as
Lorraine’s legs felt like jelly and she had momentarily lost the
power to speak. She couldn’t get rid of the image of Scott staring
at her like that.
    She shook her head to get the thought
out of her mind, focusing instead on Donna and the music.
    Although he