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to her thighs, half hidden beneath her short pink dress. She sipped at her drink and savoured the hint of lime in it, the vodka almost unnoticeable.
    “So you get to watch everyone in the club from up here” she said.
    “Oh, yes . It’ s great for that”
    “All the cameras”
    “Yes, all the cameras, it can b e titillatin g and tantalising at the same time”
     
    He smirked and took a swallow of his drink and watched as Charlotte took a longer sip of hers. This in turn made her relax back into the luxurious cushions.
    “So you're a voyeur then?” She quipped, the alcohol activating her sarcastic side.
    “Yes, some things are worth looking at, but others need to be experienced” his mesmerising stare did not waver.
    “So I guess you watched Shelley and me in your changing room?”
    “I couldn't help it, you girls put on a good show on that sofa, but I could have been down there in a couple of minutes”
    “Oh, it was more than a show, dancing makes you feel like that. The intensity of the music builds and whe n it’ s over you're left wanting.....”
     
    “Wanting what?”
    “Wanting release, I guess” Charlie mumbled, blushing like mad at his direct questioning.
    “But you wouldn't understand as you don't dance”
    “Try me” Zach said, flicking a switch so that music started to flood the small room. He stood up and then reached for her hand to pull her up and against his body. Charlotte didn't recognise the melody but the slow beat started its ascent through the souls of her feet.
    “Can you feel it” she asked.
    “I can feel you” he breathed. She let her hand find his chest, firm beneath the luxurious fabric of his shirt.
     
    Closing her eyes she thought about the scene from Dirty Dancing when Johnny first tries to explain the feel of dancing to Baby. With her fingers she started to tap his chest to the beat and tried to ignore the very fast fluttering in her own. He reached up and took her hand in his, transferring it and his to her bare skin at the top of her breast.
    “So now we start to move to the music” Charlie breathed, moving slightly so that she was on the ball of her feet.
    “Like this” he said, slowly starting to sway.
    With each song blending effortlessly into the next they remained joined until Zach's phone rang and the mood was interrupted.
     
    Charlie found her glass and drained it, the alcohol fuelling her reckless mood. Finding the music system she flicked through his iPod and found what she was looking for, a fantastic track by Jaso n Derul o called The Other Side
     
    “Tonight we'll just get drunk, disturb the peace
    Find your hands all over me“
     
    Zach finished his call and turned to see Charlie with her finger on the pause button, grinning sexily at him. She pressed play and started to dance in front of him. The alcohol flooded her system, her body feeling the very depth of the lyrics. After all she reasoned , she had nothing to lose playing the seduction game? Mitchell had not come back to her so perhaps Zach could be his substitute for the night? She saw his arms reaching for her and quickly spun away out of reach
    “You'll have to try harder than that” she teased.
    “Will I” he arched his eyebrows and downed the last of his drink.
     
    He watched her for a while, the undulations of her sleek frame hypnotising him. Not for long though as his desire forced the blood around his body. His eyes focused more intently and with his glass on the side he moved towards her. She dodged him again as she changed direction in a slide just beyond his grip. She swung round, sashaying past but this time closer so that his hand caught hers and he reeled her into his body.
     
    “Got you”
    “Have you” she giggled, sliding down his body and crawling beneath his legs. Zach let out a deep, throaty laugh as he turned around and reached down to grab her foot. With a quick wiggle her shoe came away in his hand as Charlie turned from her crawl to see his face. She was