Stuck On You novel Chapter 5

We finally got the results of our cheer tryouts, but I couldn’t do it; it was way too much money to try and spend on a student’s budget. Quinn and I settled for dancing with this group that often practiced in a warehouse near the beach not far from us. Cheer had some dancing in it; it really wasn’t that different, except we could mix some of our stunting with it. The crew thought that it was pretty cool. There were three girls, including us, and three guys.

“You guys are pretty cool chicks,” the leader of the crew, Luca, said after our first practice.

“I told you, Luca,” Hayden said. It was weird. Hayden actually did something productive. He was a part of the dance crew. It’s how we found out about it. I was only in my sports bra and Nike pros with a light tank top over it. It was getting pretty hot so I pulled off my tank top.

“Our next gig is a partner thing. The guy who hired us wants us to do a spicy tango, his words not mine. Jason with Lana, Hayden with Jordyn, and I’ll take Quinn,” he instructed. “Let’s go one couple at a time and just see how freestyle goes.”

“I’m always with Hayden though,” Lana complained. I saw Hayden look down as a small smirk crossed his face. I rolled my eyes.

“You can have him,” I said. She got a little excited before Hayden grabbed me around the waist and pulled me closer to him.

“Nope, your mine, sweetheart,” he said. I made a disgusted face and looked at him.

“Stop calling me that!” I said. Everyone else just kind of laughed except Lana. She didn’t look too happy. It seemed like there was a past there. Luca and Quinn went first. They moved pretty in sync to the music. Quinn used her flexibility to her advantage. Lana and Jason went next. Hayden has his arm around my waist the whole time.

“Our turn,” Hayden whispered into my ear when they finished. “Forget your ‘holier than thou’ ways for a moment and just go with the music,” he said. I nodded discreetly as we moved into the middle of the floor.

The music started and the first thing Hayden did was run his hands all over my body. I just went with it. I moved my hips seductively and ran my hand over my face and through my hair. Hayden spun me around and grabbed my hand as his other hand went to my waist. My body was flush to his and there was a pause before we started gliding across the floor. He spun me out and I swiveled my hips slightly before his hands went to my waist. I propped my foot up on his shoulder before he walked backwards with me. He grabbed my waist and lifted me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and ran my hand down the side of his face. My lips were only inches from his before I pointed one toe towards the ground and arched my back. He held my up with one arm and ran his other hand down my neck and chest. I snapped back up and grabbed his hand before he spun me and dipped me. I wanted to make this more interesting than your normal tango, so I set my hands on the floor and did a back walkover back tuck out of it before I landed in the splits. Hayden offered me a hand and I spun up and back to him. He pulled my leg up around his waist with my hands on his chest and his other hand securely on my lower back as the music ended.

It was completely silent. No one said anything and we didn’t move. Hayden and I were both breathing heavily against each other. He gave me a small smile and gave me a peck on the lips before we finally separated from each other. I smiled. I was pleased with our performance.

“Wow, talk about heat. You two were on fire,” Luca said eventually with a satisfied smile on his face. He turned to Quinn. “Can you do that flip thing?” he asked. She smiled and nodded.

“We can’t do that for the gig,” Lana cut in. “They were practically having sex out there,” she said. Luca chuckled and so did Hayden.

“That’s the beauty of the tango, Lana. It’s sexy,” Hayden said with a smug look on his face. He reached forward slightly and gave my butt a slap. I turned and slapped his arm.

“Ass,” I muttered, turning back around and crossing my arms. Hayden only chuckled. He knew that he was getting under my skin, and I knew he was enjoying it.

“I guess Hayden has called shotgun on Jordyn,” Jason laughed. I put my hands on my hips and rolled my eyes.

“Nobody has shotgun on me,” I argued. Jason only shook his head laughing. Lana was starting to look pissed. There was definitely history there. Hayden pulled my hips back a d kissed the side of my head as everyone started walking away. I smacked his chest.

“Hayden, you’re driving us back to the apartments, right?” Quinn said. He finally let go of me and went to go get his duffle bag. I picked up my tank top and put it back on. When Quinn was ready, we drove back to the apartments. I walked with Quinn to her room.