artisticrainey Messages: 1228 Registered: July 2012 Location: Northern Ireland
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After spending some time conversing with Elise, Nikki politely excused herself from her company when she spotted Alan talking with Gordon.
Nikki's smile grew as she approached Alan. She felt like she was a teenager again attending a dance event back at school.
Alan paused his conversation with Gordon when he noticed Nikki walking towards him.
The ginger haired Tracy nudged his younger brother to remind him that he was still there. He gave a slight laugh. "Here comes one of the Cinderellas. Now remember, play it cool."
Alan gave his brother a look as if to say, 'what are you talking about?'.
Gordon, picking up on the look, laughed again. "I'll leave you to it." He was about to walk away when he added, "And don't mess up." He lifted the camera in his hand and smiled at Nikki when she arrived. "I'm liking the red idea you ladies have got going on tonight. I'll be looking forward to my birthday since you all did this for Virgil's. Mermaids come to mind."
"Mermaids? Keep on dreaming," Nikki said as she shook her head.
"Don't worry, I will." With that, Gordon walked off to film and mingle with the others.
Alan's mouth opened and then closed before he found the words he wanted to say. "Nikki, you look great. I mean you all do, but..."
"Thanks. You're looking pretty good yourself," Nikki replied.
"How's the ankle?"
"Not 100%, but it's getting there."
"Well, hopefully you'll able to have at least one dance."
"Maybe. It depends."
"On what?"
"Are you asking?" Nikki gave a sly smile.
Alan matched it. "Maybe." He guided Nikki to a seat.