Chapter 17
We moved onto the parquet dance floor which had been set up in the Empire Church portion of the Community Center. From the stage, a live orchestra played jazzy renditions of classic dance tunes which echoed off the cathedral ceiling and made it sound as if we were surrounded by a heavenly chorus of instruments. Adam took my hand in a formal waltz, maintaining a tight dance box as we did the foxtrot. There was a rigidity to the way he danced, formal, cautious, and always maintaining his dance space; but he did know how to dance, which was far better than Gregory, who'd refused to go out on the dance floor unless he got completely drunk.
Little by little we did that awkward thing two people who've never danced together before do as they feel one another out and silently decide w
