Chapter 9: Firefly

~ Willow ~ I decided that I wasn’t going to let thoughts of Drake consume me. I have let him hurt me enough. It’s a shame that it took me putting distance between us for his true colors to shine through. I grabbed Brax’s hand. “Dance with me, Brax.” I said. I led him over to where everyone else was dancing. The music was a nice smooth beat that was perfect for close and seductive dancing. I turned to face Brax. I looked up into his piercing blue eyes. He placed his bottom lip between his teeth and grabbed my hips to pull me closer. My heart rate instantly sped up. Now that I didn’t have the lingering thought of doing Drake wrong stopping me from advancing things with Brax, I was a little nervous. I tried to seem as confident as possible. I wrapped my arms around his neck. When I touched his bare skin, I felt something… different. It was like little pings of static electricity. Brax felt it also, I could tell by the look in his eyes. He placed one hand behind my back and pulled me flush