I love this! I was genuinely surprised when Cutter asked Claudia if he could cut in, and Claudia informed Lester that Cutter was his date, not hers. And Lester was shocked into silence and then thought it must all be a joke until Cutter kissed him! So sweet and romantic! :-)
It's so clever the way you're able to use that "starting off on the wrong foot" expression in more than one way. It's great the way you come full circle with that at the end:
Nick's lips twitched. “I am wrong. Occasionally.” He sighed. “And you were being difficult. I... can we start again?”
“Why would I want to do that?”
“You're still dancing with me and you didn't thump me when I kissed you.”
“Ah. There is that,” Lester admitted. “I suppose we both started off on the wrong foot with each other.”
“And now?”
“Well, you haven't trod on my toes yet.” Lester smirked before lowering his head so he could whisper in Nick's ears, “I do believe you still have the keys to my flat. Tomorrow, 8pm sharp.”
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It's so clever the way you're able to use that "starting off on the wrong foot" expression in more than one way. It's great the way you come full circle with that at the end:
Nick's lips twitched. “I am wrong. Occasionally.” He sighed. “And you were being difficult. I... can we start again?”
“Why would I want to do that?”
“You're still dancing with me and you didn't thump me when I kissed you.”
“Ah. There is that,” Lester admitted. “I suppose we both started off on the wrong foot with each other.”
“And now?”
“Well, you haven't trod on my toes yet.” Lester smirked before lowering his head so he could whisper in Nick's ears, “I do believe you still have the keys to my flat. Tomorrow, 8pm sharp.”