“Dance with me,” he says. Father goes so still, one would think he’d been turned to stone. “Is that an order or a request? I’m told you hang girls who get too close to you.” “Not hang. Those girls are asked to leave the party. So long as you mind your distance, I will not have you dismissed as well.” Still, I’m not ready to concede just yet. “Is there any fun in a dance when you can’t touch your partner?” “Accept my invitation and you will find out.”
