Life Dance.

It's dark outside. A little past 8 o'clock and the moon peaks out from the few wispy clouds in the royal blue sky. He flicks on the switch and lights the trees in the garden. It's like magic.

One by one each tree lights up from root to stem to branch to leaves. White, blue, green, red and warm gold lights filter through the garden. It's like the fairy-tale fairies blowing pixie dust on the trees zapping them to life. He dusts some fallen leaves off his shirt and hits the play button to warm smooth jazzy tunes.

You could almost hear it. The sweet tunes of the sax reverberate through the garden to the sweet accompaniment of the piano and soft drums. To-do-cha...to-do-do-cha. Probably sounded a little like this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiRTjZB9lBY  (The Road to Peace by Gerald Albright)

She. She watches from a distance, sort of like a child stealing glances  from behind a curtain on a Christmas night in disbelief,  when , if ever it did happen, the mythical Santa came to life. It's too good to be true. He is too good to be true.

He, not Santa, but her man, walks towards her, his heart beating slightly faster than the norm. Thank God she can't hear it. Their eyes meet and she becomes a ball of nerves. Excitement, jitters, giddiness, delight, oh it's too much. What she doesn't know is that he is feeling it too.

"Shall I have this dance, my lady?" he says while trying to look cool and keep calm.

She nods and timidly gives him her hand. They dance under the navy starry skies and everything seems to stop for them. She takes it all in. Him next to her, the feel of her hands in his. Comfortable, safe, steady...like home. She soaks in his fresh aqua cologne and his very presence. The moment couldn't feel better than this.

He on the other hand looks at her and can't stop smiling. It's not just her enchanting brown eyes or her sweet giggle nor the endless joy she brings him but that he just struck gold with her. Because on this very day, He did. And she did. And they said I do to each other- forever and ever. Nothing beats that.

He holds her closer and she holds him closer and so their life dance begins.