Free And Then There Was You by Suzy Turner

replied.
    'Dancing in the rain.'
    Adam smiled and walked over to me, removing the glass of wine from my fingers, placing it next to his on the table. He went to his iPod and flicked through some of the songs until he found what he wanted, then he opened the sliding doors to the garden and grabbed me by the hand.
    'Come on,' he said, as we stepped out into the pouring rain.
    I giggled as my hair immediately stuck to the side of my face, and I tried to listen to the music as it began to play via the surround sound system.
    Gene Kelly's voice started singing and I shrieked with delight.
    Adam stepped towards me and grabbed me, deftly dipping me backwards as Singing in the Rain and raindrops filled my hears. Laughter erupted from my lips. I couldn't stop giggling; it felt so good to dance in the rain. I felt so free, and Adam surprised me with his dance skills. He could move – really move. I could easily see him on Strictly, and I told him so. Why Charlie didn't like the way he danced, I'd no idea.
    He grinned, spinning me one way and then the next, while we both sang along to the lyrics. I felt like someone in a movie, and I'd never felt like that before.
    When the song came to an end, we just stood looking at each other, soaked to the bone, waiting for the next song to start.
    When it began, I laughed so much, it gave me hiccups. The BeeGees' Staying Alive made me want to dance like a disco diva, and we both got into the groove, not caring that the thunder was practically overhead.
    Only when fork lightning began to brighten the sky, and I looked a little worried, did he twirl me and twirl me until we were back indoors.
    He pulled the doors closed, not caring that the tiled floor was now covered in water.
    Opening a cupboard in the hall, he pulled out two large towels, handing me one as he quickly removed his clothes and wrapped himself tightly inside his.
    I looked at his naked chest and my knees went weak, but I forced myself to stop, and so I nervously climbed out of my drenched clothes and wrapped myself up as well. As tightly as possible.
    We stood looking at each other before laughter erupted.
    'What now?' I asked. 'What do you like doing that you don't normally get the chance to do?'
    'You know the answer to that question,' he smirked.
    'But not that. Anything but that,' I whispered.
    'I'm trying, Eve. I'm really trying.'
    'Me too, Adam, and we have to keep trying, okay?'
    After a while, he nodded and then grabbed my hand. 'Can you swim?' he asked.
    'Of course. But where can we swim?'
    He touched the side of his nose and pulled me towards a bedroom on the ground floor. Opening a wardrobe door, he found a couple of T-shirts and a couple of pairs of sweatpants.
    'Put these on,' he said. 'We're going for a ride.'
    I looked at him like he was mad but did as I was told.
    Before long, we were in his car, driving further out into the countryside. After about fifteen minutes, we arrived at the most beautiful big manor house, with the most exquisite gardens.
    'Adam, it's stunning. Did you... did you design this garden?'
    He grinned. 'Yes.'
    'Whose house is this?' I asked, as we drove right up to the front door and climbed out, rushing undercover. Adam had a bunch of keys, which he deftly looked through before he found the one he was searching for. Slotting it into the door, he unlocked it and gently pushed me inside, out of the cold rain.
    He said nothing as I gazed up in awe at the beautiful old house. It was like something out of a magazine, with beams above and the most stunning antique furniture, old mixed with new. We walked through the huge hallway, down a long corridor and down some stairs which led to a door that went back outdoors.
    'Where are we going?' I whispered.
    'It's a surprise,' he said, as he pulled me along under a large canopy covered in climbing plants. At the end was another door, which he opened with a different key.
    Pushing the door open, I could smell it before I could see it. Chlorine. Adam stepped