Here's the text they were talking about in the picture. I hesitate to share it because without the context and the building tension it won't be as effective, but I'm so happy I'm doing this right that I just had to share. And it's summer. Let's start with a kiss!
Background: Professional dancers Ana and Claus are dancing Romeo & Juliet in Georgia. They were in love in their teens, but things didn't work out. Now they are all grown up and performing together in one of the opening chapters of the novel.
Kiss:
We met center stage precisely as we’d practiced. My hand reached for his, and I placed it over my heart. Did defibrillators go higher than three sixty? Claus’s hands did. Zap.
Both our chests rose and fell with deep breaths. I exhaled heard—it was time to show off a little. More triple turns? Absolutely.
We finished dancing for each other, and Claus buried his face in the hem of my nightgown. It’s all too much for Juliet, and she tries to run. Romeo grabs her hand, bringing her back to him.
Claus’s lips were six inches from mine. I rolled up onto the tips of my toes, meeting his height. He was supposed to close the gap, but he pulled me in instead—his fingers under my chin.
That wasn’t Romeo kissing Juliet. That was Claus. That was Claus kissing me. What was he doing?
The mixture of excitement and hesitation in my reaction seemed to ignite a fire in him. He was supposed to have his hand behind my back, barely touching me, his arms framing us.
But I felt the pressure of his hands and moaned against my will. His lips parted. Salty sweat, together. Heartbeats, together. Heat, together. Two became one.
By the time he let go, I didn’t have to pretend to be dizzy. I pulled away and ran up to the balcony. What had just happened?
Forget about coming back for the final pose. I was supposed to get down on the edge of the balcony and reach for him. But I left him waiting for me to appear one more time and hid behind the curtains instead. I covered my heart with both hands, and heard the audience explode in cheers and shouts.
HAPPY SUMMER! :)