A dance with Rose

With **** but to follow Rose, you found yourself on the dance floor on the opposite end of the bar before long. Although it had been some time since you'd danced, you found you had a lot of fun in dancing with Rose. She laughed and smiled as the two of you whirled across the dance floor together. After the song ended Rose panted and grinned at you.

"You did pretty well" she said.

"Thanks. So did you" you said, smiling.

"Care to go again?" she asked.

"Nah, I'm afraid my rum's going to come back up again" you said with a laugh.

"Aw, alright" Rose said, taking your hand and going back to your booth. She looked at you over her shoulder and smiled. You couldn't help but notice she sat next to you rather than across from you this time.

"Had fun?" you asked.

"If we dance like this on every date I will" Rose said, smiling.

"Every date? You want to go again?" you asked.

"Of course!" she all but exclaimed, then grinned sheepishly. "I mean, I wouldn't mind."

"I'll think about it" you said with a wink.

"You're no fun" Rose replied with a laugh.

"Hey, you're laughing, that means I am" you told her. At this the brunette snorted and pushed your shoulder.

"Just you wait" she said.

"For what?" you asked.

"I don't know yet, but I'll think of something" Rose replied.

A while later you were in a cab heading back to Rose's place. Deciding to be responsible, you'd foregone driving back. Rose kept smiling at you on the way there, at one point reaching out to take your hand and squeezing it.

"What are you doing?" you asked.

"Just wanted to look at your hand" she said as she brought it to her face and studied it.

"That's weird" you said.

"Shut up and let me look" Rose said, peering intently at your palm.

"Uh, okay" you said, barely able to keep a grin from showing.

"Ah, I see it now" Rose said. "You've got a long life line, which is obviously good. A long and clearly visible life line means a long, healthy life. But this is far more interesting. The love line" she said with a grin.

"Yeah? How's it looking?" you asked.

"I see a pretty brunette in your future" Rose said.

"Now that's just nonsense" you said.

"She's closer than you think" Rose replied. Knowing full well that she meant herself, you grinned slyly.

"The cabbie's a guy, you know" you teased.

"Ass" Rose giggled, running a nail over your palm. "For that, I'm cutting your love line in half."

"Sorry, but I was born with those. You can't change them" you said.

"Damn. Guess that your love life will continue to be great" she said.

"So what else is there?" you asked.

"The money line, the head line, and the marriage hand. I hate to tell you this, but they're all pretty good" she said.

"Let me guess, a brunette is in there somewhere?" you said.

"Possibly" Rose giggled.

When you got to Rose's apartment you got out of the cab, told him to wait for a second.

"So I had a lot of fun tonight" Rose said. "Would you like to go again?"

"Yeah, sure" you said. "What's your number?" Rose told you and you immediately texted her. "There, now you have mine."

"Thanks" Rose said with a big smile. She then hesitated for a moment. "Would you like to come upstairs?" she asked.