"Babe I do that on all my lovers, trust me she will love it," Shane said with a wink walking out of the room.

I sighed and quickly slipped on my leotard. My hair and makeup was already done. I set up backstage as the last dancer basked in the applause. My back was to the audience as the curtains opened and I felt the heat of the lights on my back.

I heard the applause and I closed my eyes as the music started to play. I felt it in my bones and just as the singer started to sing her first words I whipped my head around and swirled around my body following my head like a snake.

"Gloria, you’re always on the run now
Running after somebody
You gotta get him somehow"

My legs shot up into the air as I leapt and landed with a turn. I felt everything disappearing like it always did, but this time I wasn’t alone on my plane. The bar was empty and there was only one chair that was occupied by Tina. She was sitting there smiling up at me with that beautiful smile.

"Gloria, don’t you think your fallin?
If everybody wants you
Why isn’t anybody calling?
You don’t have to answer
Leave ‘em hanging on the line oh-oh
Oh, calling Gloria."

My leg kicked out straight with my toes perfectly pointed, my body leaning back and back arched. I froze in that position as the song ended and the club broke out in applause. The entire world came back in an instant along with all my pains, worries, and insecurities. That’s the part I wish didn’t come back.

The stage lights turned off and the curtains closed in front of me. The next dancer after me started setting up and I walked back to the dressing room. "You killed out there Bette," one of the dancers said.

A sheepish-looking Jenny walked up to me and I said, "get the hell away from me."

"I just wanted to apologize," Jenny said raising her hands, "I was a jackass yesterday and I’m so sorry. Look I promise I’ll never preposition you to work for me again."

"You swear on that?" I said.

"Yes," Jenny said extending her hand, "truce?"

I shook her hand, "truce."