Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (c)

[Tag Along]

"Well, you definitely dance better than you play cards..." Lillian replied softly, returning his grin.

A faster song began to play, and Lillian took Ryan's hand, leading him to an empty table in the corner.

[Specs]

"Hey! That was just one time, alright?" said Ryan laughing. But before he could do anything else, they were off the dance floor and sitting down on the side.

"I'm fine, Lillian," he said, once they sat down. "I'm a big boy, don't worry too much."

[Tag Along]

Lillian couldn't stop herself from worrying, but she tried not to let it show.

"What, and it doesn't matter that I'm absolutely parched?" She put a hand on her chest to show she was quite surprised and offended.

[Specs]

"Oh! Yeah, um, what'd you want?" said Ryan, perking up and quickly forgetting about his arm. Tonight, his priority was Lilian and that was it.

[Tag Along]

"Rum and coke, please." She answered sweetly, pursing her lips a bit.

"But don't let me have more than two. I'm serious. Unless you want me to be disgustingly affectionate and tell you I love you every two minutes."

[Specs]

"Oh, you said you wanted two?" teased Ryan, getting up from his seat to get their drinks at the bar. He would've hated to leave Lillian alone but that's what happened when you got drinks. He dashed over as fast as he could, rushing as if he was betting on horses at the track. He came back as quickly as he could, holding their drinks.

[Tag Along]

Lillian took a sip and found she had been thinking about their dance just now...

"You know, there was no need to rush with the drinks." She said, laying her hand on his forearm. "This very nice gentleman was coming over to talk to me, but you scared him off."

[Specs]

Ryan quickly tensed, his eyes scanning the bar. "Which one?"

[Tag Along]

Lillian found the most attractive guy sitting at the bar and pointed him out. "That one, with the dark hair and the big muscles... I'm sure he wanted to talk about the movement of the German soldiers and predict their next move." She nodded solemnly.

[Specs]

Ryan craned his neck to see who it was then couldn't help but grin. All nervousness was gone as he sat leisurely on his seat. "You're pulling my leg," said Ryan, smirking before taking a sip of his drink.

[Tag Along]

Lillian reached under the table and boldly tugged his pant leg.

"Why, yes I am." Truth be told, she hadn't even noticed any other guys. She was completely infatuated with Ryan tonight. She propped her elbow on the table, resting her chin in the palm of her hand, her eyes twinkling as she looked over at him.

[Specs]

"You're a witty one, aren't you?" said Ryan, laughing. He shook his head at her, smiling. "I know that guy, Teddy. He's already got a girl so don't think your prank worked on me."

[Tag Along]

Lillian blushed a bit, though smiled through it. She took a big sip of her drink, feeling the rum burn all the way down to her stomach.

Then, a Frank Sinatra song came on. "Oh, this is one of my favorites!" Lillian exclaimed. "That's life, that's what all the people say..." She sang along, glad it was loud enough in there so nobody who wasn't listening in could hear her.

[Specs]

Ryan couldn't help but stare, smiling at her as she began singing to the song. She had captivated him and he wanted to do anything to keep her smiling and happy.

"C'mon, let's dance," said Ryan, standing up to take her hand and lead her back to the dance floor.

[Tag Along]

Lillian resisted just a bit, but made an executive decision that one faster-paced dance would be okay for his arm.

She followed him to the dance floor, still singing along. "But I don't let it, let it get me down,
'Cause this fine ol' world it keeps spinning around..."