Sway with Me

Isabelle smiled as she entered the dance studio to find Cristiano already warming up for their session; it was now Wednesday and they had already mastered the basics of the Cha-Cha for their routine.

“Buenos Días,” Isabelle greeted Cristiano as she set down her bag and sipped on her drink, the Portuguese smiled at her as he stopped stretching and turned to face her.

The two of them had been getting along really well and Cristiano felt like he had known Isabelle his entire life.

“Bom dia,” he replied as the red head fished out a CD from her bag and smiled at him.

The two of them had decided to use Maroon 5’s Moves like Jagger as their song for the Cha-Cha; that weekend would be the first that someone would be eliminated, the scores from last weekend and this weekend being added together along with the public vote would decide who.

“So how was training?” Isabelle asked as she popped the CD into the stereo and smiled at him; Cristiano felt something that he hadn’t felt before in his stomach but he shook it off before replying.

“It’s been going well… not as hard as this though,” Cristiano mused making Isabelle nod as she stretched, her top riding up slightly to show off her tones stomach making Cristiano swallow as he stared at her for a moment.

“I was wondering what you were doing this weekend?” Cristiano asked softly making Isabelle look at him as she tied her hair back, she tilted her head curiously as the footballer shifted nervously.

“I mean… I was wondering if you wanted to come to my match this weekend,” Cristiano said making Isabelle smile at him softly, she licked her lips as she brushed some hair from her eyes as she looked at the footballer and nodded.

“I would love too,” Isabelle said making Cristiano smile as he nodded before running a hand through his hair, the two were silent for a moment before Isabelle cleared her throat.

“I think we best get to practicing,” the red head said, Cristiano nodded as she pressed a button allowing the start of Moves like Jagger to fill the air as they moved to their starting positions.

***

Wiping the sweat from his face, Cristiano watched as the producer and one of the cameramen left after they had filmed this week’s training segment for the show; Isabelle sighed as she wiped her hands on her black sweatpants.

“I can’t believe how fast this is all happening,” Cristiano mused making Isabelle nod as she approached him; they had started to work on his hip movements since they were a little stiff for the Cha-Cha.

“It gets faster as the show goes along.” Isabelle mused making Cristiano stare at her sadly, he hated the idea that he wouldn’t be see her after the show had completed or when he was eliminated.

Isabelle had become a part of his life and Cristiano wasn’t sure what he would do when it was time for them to say goodbye; the footballer didn't know why he had become so attached to Isabelle but he had.

“So remember to move your hips… the Cha-Cha is meant to be sexy,” the red head said as she tried to move the focus back to the dance; though the two of them had winded down for a moment.

Before Cristiano could comment, there was a noise and someone stumbled into their dance studio making Isabelle stare at him confused while Cristiano groaned.

“Whoops,” Pepe said as he turned to Marcelo who was standing in the doorway innocently; Cristiano knew what they were trying to do and he wasn’t going to let them ruin this for him.

“Hola,” Marcelo said as he grinned at Isabelle, who raised her eyebrow at the two footballers who had gate crashed her rehearsal with Cristiano; she knew that it would have happened sooner or later.

“What are you doing here?” the Portuguese said annoyed as he pushed himself to his feet and glanced at Isabelle, who rolled her eyes amused as she turned her attention to the stereo.

Pepe and Marcelo grinned at their friend, they had come to meet the woman that Cristiano wouldn’t stop talking about and they had to admit that Sergio’s description of her didn't do the red head justice.

“We came to see if you wanted to join us for lunch,” Marcelo said innocently while Cristiano glared at the two of them while Pepe stared at Isabelle; it was clear that what he was doing was annoying Cristiano.

“Plus we wanted to meet your beautiful dance partner,” Pepe said making Isabelle look at him and smile; Cristiano however didn't look happy that his friend was attempting to flirt with Isabelle.

“Maybe you would like to join us Isabelle?” Marcelo asked making Pepe grin at the idea, while Cristiano swallowed as he realised that this wasn’t going to end well.

***

Isabelle held back a laugh as Cristiano glared at Marcelo after the Brazilian had told yet another embarrassing story about the Portuguese; he couldn't believe that they were doing this to him.

“So Isabelle, do you have a boyfriend?” Pepe asked making Cristiano stare at him as he realised where his friend was going with this; he didn't like it and knew that he couldn't allow this to happen. Isabelle shook her head.

“I’m single actually have been for a long time,” she revealed making Pepe look at her, while Cristiano tried to hide his own surprised.

Isabelle brushed a hand through her hair, she knew that it was often a surprise that she didn't have a boyfriend.

But with the show and dancing, she had very little spare time and when she dated they didn't seem to understand that she couldn't spend all her time with them.

“So then maybe we could have dinner sometime,” Pepe said casually making Cristiano glare at him, Marcelo furrowed his brow as he realised that Cristiano looked jealous that Pepe had asked Isabelle out.

The red head smiled at Pepe and shook her head.

“As much as I would like that I don’t really date,” Isabelle said making the three footballers stare at her surprised; the red head sipped on her drink while Cristiano looked relieved at her declined of Pepe’s offer.

Marcelo and Pepe looked at one another, they would ask Cristiano about it later but they were curious about Isabelle’s admission.

“You don’t date?” Marcelo asked making the red head nod as she nibbled on some bread; she knew that people often got curious about her decision not to have a boyfriend.

“It’s easier this way… no jealous boyfriends and struggling to find time for someone else,” Isabelle said with a shrug, of course she missed having someone in her life and she one day did want to get married and have children.

But right now with her career it just wasn’t an option and she knew it, the last time she had a boyfriend was two years ago and things hadn’t ended well between them; Cristiano tilted his head curiously wondering why she had decided on this path.

However before he could ask her about it, their waiter arrived with their main course, the Portuguese frowned as he glanced at her; he would ask her later if he got the chance.