DO YOU ONLY WANNA DANCE?
Chapter Four

Rosa looked at him. This man was unbelievable. He hardly knew her, yet he was willing to pay off her debt. Why? Why did he need to date her? Was it because all he wanted was sex and nothing else? She couldn't process the thought of him only wanting that. But rich men always wanted that. So, she had to ask the awful question. "Why would a man like yourself want me, Jack? I'm nothing special. Do you think you can buy me off like some whore?"

"Rosa, don't get the wrong idea. You’re not some whore on the street I am paying just to get you to sleep with me. If that was the case, I would have slept with preppy Victoria, but I didn't. Because I didn't want that kind of relationship. I want to share a special relationship with you. If we ever do make love, it's going to be special, because you will be my first."

"What? You’re a virgin?" Rosa was in shock.

"Yes, and this is the first time I have ever admitted it to someone." He wanted her to know she was special to him.

"I don't know what to say." She was speechless.

"Say yes and become my dance partner, Rosa." He needed her to say yes.

"How can I refuse a once in a lifetime offer from the most handsome man I ever met?" She touched his cheek.

"You mean it?" His eyes lit up.

"I do, Jack Dawson. I will become your dance partner, and not just for the money, but because you believe in me." She was happy. She hadn't felt this way in a long time.

"Do you want cash or a check?" He didn't care about the money. All he needed was her.

"Cash." Rosa hated to sound like she was using him just for the money, but she wasn't. It was a fair trade, wasn't it?

"I am going to school here, so after school I can go to the bank and give you the money." He would stay true to his word.

"Okay. No problem. You’re one in a million, Jack." She punched him in the shoulder.

"So are you, Rosa. Dance lessons start tomorrow at four, so wear something comfortable, and I will see you tomorrow." He turned to leave.

"All right. See you there." She opened the gate to her apartment complex and stood there, waiting for Jack to kiss her. When he didn't she stepped on the higher step, grabbed him before he could leave, and kissed him.

He held her close to him as she kissed him. He kissed her back, tasting her lips and feeling her hands touching him. He moaned against her lips. He was ready to love her. He took a step back, forcing himself not to be weak. He didn't want to make her any less comfortable.

"Why did you pull back?" Rosa looked into his eyes.

"I had to before I did something you wouldn't like." He wondered if he had it in him to do that to a woman. Take charge.

"Who said I wouldn't like it?" Rosa teased.

"You’re playing with fire, Rosa, and you’re on very thin ice. I can only take so much." He pleaded with her not to force him to do something he had never done.

"Sorry for being a tease. In time, I will show you how to love me in every way." She would, every step of the way.

"I look forward to it, Rosa. Good night." He turned to leave, and she didn't pull him back this time.

"Good night, Jack." She closed her fence and walked to the door, opening it with her key. She saw Jack leave and wished he was spending the night with her instead.

Jack whistled all the way back to the hotel. He was happy and content. He hailed a cab and it took him back to the hotel. When he got to his suite, his mom and dad were waiting for him.

"Glad to see you’re back," his mom said as he stepped inside.

"Sorry. I forgot the time." Jack yawned.

"We brought you some food. It's in the sitting room. It's still warm." Martha wondered what he had done this time.

"Thanks, Mom. But I think I am gonna go to sleep. I just had a rough day," he lied. He had had a wonderful day.

"All right. Good night, son." Martha let him go and went to sit down.

"Good night, Dad, Mom," Jack said before heading to bed.

Ty turned to Martha. After all the hard times Jack had put his mother through, he hadn't even bothered to call her to tell her he was okay. He would have to have a chat with him sometime in the near future. Wait! He had never called him Dad before. Something had changed, definitely.

*****

The next day, Jack got up for school. He brushed back his hair, put on a white shirt and gray slacks, and headed out of the suite with his dinner jacket. He wasn't looking forward to going to a preppy rich school. He hated the fact that he would have to sit there and wait for the teacher to start. He liked hands-on work better than sitting all day and listening to a lecture. He wanted to practice on cadavers. He was looking forward to it. He hailed a cab and sat back. "Truman University, please."

"Yes, sir," the cabbie said.

He was early. He looked at all the potentials. Then he saw a familiar face. He tapped the girl's shoulder. "Katie?"

"Jack Dawson. So nice to see you." She smiled.

"I had no idea you were into medicine." He smiled back at her.

"Me, either, but if I am gonna be a nurse, I have to study, don't I?" She looked at him. She wasn't attracted to him at all. He was a nice guy, just like Javier was.

"A nurse?" His eyes opened wide.

"Yeah, Doctor," she mocked him.

"Thanks, but I am not licensed yet. I thought you would be a dance major or something in the arts." He would have thought she was. Her dancing was spectacular.

"I would have, but since I am staying here with my fiancé, we need all the financial support we can get." She hadn't bothered to tell Javier the little secret she had been keeping from him. They needed money and needed it very soon.

"And Javier is your fiancé?" Jack interrupted her thoughts.

"Yes. We only met last year, but we fell deeply in love." She remembered everything like it was yesterday.

"Yep, Havana can do that to you." Jack shrugged, thinking of Rosa.

"Ms. Miller, Mr. Dawson. I would like to do today's lecture. Would you please take your seats?" the professor interrupted them.

"Yeah, sure." Jack looked at him and sat down.

The professor started blabbing, saying everything Jack already knew. It was just a review of everything he had learned in the states, so he didn't bother to take notes like he usually would. He sat there listening. This was the only class he needed to become a licensed doctor. His mind started to drift off to Rosa. In his notebook, he started writing Rosa Dawson. He didn't know why she affected him so much. She just did.

After class, Katie walked with Jack out the front gate. Javier was waiting for her. When he saw Jack with her, he went completely insane, but didn't say a word to Katie about it.

"Katie, can I hold your books for you?" Javier came to her side.

"Sure. Thank you, mi amor." She handed them over and kissed his lips.

"De nada, bonita." He kissed her back and took her hand.

Seeing Javier give him a weird look, Jack backed off and told Katie he would see her later. She smiled at him and left with Javier, back to their home. Jack headed in the opposite direction, to the bank, just like he said he would.

Chapter Five
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