Touch Me, Daddy
“Out here for one song, where no one can see us, angel. Then another dance inside.”
Two dances? That’s forbidden too. We’re supposed to flit around the ballroom, bouncing from partner to partner, all part of the chaotic whirl. And though my mother always shepherds me home long before the end of the night, I’ve heard the rumors about what happens after the music changes. After it gets slower and darker, the beat calling to something primal in everyone.
People bounce from partner to partner in other ways, too. They find alcoves and garden benches and cupboards under stairs, tearing off every scrap of clothing except their masks.