Awwwwww, Jenna is cute. She's so cute. She's fun to dance with and she has so much energy and he wants to lure her into his car and read her mind and figure out how to make her his.

"So're you," he says, smiling affectionately down at her.

Jenna does her very very very very best not to swoon. His smile is so cute and adorable and pretty as is the rest of his face and she really wants to kiss it. Later. Later. "Thank you," she says with another blush. 

And then the teachers tell them to rotate, and she gives a little wistful look at Sean and goes on to the next dancer in the circle. 

After several more dancers, now he's dancing with Carol. She waits until the teachers tell them what to do, and the music starts, and then she talks to him. "She's pretty into you," she says in a low voice, without preamble. "And it seems like you're pretty into her. And there's nothing wrong with that. But Jenna's a pretty happy and innocent girl, and I really like that about her, and I'd hate to see that change. From what I've heard about you you could be a spoiled rich kid looking for a score. And I dearly hope that's not the case. So here's the deal -- if you have sex with her and then dump her, or end up hurting her in any other way, I don't care how big and strong you are, or how expensive your car is, or how much money you have. I will find a way to end you. You got that?"

"I mean, that's fair," he says, "but how far are you planning to go, here? If I date her and then we break up, are you gonna murder me? Seems kinda harsh. I really feel like if you're gonna threaten somebody you should be making your expectations clearer than that."

Carol stumbles a bit in her step before catching herself. This is not quite how this conversation is supposed to go. "Look, you're clearly a straightforward guy," she says after a moment. "I'm just trying to make sure you have good intentions here. You're not making that particularly easy." She pauses again. "I haven't yet figured out what I'll do to you," she says, "I'd really prefer to never have to. But I will make sure if you do something untoward I'll make it something you regret. Is that clear enough?"

"Sure," he says, cheerfully. "And to be clear, I like Jenna. I don't wanna mess her up, that'd be sad."

Carol relaxes a little when he says this. "Good," she says. "Just keep all that in mind, and I'm sure we'll get along just fine."

And then they're told to rotate again, and she gives him a smile and goes to the next person. 

It's fun. As much as he loves his car, dance gives him something that driving doesn't.

Jenna's having a lot of fun too! Even if some of her excitement is tied up in a single specific person with a smile and cuteness and... other things that are for later and not for now, she really does enjoy the chance to dance and move around like this. It's so much fun! It's a little annoying when she watches Carol giving him the third degree (really, she can handle herself, Carol!) she knows it's just her friend looking out for her and that she really does mean well. She should still talk to her about it later. Just because she's bouncy and enthusiastic and possibly a little bit too enamored with this this dreamy sweet boy doesn't mean she can't make plans and protect herself. Probably. 

After about an hour of practicing the basics, the two students in charge tell then they're done. "The rest of tonight is social dancing," they tell them. "We go until 10:30, but I know a bunch of you have classes tomorrow, and might have homework already, so feel free to cut out whenever. Enjoy the rest of your night!" 

And then they turn the lights down a little, and people are free to dance with whomever. 

This looks like an opportunity to dance with Jenna some more!

Jenna has a very similar thought! She walks (ok, bounces) over to him and shyly (ok, enthusiastically) asks him if he'd like to have this first dance.

He grins at her. "Definitely!"

Jenna grins and slides into his embrace and for the first minute or so she's just dancing with him, and it feels so great, he's so very strong and sure and pretty and cute and strong and it's so very wonderful to just be held by him, and look at his cute smiling face and she really wants to kiss him now but she's not going to kiss him now she's going to dance with other boys first and wait to kiss him later tonight that is the plan and she is sticking by the plan even if he's so cute and strong and... and maybe she should be talking to the boy instead of just staring at him like she's in love (which she might be but that isn't so important right now hush).

She blushes a little. "Um. So. How're classes going?" (Damnit what a stupid boring conversation topic come on you can do better!)

"Pretty good!" She's so cute. She's so cute and he wants to own her. "It turns out architecture is mostly interesting enough to pay attention to! How about you, how's acting?"

Well, at least he doesn't seem to mind. Thank goodness. "It's going pretty well," she tells him. "Well, reasonably well. It turns out that some of the things they're having us do in class are pretty mentally exhausting? And we're only getting started! They haven't really even assigned homework yet. It's nice to just do something like this where I don't have to worry too much about feeling things I'm not really feeling or where to stand on a stage or... or lots of things, really. I can just relax and enjoy my time with... um, with people! With my friends and with other people!" She doesn't want to move too fast yet even though they both know what's really going on here they can play the game a little longer and she should go dance with other people and let her heart stop pounding through her ears. She will come back. Later. Many laters. Other boys first. Stop thinking about kissing him and being carried off into his car and doing... other things with him in his car. That is for extra later. She has a plan and she is not going to jump in feet first when she still has to get used to going to all her classes and whatever homework they give her first.

"No homework yet? Lucky you, I've had a bunch."

"They've given us some, for sure, but a lot so far is classwork. They'll be giving us things to practice outside of it soon enough." Why is he so hot damnit it's making it harder for her to think of something to actually say instead of just staring at his cute face and feeling his muscles as he leads her and... and everything. "Hopefully the work hasn't been that bad?" Nope, that's still the same topic! "Have you um, gotten up to anything else besides school so far?" There, that's better. Kindof.

"Honestly I spend most of my time driving. I really, really love my car."

Jenna giggles. "It is a really great car, isn't it. Thanks again for for giving me a ride back to campus. It was pretty fun to ride around in, for sure." Don't say anything about going for another ride with him, that's later, she's just going to kiss him tonight, that's it, she can set up a date to do that after tonight, when she's not so overwhelmed with all these feelings and desires and can maybe think straight. Hopefully.

The song comes to an end, and Jenna very regretfully (very very regretfully, damnit) pulls away from his strong frame and muscular arms and comfortable hold and smiles sweetly at him. "I should go dance with other people," she tells him. "But, we can dance later? If you want?" Seriously she is studying to be an actress she can come up with better lines than this.

"I definitely do want that!"

Jenna very very carefully resists the urge to jump up and down with glee when he says that and smiles back at him and goes off to look for another boy to dance with. Even if she's thinking of dancing with Sean again. She needs to calm down a little and enjoy the other dancers and catch Sean later. And then maybe she can kiss him. Or she can wait a little bit later into the night like a sensible person instead of throwing herself at him.

Sean will cheerfully dance with anybody else who wants to. Dancing is good and fun and it - makes him happy, makes him feel bright and vivid and alive, in a way that few other things do.

It's definitely extra nice to dance with Jenna, though, and he keeps an eye out for opportunities to do more of that.

After about a half an hour, which is enough time for her to calm down some even if she does feel a bit head over heels at the moment, Jenna sees him all alone again after the most recent song and even though she should probably wait a little while longer she catches his eye and smiles. She's not going to be too forward and ask him this time, but she'll see if he does. She's pretty sure he's into her too and that's why he's here but giving him more chances to confirm it makes her feel really good and so she's just going to smile and see if he comes over.

He does!

"Hey, let's dance."