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“What were you thinking?” I yell at Billy, trying to make myself heard over the music. “If he tells Max, we’ll all be in trouble.”

“I won’t,” the kid answers.

“He says he won’t,” Billy echoes, and I roll my eyes. Billy’s far too trusting of people; he has a lot to learn.

“One word to his girlfriend and we’ll be kicked out. You should never have let him come up here.”

The kid’s face twists into something like disgust. “She’s not my girlfriend.” He looks away. “I don’t even like girls.” The last is said quietly as he’s uttering it to himself, kind of an affirmation.

“Don’t do it again.” I shake my head at Billy and walk back to the dancers. I just have to hope he won’t squeal on us, but it’s too late now. I continue dancing with Penny for the remainder of the song, and when a new tune starts up the group holler their approval at the choice of music.

I glance over and the kid is still there, by the door.

He’s wide-eyed as he watches the dancing, as if he’s never seen anything like it before.

He’s pretty, very pretty, and I stare for too long as he chews his bottom lip.

The action makes him look young, and I suppose he can’t be more than eighteen—too young.

That doesn’t stop me walking over to him, though.

His head swings round as I approach, and I beckon him towards me.

When he gets close, I step into his space and gently sway my hips.

He mirrors me and I move closer, placing one hand lightly on his hip.

When he doesn’t move away, I take his hand and place it on my shoulder, and we move together in time to the music, gyrating and twisting.

While I dance with all the members of the dance group, usually in formation, it’s been a while since I’ve danced with another man this way.

.. This close, this sensually. His slim body fits well against mine, which makes it easy to hold him closer than I should.

As he bends backwards away from me, I catch a glimpse of the column of his creamy smooth throat and the fleeting thought of what it would be like to kiss it comes to me.

I keep who I am well hidden, because letting people know you’re bisexual doesn’t get you work.

Only Penny and Billy know the truth. For everyone else, I don’t give them a reason to think anything other than what I make sure they see.

Not even here in the privacy of the staff quarters do I let my guard down, despite encouraging it in the rest of the team.

To be honest, it’s easy, because I haven’t seen a bloke I’ve fancied enough for a long time.

The last notes of the song trail away and I release the kid, disentangling myself from his arms. I walk away.

It’s too much of a risk, and not one I’m about to take now.