The same one I asked him to give me.
So this was it.
Just like I predicted,it was for Lilian and that's why I couldn't have it first.
Scattered applause rose around the hall.
Because the gathering was intimate, Lilian spoke casually and naturally, making everyone feel close to her.
As the last of her words faded into the room, the final note of Alexander's piano piece slowly came to an end.
When the final note faded, Alexander rose from the piano.
With measured steps, calm and composed as ever, he walked straight toward Lilian.
He extended his hand.
Lilian placed hers in his without hesitation, her smile radiant as he guided her to the center of the hall.
Then the dance began.
One of Alexander's hands rested lightly on her waist, while Lilian's hand settled gracefully on his shoulder. Their joined hands lifted between them as they moved into the first elegant turn of a ballroom waltz.
Music swelled through the room once more.
To its steady rhythm, they moved as one.
