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The rhythh Jen Miller as she parked her car on one of the side streets of Calle Ocho and made her way to Luna Azul Blue Moon…they were rare in real life, allad for the one that the Stern brothers had offered her by hiring her to be the salsa teacher at their Miahtclub

The club itself was a rarity The Stern brothers had created a scandal when they’d purchased the old cigar factory in the heart of Little Havana and turned it into one of Miaed certain members of the Cuban-American community today

She pulled the strap of her large Coach bag higher on her shoulder as she walked through the grand entrance of Luna Azul She stopped as she always did to catch her breath Nothing said gla installation did It was a depiction of the night sky filled with a large blue o and the colors of the uniform of the entire staff

Walking through the door each night , and she was very happy to be working here

The fact that she got to dance again made her even happier Three years earlier, when she’d made a bad decision based on her heart instead of her head, she’d been banned fro

But now she was back at the barre so to speak and teaching her favorite of all the dances she knew The salsa

The dance was created by Spanish-speaking people froh she was about as white-bread-American as one could be, the dance felt as if it had been created for her

As she headed into the club, she saw that the ht’s performance of XSU—the British rock band that had taken the American pop charts by storged Jen to get theed to

She was hoping for a gli their first set

The club was divided into several different areas The e dance area surrounded by high-stooled tables and cozy booths set in darkened alcoves On the second floor, where she spent most of her time, was a rehearsal room with a small bar and then a em of the second floor was the balcony that opened off to the left and the stage set in the back It was there that every night Luna Azul re-created the famous last Friday celebrations held on Calle Ocho Up there every night was like a feast day for Latin roups perforled to the sexy salsa beats of the Latin music

And she was at the heart of it, Jen thought She taught the custoe to help them enjoy the music that much more

As Jen walked into the rehearsal rooreeted her with, “You’re late”

“I aht on time”

Alison lifted one eyebrow at her She was funnyfor punctuality that Jen simply didn’t

“You’re lucky no one has stopped by to check on the classroom”

“Alison, chill The classrooht a neith me”