The room was packed and there were people we knew all around us. The music was loud and we both held a drink in each hand, people feeding them to us despite the fact that we'd both clearly said we didn't really want one.

All I wanted to happen was for both of us to loose a drink, free a hand, so I could wrap hers in mine. We stood against the wall, both of us talking to other people and every time her flesh brushed mine, it was like the desert getting a little rain.