Swing

“I wouldn’t try to change you.”
“You might.”
“Then tell me so I can prove I wouldn’t. Come on. What could possibly be so bad?”
“Trey, I can’t tell you. I can’t tell anybody.”
“Why not?”
“Because you wouldn’t understand.”
“I’d try.”
She was trembling, falling apart in his arms, clinging to him like he was the only thing keeping her grounded.
“I can’t.”

Orphaned and the only caretaker for his crippled brother, Trey Cunningham works at the local soda shop after school. Though he’s the best dancer in town, the missing growth spurts and local bullies team together to obliterate his chances to find a girlfriend. When another orphan arrives in town, she seems the perfect partner—if she was allowed to dance. But the girl of his dreams hides secrets far more dangerous than forbidden dance lessons. Caught between the growing tension between his brother and the growing suspicion of townsfolk, Trey must decide how far he’s willing to go to protect the two people he loves most.