One Dance - Instrumental (slowed) -

Should we add a to bridge the gap between them, or

The slowed, hollowed-out beat of the instrumental pulsed through the floorboards—less a song and more a heartbeat under sedation. Elias sat in the corner booth, his glass sweating onto the mahogany table. He wasn't waiting for anyone; he was waiting for a feeling to leave. One dance - Instrumental (slowed)

They didn't speak. They didn't need to. In the stretched-out silence between the notes, they said everything. They danced until the loop finished, and when the last echo died away, the chair across from him was empty again, the only proof of her presence being the lingering scent of sandalwood and the cold condensation on his glass. Should we add a to bridge the gap