Chapter 1

Today, Mr Grouper got married to the lovely Janet Flores. Everybody who got invited are now heading to the reception to celebrate their marriage.

"I can't believe Mr Grouper is married!" Molly exclaimed.

"I know! It's so romantic!" Oona said.

Everybody was waiting for the married couple to deliver their speech.

"Mr Grouper and Mrs. Grouper are about to give their speech!" Nonny said

The sea creatures break into applause when they swim onto stage. Mr Grouper waved at his students and they waved back beaming.

"Thank you, thank you. See, I'd never thought I would meet my true love, until last summer." Mrs. Grouper started.

"Me either. I was about to give up. But when I met Janet, she gave me a reason to keep believing. I never thought she wouldn't like a fat fish like me" Mr. Grouper said.

Everybody started to chuckle at the funny comment. Deema and Gil laughed along and high-fived each other.

"Yup we really turned a leaf over." Mrs Grouper said.

"Our advice to our single fish friends is to stop asking yourself "What if". Just go for it. Take a chance. That's what love is all about!" Mr. Grouper finished.

Mrs. Grouper and Mr. Grouper kissed each other once they finished. The crowd gave the speech a standing ovation.

"Nonny?" Deema asked. He gave her a tissue and she blew her nose. "That was so beautiful!"

"It sure was!" Molly said. "I'm so happy for him!"

"Now let the party begin!" Janet cheered.

*Dance music plays*

"Want to dance, Molly?" Gil asked.

"Sure!" Molly said.

The two guppies swim to the dance floor and start to have fun. Meanwhile, Deema and Oona are eating dinner at the banquet table.

"If only love were that easy." Deema sighed.

"It can be. Remember Mr. Groupers speech!" Oona smiled.

"Okay, where's Goby?" She quickly glanced around the room searching for him, but he is nowhere in sight.

"Oooh you into Goby now?!" Oona said in a playful voice.

"What? I've always been into Goby. I can't find him anywhere" She kept glimpsing around the room

"I'm thinking of asking him to dance with me!"

"I'm proud of you, Deema. You're following Mr. Grouper's speech!"

Nonny swims over to their table with three glasses of punch.

"Here, girls. They are almost out!"

The girls thank Nonny and invite him to sit with them at the table.

"Nonny, have you seen Goby?" Oona asked.

"Goby," He sounded stunned. "I-I-I-I no I-I-I have not"

"It's not for me, it's for Deema!"

"What?" Deema said surprised. "No. I mean—"

"Ohhh for Deema! Yeah, I think he's in the Merman's Room." He swims away.

"Thanks, Nonny!" Oona waved.

. . .

After 20 minutes of dancing, Gil went to the merman's room down the hall. As he entered the room, he found his friend talking to a mirror

"What should I say?" Goby mumbled. "Hey Deema, would you like to dance with me? No, too simple. Maybe-"

"What are you doing, Goby?" Gil asked.

"How—how long have you been standing there?" Goby looked worried.

Gil put his elbow on his friends shoulder "Long enough to realize that you like Deema. I'm your best friend, so that automatically makes me your wingman on this."

Goby looks up in confusion "It does?"