"THE GREAT HOOKUP IS BACK IN BUSINESS!" Deema shouted with joy. She, Gil and Goby were sitting on Molly and Gil's futon in their condo waiting for Molly to get ready to go to parade for the 176th birthday of Bubble City. The yellow-haired guppy clapped her hands. "I'm so glad you guys are in on this plan!"
Gil rested his arm on top of the futon. "Well, they are our friends."
Goby nodded in agreement as Molly entered the living room. She was wearing a purple and gold dress with a Bubble City Sky Scraper head band. She passed extra Bubble City hair accessories to her friends. "Let's leave the hookup plan for later. It's time to celebrate!"
The parade was action-packed. Sea creatures from all over the ocean attended, hoping to make this year the best yet. A lobster marching band was up first, playing a triumphant tune to welcome the people. The four friends cheered from the top of their lungs and started clapping.
Later, the four friends got hungry, so they decided to find a place to eat. The pink-haired guppy nervously tapped her faux nails on the table. Though she wanted to put the hookup plan behind her for just a day, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious about the situation. To her luck, she spotted Oona buying a hot dog from the food truck parked on the curb. She decided to swim up to her and talk about the situation.
"Oona!"
She turned around. "Hey Molly! Good to see you!"
"You too!" The pink-haired guppy sighed. "Listen, ah... about Nonny. I think you should apologize to him."
Oona looked stunned. "What?"
"I know he hurt your feelings in the past, but he can't be blamed for everything."
The purple haired guppy nervously played with her fingers. "You're right. I've been putting this off for too long. I need to apologize."
Molly nodded. "That's the spirit!" She glanced over to her friends sitting at a patio table. Gil was fist - bumping Nonny as he swam over to say hello. The pink-haired guppy glanced at her friend. She pulled her arm to her friends with confidence. She wasn't going to leave until they resolved the issue.
"Wait right now?" Oona asked worryingly.
"It's now or never."
Meanwhile, Gil was convincing Nonny to apologize to Oona for his actions at the table, with Deema and Goby backing him up.
"There's no turning back now," Deema said. "she's coming."
As Molly approached Nonny with Oona's arm in one hand, her friends departed the table, giving the adults some space. Nonny noticed Oona avoiding eye contact with her and sighed. He placed his hand on the back of his neck. "Oona I am so sorry for the way I treated you in high school,"
She still refused to meet him eye to eye as she crossed her arms, but Nonny kept talking. "I should have listened to your ideas. I should have put more faith in you. I was a terrible boyfriend. I've been feeling guilty ever since I started uni. I thought you hated me for life."
"Well," Oona finally said while smirking. She lifted her head and stared into Nonny's deep green eyes. She had to admit, she missed staring into them. "you were right."
They both laughed quietly under their breath as Nonny ran his fingers through his quiff. "I hope you can forgive me."
Oona frown curled into a small grin. "I forgive you. I too apologize for my actions. I shouldn't have ruined your project that you worked so hard on. I'm glad you still got into uni though."
The ginger started to grin hopefully. "Are we cool?"
Oona nodded. "We're cool."
Nonny reached his arms out for a hug as Oona held her left hand for a handshake. Afterwards, they switched roles, so Oona arms would be out and Nonny's hand would be out for a handshake. They exchanged confused looks. Oona then held out her small fist. "Baby steps?"
Nonny smiled an irresistible toothy smile and lightly pounds her fist with his. "Baby steps."