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Chapter 39 Honeymoon
Mr. Castle sees his kids, or rather, he sees his son dragging his daughter away from the dance floor, he became a bit curious about it, Johnny takes Zaya to her mother, Tamara stands up as she sees them coming, "what's going on?" She asks, "you can ask your daughter about that later, I want you both to leave," Johnny says as he let Zaya's arm go, she quickly rubs it as it did hurt her, "what do you mean? I thought you said we could stay," Tamara says, "I didn't said that, it was dad, and he was just being nice," Johnny says as he puts his hands in his pockets, "but..."
Mr. Castle walks to them, he looks at his son, "what's going on?" He asks, Johnny looks at him and sighs, "I want them gone," Johnny says, "why?" Johnny inhales and looks at his mother and sister again, but all he feels is disgust towards them, "they're ruining the wedding and the party, please remove them, dad," Johnny says, "Johnny," Mr. Castle says in a stern tone, Johnny looks down, "well, you know where Zaya got raised, she thought she just could walk up to a man who's taken, she's spoiled and the way she behaves," Johnny looks at Zaya for a second and then back at his father, "she's not my sister, and that's not my mother, and you're being too nice for what they did to you, dad." Johnny says.
"You don't mean that," Tamara says, Johnny looks at her, "I do mean it, please leave before I let you be removed by force, you're not invited for a reason," he says, his face is cold and his eyes pierce with an angry glint, Tamara starts to cry, "please, son," she says and wants to grab his hand, he pulls it back and steps back, "don't call me that, if you had any decency in you, you would've searched for me first before deciding to crash my wedding the way you did," Johnny says, Mr. Castle sighs deeply and nods, "you're right, son, I just wanted to be nice, to show that we're different," he says, Johnny looks at him, "well, I'm tired of being nice now, please remove them and I don't want to see them ever again." Johnny says, he turns and walks away.
Tamara burst into more tears, Zaya is angry, she looks at Johnny and then sees Lisa's face, who's smiling at her and gives her a nod, "let's go, mom, it's obvious we're not welcome," Zaya says, Tamara looks at her and sees a little change, "what's happening to you?" She asks, Mr. Castle looks at Zaya as well and starts to smile a little, "I think I just got a good life lesson," Zaya says after a moment, Tamara is still crying, "I wish I could've seen the ceremony," Tamara says, she looks at him and he smiles, "come, I'll bring you to your car," he says, they nod as they walk away, Clarissa looks after them and smiles, "you're not jealous?" Bianca asks, Clarissa looks at her, "no, he's mine, he has told his ex, not in these words, but you get me." She says and Bianca smiles.
"If you're smart, Tam," he starts and she looks at him, drying her tears, Zaya is just in her own thoughts, "I can see you want to reconnect with your son," he says, she only nods, "he has gone through a lot of bad things in his life, the only stability he ever had before Baby is the job here, Penny and Billy," he explains, "he must've had a horrible life," she whispers, "oh yeah, he did, but since he's with Baby he's very happy, he finally has a stable life, he has love, he's a husband and a father, he's turning each day into a better man because of Baby, he told me he never thought he would be so lucky in life," he says, Tamara stops walking and looks at his face, she feels hurt when hearing that, "I know how you feel, when I saw him the first time again, that's almost a year ago, it was on Baby's birthday." He says and she nods.
"He looked really skinny, I could see how much he has been struggling in life," he says, "where did we go wrong?" She asks, he smiles, "that's a question you better ask yourself, Tam, but maybe it was for the best that it went this way," he says, "maybe, I should thank Frances, don't I?" She asks, he nods, "you can thank her for loving your son, I've never seen anyone before who loves someone so much that she can't sleep when he's not next to her," he says, "really?" She asks, "yes, and I love her like she's my own daughter, she's amazing, and she's an amazing mother, even if she's still so young, they're perfect for each other." He says, Tamara starts to smile about it.
"You think I can try to reconnect with him? Where is he living these days?" She asks eagerly, they walk on again, "at the moment he's living here, since his job is here, but Billy has bought a house and they're going to live together in it for as long as the girls are going to school," he says, "Billy and Johnny are close, aren't they?" She asks with a little smile now, "they're like brother," he answers, "where's the house, do you have the address?" She asks, "don't go too fast, I know where it is, the house is around the corner from my place, but you need to take this slow and careful."
"How?" She asks, "well, first you need to give him a lot of time, I know he's angry and people can do or say things they regret when they're angry," he says and thinks about it, "if you want I can check on him sometimes to see how he will react, but then I need your phone number or address," he says, "sure, I can give you both," she says, "I can't promise you anything, you need to understand that, it might as well be that he really doesn't want to see you anymore, I don't want to give you false hope, okay?" He asks as he watch Tamara taking a pen and some piece of paper out of her purse, "I understand, but please keep me updated." She writes her phone number and address down and gives the piece of paper to him.
He smiles as he lays his hand on her upper back, they arrive at her car, she unlocks it and Zaya steps in, Tamara turns to him and smiles, "please tell him I'm so sorry for crashing their wedding," she says, "I will," he answers, she walks to the other side and he looks at her, "if you want, I can send you pictures from their wedding, and from junior, after all, he's also your grandson," he says, she has opened her door and looks at him again, she smiles a little more now, "that would be nice, he looks just like his father and like you," she says, "that he does, he's a real Castle," he says with a wink and she chuckles a bit, "Johnny and Billy are going to open a dance school soon, but I'll tell you more about it when I call you, okay?" He asks, she smiles and nods, he watch her stepping in and driving away, he waves a little and looks at the address and number, he puts the paper in his pocket and walks back to the party.
A week went by, Johnny and Baby are enjoying their honeymoon as a married couple and as a family, they've been visiting their friends and family every day but also took time for themselves, Billy went to Johnny's cabin and knocks on the door, Johnny looks up, they're lying in bed, junior is with his grandparents and they've been having some nice alone time, Baby is snoozing a bit but opens her eyes when she heard the knock, Johnny takes his pants and puts it on before he goes to the door and opens it, "hey, cuz," Johnny says with a smile as he steps outside, "I see I came on a bad moment," Billy says, Johnny smiles, "don't worry, is there something wrong?" Johnny asks, "no, but Neil came to me earlier and told me that Max expects us in his office in about 10 minutes." Billy says.
"Give me a moment, I'll get dressed, then we can see what he has to say," Johnny says, Billy nods, Johnny went to get his shoes and shirt, Baby looks at him, "where are you going?" She asks, he looks at her and smiles, "we've been asked to go to Max," he says, "is that Billy?" She asks, "yeah, I won't make it long, okay?" He asks, she only nods, "stay here, I'll be spoiling you some more when I get back," he whispers and starts to kiss her, "hmm." She whispers, he chuckles a little and walks to the door.
At Max's office, Billy and Johnny sit down and Max smiles at them, "I hope you both are enjoying your honeymoon," Max says, they nod at him and smile, "as you know, Billy has been talking to me about the house he bought," Max says, Johnny only nods, "I understood that there's a big room next to it and that you both are going to start a dance school there," Max says, "yeah, that's the plan," Billy says with a smile, "I want to help you," he says, "you don't have to help," Johnny says, Max smiles, "I know you would say that, Johnny, so I'll do it like this," Max says and hands a cheque to Billy, who takes it and gasps when he sees the amount on it, "this is one of my presents to you both, it's for the dance school, and I'll spread the word about it, I'm sure the dance school will get big," Max says, "this is too much, sir." Billy says.
Johnny became curious and takes the cheque and gasps, it's an amount of fifteen thousand dollars, "it's not too much, this is for the dance school, so you are able to purchase everything you need, my other present is," he says as he stands up a bit, they look at him, he smiles, "since I know you both are officially resigned now," he adds, they wait for him to go on, "I'm giving you a holiday for free, here on my mountain, for the summer season, it doesn't have to be next summer," he says as he walks to a closet, he takes something out, it looks like vouchers, he hands one to Johnny and one to Billy, who smiles, "thanks, sir, that's very kind."
"I should thank you both, you've been great employees and I've realized in the last year how bad I've been treating the staff, so things are going to change," Max says as he went to sit down again, Johnny looks at Billy who smiles as he looks at Johnny, "I know it sounds like a miracle, I know how the staff thinks about me, and I know what things are going around, but things are really going to change," he says, they look at him and smile, Max smiles, "I'm sure you both will be great business men," he says, "I think you better can say that to our wives," Johnny says, Max chuckles about it, "I'm sure they will be, so give me a call when you decide to come for a holiday, and one last thing," Max says and opens a draw, he takes two envelopes out and hands them out, "what's this?" Billy asks, "these are your summer bonuses, you've been working very hard this year, and I think you deserve some extra to get through the time until the dance school opens."
They take the envelopes and smile, "and for the rest of your honeymoon, you're welcome to eat in the restaurant, you can join with everything here, okay?" Max asks, they nod and stand up, so did Max as well, "thanks, sir," Billy says, "please call me Max," Max says as he shakes hands with Billy, who only smiles now, "thanks, Max," Johnny says as they shake hands as well, "now, off you two go, I need to make a phone call." He says, they nod and walk away.
"He's been really generous," Billy says as he opens the envelope and sees how much money he got, "he has, especially with the cheque," Johnny says as he looks in his own envelope, he sighs a little and puts the cheque and the voucher in it as well, "how much do we actually have now?" Billy says, "enough to renovate the whole building and to start the dance school, and even to buy a new car," Johnny says, Billy chuckles about it, "I'm really thinking to buy a station wagon," Johnny says, "sounds like a good idea." Billy says, they walk on in silence, Johnny puts the envelope in his pocket.
"You think the dance school will run?" Johnny asks after some moments, Billy looks at him and sighs a little, "I can't tell you, we need to find that out when we have opened the doors," Billy says, Johnny inhales deeply, "I think that I will miss it here as well, even if I'm happy that I don't have to work here anymore," Johnny says, "yeah, me too, we've got so many memories from here," Billy says, "what about Pen?" He asks, Johnny looks at him and smiles, "well, she's pregnant, she did a test a few days ago as you know, they're going to the doctor soon, I guess she can't stay here anymore either," Johnny says, Billy nods, "we should take her in, you could teach lessons together with Pen, she can live with us as well, since Chris is also going to Mt. Holyoke."
"We should talk to our wives first," Johnny says and Billy chuckles, "alright, though I think they would love to have Pen and Chris around," Billy says, Johnny didn't respond to it, "what about your mother and sister?" Billy asks when they're close to Johnny's cabin, "what about them?" Johnny asks a little annoyed, "well, your father said that she's sorry for crashing our wedding," Billy says, Johnny sighs and looks at the cabin, "I don't know, cuz, what they did isn't right, not only at the wedding, but also in the past," Johnny says, "I know, but maybe she wants to reconnect and then you can ask her why she did these things," Billy says, "I'm not interested, I want to focus on my family and our future." Johnny says and opens the door.
"I'll see ya later, cuz," Johnny says, Billy nods with a smile, "see ya," he says and walks to his own cabin, Johnny walks inside and sees Baby sitting on the bed, he smiles at her as he takes the envelope out of his pocket, "what's that?" She asks, he went to sit down on the bed and gives it to her, "our presents and my summer bonus," Johnny says, Baby looks from him to the envelope and opens it, "this is a lot of money," she says, "he told us that we've been working so hard this season that we deserve the extra money," he says, "that's very generous of him," she says as she takes the cheque out, "he's really generous," she says as she frowns a bit, he sees her face, "that's for the dance school, he said he wanted to help us, that money is for buying everything we need," Johnny explains, she looks at him and puts the cheque in the envelope again, she takes the voucher and smiles, "free holiday, hmm, sounds great," she whispers, he chuckles about her face, "we can take it whenever we want." He says and he moves closer to her, she looks in his eyes and smiles.
"Sounds amazing, getting spoiled, just the two of us, the kids are with their grandparents," she whispers, he chuckles a little and starts to kiss her, "I love you," he whispers, she smiles, "I love you more," she whispers, he grins a little, he takes the envelope and lays it on the bedside table, "now I'm gonna show you how much more I love you." He whispers and starts to kiss her again, she giggles as he stops the kiss and then kisses his way down.
When the honeymoon came to an end, the men are packing everything while the girls are at Baby's parents, Chris went to them for some company, Peter and Colin have left last week already, Lisa has been horrible since that day, she sits on a chair and sees Chris coming, "I think I'm gonna take a nap," she says and stands up, Baby looks at her sister, "why don't you just call him?" Baby asks, "this evening," Lisa says and gives Baby a little smile now, "then you've got something to look forward to, you need to see it from the bright side, sis, he's not gonna leave you," Baby says and Lisa smiles more now, Chris looks at them as he sits down, Lisa walks inside her cabin and Baby looks at Chris now, "you're ready to go back to school?" Baby asks, Chris smiles, "yeah, it's the very first time in my life that I'm actually looking forward to go back to school."
The girls giggle about his face, "when is the wedding?" Jenny asks, the girls have been bothering him about it every day, "I don't know yet, I'm letting Pen decide, she might as well just want to wait until the baby is born," Chris says with a grin, he's still amazed that he's going to be a father, "I'm sure you'll be a great father," Baby says, she looks at junior and smiles, he's asleep on her arms, Chris looks at him as well, "I hope so, but I won't be as great as Johnny, he's amazing," Chris says and Baby giggles, "you're happy that Pen will live at our place as well?" Jenny asks, he looks at her and smiles wider now, the girls giggle, "I'm happy you've found true love in Pen," Baby says, "thanks, girls, I'm just very happy to have you all in my life."
"Stop sliming," Jenny says and they laugh now, junior opens his eyes and Baby waggles him a bit, "your parents had a great time?" Baby asks, Chris' parents have left last week as well, most guests have left now, "yeah, and they seem to be ready to becoming grandparents as well," he says and the girls giggle about it, "yeah, your mother can't stop talking about it," Jenny says, Chris rolls his eyes, "I'm glad they're not mad at you, you've got amazing parents," Baby says, "thanks, Baby, that means a lot." Chris says.
"3 months ago I would never have thought that I would become to close to you and your husbands, or that I would find Pen, or that she gets pregnant and we're engaged," he says and looks at the view, "or that you'll be living with us," Baby adds, Jenny giggles again, "yeah, I'm sure we'll be having amazing times." Chris says.
Mr. Castle has departed as well, together with Clarissa and Bianca, they need prepare for the new schoolyear, and they've got meetings and all that, Jake and Marge will depart with Lisa tomorrow, Jake needs to get back to work and Lisa needs to start at her senior year of college, "no more dorm rooms," Jenny says and giggles, "you can say that, I really didn't like the dorms," Chris says, "it wasn't all too bad, but I'm happy I can wake up next to my husband every day." Baby says, Jenny giggles while she agrees with Baby.
When they arrived at the house after their honeymoon, they all work on it to renovate it, the girls and Chris went back to school while Billy and Johnny work on the dance school, Penny got told not to do too much with her pregnancy, it took some time for them to find a rhythm that fits to their lives, but none couldn't be happier as they already are.
Clarissa and Mr. Castle decided to first date and live apart for some time, but when the Christmas holiday came, he asked her if she wanted to move in, Jake and Marge visit them every other weekend and Lisa visits Colin every school holiday.
As for Peter, he's constantly around his friends and during Spring break that schoolyear, he met someone, who's the same type like Johnny, they started to date not long after the holiday and are hitting it off, his friends took his boyfriend in as family and Peter never felt happier before, his parents are so happy for their son that they wanted the two to come for dinner once a week.
Penny gave birth to a girl, they named her Amy, that summer Chris and Penny got married as well, like Chris had predicted, Penny wanted to wait after their baby girl was born, Jenny and Billy are still trying for a baby.
The dance school is up and running very well, they got a lot of customers in the first months, after that they became a stable establishment, thought their customers are still rising, especially with college students, but that's to Mr. Castle's doing, he's promoting the dance school a lot at Mt. Holyoke.