Dawn secretly continued to hang out with Janine while she was still in the club. When she sees Janine in her room when she goes into a Babysitter's club meeting, she secretly waves to her while she is in her room on her computer, Janine waves back and she even gives a small smile. Dawn smiled back and went into Claudia's room for the meeting.
"Dawn, I gotta say, you're not only a really good babysitter, but you really handled our finances well," Claudia says.
"Yeah, you're really good with math," Mary Anne says.
"Well, I'm glad that you said that, because I'm not the one who did all of that," Dawn stated.
"You had someone else do it for you?" Mary Anne asked. She looked at Claudia.
"I guess that's fine, we all get lazy one time or another, but who did the work for you then?" Claudia asked.
"Excuse me for a moment," Dawn says, she left Claudia's room.
Claudia and Mary Anne looked at each other confused. Dawn came into Janine's room.
"Come on, we can tell them," Dawn says.
"She won't like it," Janine says.
"I know, but after Kristy and Stacey, we need someone like you."
Dawn and Janine walls into Claudia's room. Claudia had a look of disgust on her face.
"Dawn, why did you bring Janine?" Claudia asks, trying not to get mad with the new member.
"She is the one who helped our finances, I think she can be in the club." Dawn says.
"No! Nope! Not happening! I can't have my older sister in the club! It'll be my living hell! I already live with her!" Claudia yells.
Janine looked hurt, Mary Anne and Dawn felt her pain. Claudia calmed down and took a deep breath, she knew if she said anything more she would continue to hurt her older sister. Dawn held Janine's hand secretly to try and comfort her.
"Janine...I'm sorry...I know we don't really have the best relationship, but I just feel uncomfortable having you around…" Claudia says slowly.
Janine nods sadly.
"No! Claudia, we need new members! When you came to me about the club, I was excited, so I joined. But then you told me why you needed new members, the Kristy incident. Now, I think you're being just like her," Dawn says to Claudia.
"How?" Claudia asks.
"You let your personal feelings about someone that you don't like get in the way of letting someone into the club. Don't be like Kristy."
Claudia looks at her older sister, she sighs, she doesn't want to be like Kristy, she can't let her inferiority complex toward her sister get in the way for the club, maybe they can even get closer and be friends.
"You are right, I can't be like her. Janine, you are really good with money, I know you are busy with your studies, but do you wanna be our Treasurer?"
Janine looked at Dawn and then back at Claudia.
"Yes, I can't promise you that I'll be in every meeting, but I'll help you anyway that I can," Janine says.
Claudia then turns to Dawn, "I know this is crazy, but I don't think I can be President. Vice President is good for me, Dawn you're so open to new people and you bring out the best in them. Heck, I didn't even want my own sister in the club, you should be President of the club."
Dawn looked at Claudia surprised, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am sure."
"Well, ok! I can be President of the Babysitters club," Dawn says.
Everyone smiled, they went back into Claudia's room to continue the meeting.