Part ten: The great Competition

On saturday the great competition took place. The four dancers, Penny, Mandy and the Houseman's were going to the venue. There were about fifty dancer groups from the whole state of New York. Babe and Johnny would be number twenty. The first round was going to be the dance instructors. After this the students were showing their talents.

All dancers were great but Babe and Johnny earned the most cheers among the professionals. Some of the students were doing great but the most of them were really bad. Lisa and Billy got the most cheers, too. After all couples had danced the committee took some minutes to select the winner.

President: Dear dancers, we are doing this contest about twenty years now but this is happening for the first time. Each year we have had winner from two different schools but this year we only have one school. Let me tell you something about this school. This school is placed in a small town. It had opened for about a half of a year. We only invited them because the main teacher and part owner of this school was the succession of a committee member. He was a great dancer before and he took part in some competitions and he had some of them. We never thought that they would have such great students. He and his girlfriend are teaching at this school. So enough about the school. We are proud to present the winner out of the professionals in this year's dance competition Johnny Castle with his partner Frances Houseman and the winners out of the students in this year's dance competition are Billy Kostecki with his partner Lisa Houseman.

Babe: We are the winner!!!

Lisa: I can't believe it.

Johnny: Like I told you, you are great dancers.

The two couples went to the president who had them over their trophy. After this they went to the family.

Jake: Babe, Lisa you both were great. Johnny you are a great teacher.

Johnny: Thank you Mr. Houseman. Lisa has nearly as much talent as Babe.

Jake: Johnny, please call me Jake. I think we should speak together privately. Only we two men.

Johnny: Why not.

Johnny looked afraid to Babe.

Marge: We knew that Babe could dance this nice but I never thought that Lisa could do the same.

Lisa: I never thought it, too. Billy and me took only place in the schools competition because we thought it would be fun. Billy showed me a little bit what Johnny taught him. I was only a beginner at this time.

Babe: Yeah, that's right. But you knew more about dancing than I did. And we all were great because we won. I never thought that this would be possible. I knew that Johnny was a great dancer and that our "Mambo" would be good but not the best. I'm very surprised.

Penny: You two are better than all. Johnny had taken part at a contest like this some years ago with me. We hadn't won a prize. And you know that we are both real dance instructors. But you all learned form the best.

Babe: Thank you Penny. But you are a great dancer, too. Like I said at Kellerman's you are very good.

Johnny and Jake went to a place of the hall were not so many persons were.

Jake: Johnny, you know that I didn't like you in the first place.

Johnny: Everybody had felt this.

Jake: You know that I thought you have send Penny to this doctor to make the abortion but Robbie told me the truth about it. But there is another reason why I was so unfriendly to you. I was afraid to loose my Babe. Frances means everything to me. She's going to be my little girl forever. But I noticed that I would loose her if I'm going to hate you. I know that you love her and that she loves you. And I know that you are good for her, very good. She is happy with you. Since she moved out to you I missed her terrible. Of course she visited us sometimes but it was not enough. I hope that she will come more often in the future with you. You are not as bad as I thought.

Johnny: I know that Babe missed you too. But she was afraid because you didn't like me. But now I think we can see each other more often. You are a real family. I wished I had such a family too.

Later this night, Babe and Johnny were back at their apartment.

Babe: What did Daddy want from you?

Johnny: He spoke with me about you and why he doesn't like me. But now everything is okay between us. He will accept me as your boyfriend.

Babe: Why this?

Johnny: He noticed that he missed you and that he was going to loose you if he is going to ignore me. He would like if you pay him a few more visits in the next time. With me. I think I'm going to be a part of your family.

Babe: You were a part of my family from the very beginning only Daddy didn't notice it. But good that he realized the fact the we are together and that I will love you forever.

TBC...

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