Part thirteen: Penny's holidays
Finally Penny had her holidays. First she went to Baltimore. Her mother Mary and her father Jerry were welcoming her warmly.
Mary: Oh Penny. Nice to see you. How are you?
Penny: I'm fine. Thank you Mom. How are you both?
Jerry: We are fine now. We were missing you. Where have you been? We tried to call you at Lucy's house but she always said that you were staying with her any longer and that you haven't left an address. We were worried about you.
Penny: I'm sorry. But I'm now living in the near of New York.
Mary: New York? What are you doing there?
Penny: I teach dancing at a small but very successful school.
Jerry: You are having a real job.
Penny: Yes, I have. Do you remember Johnny Castle? He was my boyfriend some years ago. We are giving courses at the Kellerman Holiday Resort. He had opened his own school with the help of his girlfriend Babe. He offered me the job and I took it.
Mary: You are working for your former boyfriend? Do you think that is a good idea. I mean his girlfriend can go jealous about you.
Penny: Babe knows that Johnny and I were involved years ago. She's a great person and a really good friend. She had helped me three times last summer and I will never forget this. She had saved my life, my future and Johnny's job. I don't love Johnny any longer and he is terrible in love with her. So there is no risk for any of them.
Jerry: And what's about your love life?
Penny: Daddy, please? That's none of your businesses!
Jerry: I only want to know if there is a guy in your life.
Penny: No there is no one. Of course I have a lot of dates with my students but there is no one I love. The last guy I loved was such an idiot.
Mary: Tell about him.
Penny: I met him last summer at Kellerman's. His name was Robbie Gould. He was a waiter there. We felt in love, so I thought. I would spent my life with him. But then I got pregnant with his baby and he left me. He didn't believe that it was his one. Babe, she was a guest at Kellerman's helped me to have an abortion. It was terrible. It was at a day Johnny and I had a performance at a local restaurant. I couldn't take part in it so Babe offered her help. We showed her the dance and she replaced me. That was the time Johnny felt in love with her. After the abortion I had terrible pain. Babe got her father, who is a doctor to me. He helped me.
Mary: Why haven't you told us about the baby? We had helped you!
Penny: I didn't want to have a child of a man he thought that it wasn't his. I hate him for this.
Jerry: Oh, my poor darling.
Penny was so angry about herself. She didn't want to tell her parents about Robbie or the baby. But she couldn't stand the temptation to tell someone about her pain. Penny stayed a few days longer but she would like to leave as soon as possible. She was going to go to Miami. There would be no-one she knows and she could regain her strengths. The next few weeks were going to be stressful with Johnny and Babe at Kellerman's and only she and Billy as teachers. And perhaps she could have a little adventure with a tourist to forget Robbie completely.
When Penny arrived at Miami the first thing she did was going to the beach and lie down. The beach was terrible crowded but she doesn't mind. She was happy to be away from her parents. It was nice to see them from time to time but only for one day or less.
On the evening she was spending her time at the restaurant of her hotel. She sat on a table and studied the card. Suddenly a guy, about thirty years old, tall and thin with black hair was coming to her and said something to her.
Guy: Penny Johnson? Are you this for real?
Penny: Yes, do we know us?
Guy: I think so. We were at the same class at the dance school. My name is Terry King.
Penny: Terry? Oh my god. I haven't recognize you. You have changed a lot since then. For the better.
Terry: You have changed too. You look great. Are you waiting for someone?
Penny: No, you can have this seat. Lets talk about you. What have you done? Are you a great dancer?
Terry: I was. But I had a terrible car accident where I hurt my knee. I can't dance now but I was good before.
Penny: If you can't dance now, what are you doing?
Terry: I'm a choreograph and a director at Broadway. The critics says that I'm good at this job. I can live off it. But what's with you? What are you doing?
Penny: Oh, nothing spectacular. I teach dancing in a little school in the near of New York. It the school of a former boyfriend of me. He owns it with is girlfriend. But I'm happy. The colleagues are nice and we know each other very well. We are a little family. And we have a lot to do. Next month I'm going to manage the school alone. Johnny and Babe are going to Kellerman's to teach dancing there. I'm alone with Billy, he's the third teacher of the school.
Terry: Is he is boyfriend?
Penny: Why do you ask? No he's not my boyfriend. He's the cousin of Johnny, my boss and he is involved with Lisa. She's the younger sister of Babe, Johnny's girlfriend and my boss, too. I'm single since last summer. What about you?
Terry: Well, I was involved with a dancer from one of my musicals but it didn't worked out. Actually this would be our honeymoon. Now I'm single, too and I think it's better this way.
Terry invited Penny for dinner and for lunch tomorrow. They were talking about old times. They went together to the beach and on shopping tours. Penny was happy with him. They went each night out for dinner. Like today.
Terry: Penny, should I tell you something?
Penny: Yes, why not.
Terry: When we were together at school I was in love with you. But you didn't noticed me. This feeling never ended. The girl I was going to marry look nearly like you. All girls I dated did. You are the woman of my dreams. I love you Penny.
Penny: I was in love with you back in the school, too. But I thought that you didn't liked me. You always were so ... I don't know. You never asked me out.
Terry: I was nervous to speak to you. You are the most beautiful woman I know. I want to spent the rest of my life with you.
Penny: That's impossible.
Terry: Why? Don't you love me?
Penny: I love you, Terry. But you are a famous director who travels a lot around the world. I'm just a dance instructor. And I can't leave Johnny or the school. They have done to much for me.
Terry: Most time I can work at home. I only have to go to the practice for some days. So we won't be apart for long. And I'm sure Johnny would understand when you want to go with me.
Penny: Sure he would understand but I can't leave him hanging. And Babe. She had done to much for me. I never will forget this. I just can't stay with you.
Terry: But if you could stay at your school with Johnny and Babe you would stay with me.
Penny: Yeah, but you can't ruin your carrier for me.
Terry: But I can manage that we can have a lot of time together and still work at the broadway. Like I said I only need to be there of some days. The rest is ours. It's enough for me. I only don't want to loose you again. This is our second chance to be happy and perhaps our last chance.
Penny: Okay, lets try.
The next few days they spent together. Nothing could apart them. On the last friday of Penny's holiday Terry cooked for her in his hotel room. It was very romantically.
Terry: Penny, there is a question I need to ask you.
Penny: What question?
Terry: Penny, you are the best what happened to me in my whole life. Penny, will you marry me?
Penny: Yes, I will. I was never so happy before in my life. I want to spent the rest of my life with you.
Penny and Terry had a small wedding ceremony in the next morning. After this they were leaving to go back to the school. They had decided that Terry would stay the first time with her at Mandy's garden house. Then they would take a apartment of their own. And Penny was going to stay at Johnny's school. She had told him about the last summer at Kellerman's and about Robbie and the baby. He understand that she would like to stay there and he wouldn't do anything against it.
They were arriving on a monday. No-one here knew about the wedding or Terry. Penny was going to invite all of her friends for dinner. Terry cooked the dinner while Penny called all persons.
At eight o'clock Johnny, Babe, Billy, Lisa, Jake and Marge were at the garden house. Penny hadn't seen Mandy since her arriving in the morning.
Babe: Penny, nice that you are back. I have missed you. You look great.
Johnny: Yeah, it seems that a little holiday can do miracles.
Penny: There is really a miracle but I'll tell you later about this. First I want you to met Terry King.
Billy: Terry King? The broadway director?
Penny: Exactly.
Terry went from the kitchen to the living room and was greeted by seven strangers. Penny introduced him to everyone.
Johnny: So tell us, where did you met him?
Penny: We met at the dance school years ago. He was on holiday in Miami, too.
Terry: Actually it was my honeymoon but it didn't worked out between the two of us.
Penny: We remembered old days where we were in love.
Terry: And we are still in love.
Penny: Yes, that's right. And we are married since yesterday.
Their guest couldn't believe what they had heard but after a few seconds they congratulated the two of them.
Penny: Enough about me. Where is Mandy? I haven't seen her today.
Babe: Oh, Mandy. She's on her honeymoon.
Penny: Honeymoon? With whom?
Johnny: Her husband is a really nice guy. He was here to visit his two nephews at a dance school.
Penny: She had married an uncle of you? It only can be Tony!
Johnny: Yeah, she had married Tony last week in Las Vegas. We had called you but no-one knew where you were.
Penny: When they are back we can celebrate two weddings.
Penny and Terry spent the week together. Johnny took over all her classes. So they got some time alone before Penny was going to manage the school alone. They had a wonderful time.
TBC...
A/N: It's soon finished. I promise.
Finally Penny had her holidays. First she went to Baltimore. Her mother Mary and her father Jerry were welcoming her warmly.
Mary: Oh Penny. Nice to see you. How are you?
Penny: I'm fine. Thank you Mom. How are you both?
Jerry: We are fine now. We were missing you. Where have you been? We tried to call you at Lucy's house but she always said that you were staying with her any longer and that you haven't left an address. We were worried about you.
Penny: I'm sorry. But I'm now living in the near of New York.
Mary: New York? What are you doing there?
Penny: I teach dancing at a small but very successful school.
Jerry: You are having a real job.
Penny: Yes, I have. Do you remember Johnny Castle? He was my boyfriend some years ago. We are giving courses at the Kellerman Holiday Resort. He had opened his own school with the help of his girlfriend Babe. He offered me the job and I took it.
Mary: You are working for your former boyfriend? Do you think that is a good idea. I mean his girlfriend can go jealous about you.
Penny: Babe knows that Johnny and I were involved years ago. She's a great person and a really good friend. She had helped me three times last summer and I will never forget this. She had saved my life, my future and Johnny's job. I don't love Johnny any longer and he is terrible in love with her. So there is no risk for any of them.
Jerry: And what's about your love life?
Penny: Daddy, please? That's none of your businesses!
Jerry: I only want to know if there is a guy in your life.
Penny: No there is no one. Of course I have a lot of dates with my students but there is no one I love. The last guy I loved was such an idiot.
Mary: Tell about him.
Penny: I met him last summer at Kellerman's. His name was Robbie Gould. He was a waiter there. We felt in love, so I thought. I would spent my life with him. But then I got pregnant with his baby and he left me. He didn't believe that it was his one. Babe, she was a guest at Kellerman's helped me to have an abortion. It was terrible. It was at a day Johnny and I had a performance at a local restaurant. I couldn't take part in it so Babe offered her help. We showed her the dance and she replaced me. That was the time Johnny felt in love with her. After the abortion I had terrible pain. Babe got her father, who is a doctor to me. He helped me.
Mary: Why haven't you told us about the baby? We had helped you!
Penny: I didn't want to have a child of a man he thought that it wasn't his. I hate him for this.
Jerry: Oh, my poor darling.
Penny was so angry about herself. She didn't want to tell her parents about Robbie or the baby. But she couldn't stand the temptation to tell someone about her pain. Penny stayed a few days longer but she would like to leave as soon as possible. She was going to go to Miami. There would be no-one she knows and she could regain her strengths. The next few weeks were going to be stressful with Johnny and Babe at Kellerman's and only she and Billy as teachers. And perhaps she could have a little adventure with a tourist to forget Robbie completely.
When Penny arrived at Miami the first thing she did was going to the beach and lie down. The beach was terrible crowded but she doesn't mind. She was happy to be away from her parents. It was nice to see them from time to time but only for one day or less.
On the evening she was spending her time at the restaurant of her hotel. She sat on a table and studied the card. Suddenly a guy, about thirty years old, tall and thin with black hair was coming to her and said something to her.
Guy: Penny Johnson? Are you this for real?
Penny: Yes, do we know us?
Guy: I think so. We were at the same class at the dance school. My name is Terry King.
Penny: Terry? Oh my god. I haven't recognize you. You have changed a lot since then. For the better.
Terry: You have changed too. You look great. Are you waiting for someone?
Penny: No, you can have this seat. Lets talk about you. What have you done? Are you a great dancer?
Terry: I was. But I had a terrible car accident where I hurt my knee. I can't dance now but I was good before.
Penny: If you can't dance now, what are you doing?
Terry: I'm a choreograph and a director at Broadway. The critics says that I'm good at this job. I can live off it. But what's with you? What are you doing?
Penny: Oh, nothing spectacular. I teach dancing in a little school in the near of New York. It the school of a former boyfriend of me. He owns it with is girlfriend. But I'm happy. The colleagues are nice and we know each other very well. We are a little family. And we have a lot to do. Next month I'm going to manage the school alone. Johnny and Babe are going to Kellerman's to teach dancing there. I'm alone with Billy, he's the third teacher of the school.
Terry: Is he is boyfriend?
Penny: Why do you ask? No he's not my boyfriend. He's the cousin of Johnny, my boss and he is involved with Lisa. She's the younger sister of Babe, Johnny's girlfriend and my boss, too. I'm single since last summer. What about you?
Terry: Well, I was involved with a dancer from one of my musicals but it didn't worked out. Actually this would be our honeymoon. Now I'm single, too and I think it's better this way.
Terry invited Penny for dinner and for lunch tomorrow. They were talking about old times. They went together to the beach and on shopping tours. Penny was happy with him. They went each night out for dinner. Like today.
Terry: Penny, should I tell you something?
Penny: Yes, why not.
Terry: When we were together at school I was in love with you. But you didn't noticed me. This feeling never ended. The girl I was going to marry look nearly like you. All girls I dated did. You are the woman of my dreams. I love you Penny.
Penny: I was in love with you back in the school, too. But I thought that you didn't liked me. You always were so ... I don't know. You never asked me out.
Terry: I was nervous to speak to you. You are the most beautiful woman I know. I want to spent the rest of my life with you.
Penny: That's impossible.
Terry: Why? Don't you love me?
Penny: I love you, Terry. But you are a famous director who travels a lot around the world. I'm just a dance instructor. And I can't leave Johnny or the school. They have done to much for me.
Terry: Most time I can work at home. I only have to go to the practice for some days. So we won't be apart for long. And I'm sure Johnny would understand when you want to go with me.
Penny: Sure he would understand but I can't leave him hanging. And Babe. She had done to much for me. I never will forget this. I just can't stay with you.
Terry: But if you could stay at your school with Johnny and Babe you would stay with me.
Penny: Yeah, but you can't ruin your carrier for me.
Terry: But I can manage that we can have a lot of time together and still work at the broadway. Like I said I only need to be there of some days. The rest is ours. It's enough for me. I only don't want to loose you again. This is our second chance to be happy and perhaps our last chance.
Penny: Okay, lets try.
The next few days they spent together. Nothing could apart them. On the last friday of Penny's holiday Terry cooked for her in his hotel room. It was very romantically.
Terry: Penny, there is a question I need to ask you.
Penny: What question?
Terry: Penny, you are the best what happened to me in my whole life. Penny, will you marry me?
Penny: Yes, I will. I was never so happy before in my life. I want to spent the rest of my life with you.
Penny and Terry had a small wedding ceremony in the next morning. After this they were leaving to go back to the school. They had decided that Terry would stay the first time with her at Mandy's garden house. Then they would take a apartment of their own. And Penny was going to stay at Johnny's school. She had told him about the last summer at Kellerman's and about Robbie and the baby. He understand that she would like to stay there and he wouldn't do anything against it.
They were arriving on a monday. No-one here knew about the wedding or Terry. Penny was going to invite all of her friends for dinner. Terry cooked the dinner while Penny called all persons.
At eight o'clock Johnny, Babe, Billy, Lisa, Jake and Marge were at the garden house. Penny hadn't seen Mandy since her arriving in the morning.
Babe: Penny, nice that you are back. I have missed you. You look great.
Johnny: Yeah, it seems that a little holiday can do miracles.
Penny: There is really a miracle but I'll tell you later about this. First I want you to met Terry King.
Billy: Terry King? The broadway director?
Penny: Exactly.
Terry went from the kitchen to the living room and was greeted by seven strangers. Penny introduced him to everyone.
Johnny: So tell us, where did you met him?
Penny: We met at the dance school years ago. He was on holiday in Miami, too.
Terry: Actually it was my honeymoon but it didn't worked out between the two of us.
Penny: We remembered old days where we were in love.
Terry: And we are still in love.
Penny: Yes, that's right. And we are married since yesterday.
Their guest couldn't believe what they had heard but after a few seconds they congratulated the two of them.
Penny: Enough about me. Where is Mandy? I haven't seen her today.
Babe: Oh, Mandy. She's on her honeymoon.
Penny: Honeymoon? With whom?
Johnny: Her husband is a really nice guy. He was here to visit his two nephews at a dance school.
Penny: She had married an uncle of you? It only can be Tony!
Johnny: Yeah, she had married Tony last week in Las Vegas. We had called you but no-one knew where you were.
Penny: When they are back we can celebrate two weddings.
Penny and Terry spent the week together. Johnny took over all her classes. So they got some time alone before Penny was going to manage the school alone. They had a wonderful time.
TBC...
A/N: It's soon finished. I promise.
