The following morning, Nikki was at dance class again. They went over the same moves as the previous day and all of the girls got the moves down. During their one break, the head teacher, Becky, of the class took Elie away from everyone else to talk to her.
"I've been watching you for the past few days you've been here, Elie," Becky said, "You've been doing very well. I was wondering if you would be interested in audtitioning for a celebrity."
"You think I'm that good?" Elie asked.
"Good?" Becky asked. "Elie, you're amazing."
"I guess I'll try out."
Becky smiled. "Awesome. Try outs are a week from tomorrow. I can help you train if you want."
"Sounds good."
Nikki walked up to Elie who was at her bag wiping her face with a cloth. She turned towards Nikki who smiled. "What?" Elie asked.
"You just amaze me," Nikki said, "A lot of girls here look up to you."
"I just started here," Elie said.
"I don't think they care."
Bradin walked up to Elie's apartment just before 5:30 and knocked on the door. She opened the door within a minute as she tried to put an ear ring in her ear.
"Hi," she said, "Come on in."
Bradin smiled at her and walked inside closing the door behind him as she walked back to her room. He looked in the direction that Elie walked in and saw her looking at herself in a mirror.
"You're beautiful," he told her. She looked at him through the mirror and smiled. She shut the light off of that room and walked out placing something in her back pocket of her pants. "I mean it, though," he told her, "You do look beautiful."
She smiled. "Ready?"
"More than ever," he said opening the door for her. She smiled at him and walked out. He followed and closed the door behind him.
"When was the last time you went dancing like to a club?" he asked her.
"It's been quite a while."
"So, I'm a lucky guy then?" he asked hoping for a yes as he took her hand.
She smiled. "Yeah. You're one lucky guy," she told him intertwining their fingers together.
"I'm glad you moved out here, Elie," he told her, "You make me happy. I think I'd probably be in the hospital or something now if you weren't here."
"What do you mean?"
He sighed. "I promise that I'll tell you after we go dancing. You need to know these in order to judge if you really do like me or not."
"You don't-"
"But, you really need to know. I don't want you to find out from anyone else but me."
The two teenagers arrived at the club and stood in line to get it, which wasn't long because tons of people were inside. They walked inside and Sean Paul's "We Be Burnin'" started playing.
"Oh this is my song," Elie stated.
Bradin took her hand and led her onto the dance floor. For several songs, the two danced and were sweating badly. They walked off of the floor and got a bottle of water each.
"Excuse me," someone said. Everyone looked towards a stage that was in the club. There stood Becky. "I would like to introduce to you two of my dance teachers that are spectacular! Denise and Elie, get your butts up here!"
Elie looked back at Bradin and started walking towards the stage. She was wondering how Becky knew that she was there. She met Denise on the stage near Becky.
"These two lovely ladies are going to perform a routine that they are going to use while trying out for Chris Brown. Hit it DJ!"
The DJ started to play Chris Brown's "Run It" and the two girls started dancing. They heard guys whistling and yelling how hot the moved they were doing were. At the end, the two girls stopped and everyone cheered, mostly the guys. They held hands and took a bow before heading off of the stage. Elie walked up to Bradin who was smiling at her.
"You were amazing," he told her.
"Thanks."
"Why didn't you tell me you were auditioning for Chris Brown?"
She shrugged. "I just found out today," she said, "I didn't want to tell you just yet in case you got mad."
"How could I get mad?" he asked, "I just want you to be happy."
She smiled.
Several hours later, the two decided to leave because they were tired. Again, they held hands as they walked along the beach. Bradin couldn't get it out of his head.
"Why did you turn down all of those guys who asked you to dance?" he asked her.
"Because I was with you," she told him.
He stopped them from walking and turned towards her. "I know. It's too early because we're not together yet. But, I need to do this," he told her.
She looked at him strangely. He placed his one hand on her cheek, leaned in and kissed her. This feeling ran through Bradin's body as he felt the taste and sensation of the kiss. He didn't know what the feeling meant. However, he had a hunch. He pulled away slowly and opened his eyes to look at her. He saw her lick her lips and bite her lower lip as she looked up at him.
"I'm sorry," he said, "I had to see if my feelings for you were true. And, they are real."
He sat her down and sat beside her. He began to tell her about his past relationships and everything that has happened. He stared into her eyes as he told her everything. he saw some face expressions that he did not want to see. Yet, he knew the answer to his question.
"Would you be my girlfriend?" he asked.
Bradin's House
"Where have you been?" his aunt yelled. Then, she noticed that he was smiling. "Are you all right?"
"I don't think I can be any more happier."
