My phone went off while I lay on my bed. Leave me alone people, I just want to relax a little and enjoy some quiet time. I lift my head up and look at my phone laying on my desk at the other side of my room. I just had such a nice dream, you do not have to ask about who, I know you know already about who. My phone stops ringing, and I take my teddy bear to cuddle a little while I try to remember my dream. It started so nice, and ended up very steamy.

My phone went off again. I groan frustratingly. After the third ring, my door opens and Johnny came inside, he went to my desk, takes my phone, and answers the call. I jump and look at his back. He has only his pants on. I look at his bottom and bite my lip a little.

"Hello?"

He turns around to look at me. I look at his abs and try not to drool. He watches my face and starts to smile cheeky. He exerts them a little and I hold my breath, why is he doing this to me?

"Who's this?"
"I'm Johnny."
"Has Baby gotten another phone-number or something?"
"No, this is her phone."
"You're her boyfriend?"
"If I say yes, will you tell me your name?"
"I'm her grandfather, Leo, will you give the phone to my granddaughter?"

He came to my bed and hands out my phone as he sits down.

"It's your grandfather."

I quickly take it with a smile and hold the phone against my ear.

"Hey, pops!"
"Baby! How are you doing?"
"I'm good and you? You're back from Europe?"
"Yes, it was amazing, say…"
"Yes?"
"Since when do you have a new boyfriend? You never told me anything about this."

See how he said new boyfriend? Besides mom, my grandparents are the only ones who I tell everything to, well, okay, I have not told them about my job, but I have a reason for that, they were travelling through Europe for nearly a half year, and I honestly thought they would be coming back after the summer. I am very happy they are back though. I want to see them again, I have missed them a lot.

"He's not my boyfriend."
"Oh, he does sound like it. Tell me more about him."
"He's my boss, Johnny Castle."
"Wait, from Castle's Dance Imperium? In Manhattan?"
"How do you know?"
"Ron Castle has given your grandmother and I dance lessons for our fortieth anniversary."
"But that was centuries ago."

He starts to laugh about it, making me giggle, if any, I think I am the most like my grandfather, though mom always say that I got the most from her and nana. Leo is mom's father, to get your confusion out of the way. My grandparents on dad's side are living at the other side of the country, we do not hear or see much from them, mostly only with Thanksgiving.

"It was, so, Johnny is a dancer too?"
"Yes, he is, and he teaches too."
"I would love to meet him."

I see Johnny looking curious at me. I look at his face and came to an idea, then I start to smile.

"Are you at home today, pops?"
"Of course, we've arrived back home on Saturday, we had to do a lot, but I wanted to ask if you want to come by. Your grandmother is out with her friends, catching up, and I wanted to ask your mother and you if you want to come by and have lunch with me."
"Sounds great, pops, I want to hear all the stories, is it okay if Johnny is coming with us?"
"That's okay, will I see you in about an hour?"
"Yes, we'll be there."
"All right, I'll call your mother."
"See you soon."

I end the call and look at him with a huge grin on my face. He chuckles a little. I got excited and jump out of my bed and went to my closet, not thinking of the fact that I am just in my underwear. My parents still believe I sleep in my pajamas, but I do not like to sleep in pajamas, and normally I sleep only with a slip on, not sure why I did not take my bra off this time. He chuckles a little as he watches me being excited while I look for a nice dress to wear.

"You've got swim wear?"
"Gio will be here in a bit with a suitcase, I told him to make sure to pack a boxer."
"I thought that Gio is only your driver?"
"Yeah, he is, and normally this would have been your job to do, but we're here, at your place."

I roll my eyes at him, I see his eyes, the twinkle, and the cheeky smile. I look down at my body and see I am standing in full display before him. And worse part is, I did not even thought for one second to cover myself. I quickly hold the dress in front of me to cover myself.

"What?"
"Don't you need to get dressed too?"
"In a bit."
"Then…"

I stop talking as I see him standing up. I automatically look at his abs again. God, he is so hot, I know I should not objectify a person, but I cannot help it. He came closer and exerts them again. I know he is doing it on purpose. Maybe being at a pool with your hot boss is not a good idea, I mean, he will see me in my bikini, and I am not sure if I can stop staring at him.

"I like this dress."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you had this one on the first day you came to work, it makes your eyes pop."
"Stop flirting."
"I'm not flirting, it's a compliment."
"Thank you, but can you turn around, please?"
"Why? I've seen you now."
"You're my boss, please, be a little more decent."
"Fine, but I tell you, you have nothing to be ashamed of."

He winks and turns around. I look at his back. I see him flexing a little. I inhale deeply. I quickly put the dress on and take my white shoes to put them on.

"I'm dressed."

He turns back and looks at me up and down.

"You've never thought about starting to dance?"
"I can't dance."
"Everyone can dance."
"I don't know left from right, believe me, you don't want to teach me."
"You made me curious now, Baby."

I snort a little and open a draw. Should I take my white bikini, my pink one, or the light blue one with flower print? I find making decisions hard, even if it does not really matter. He came closer and looks in the draw.

"The white one."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Are you now going to decide what I should wear?"
"No, not deciding, I just think that white suits you best."

I smile at him and take my white bikini. I see him smiling as he looks at it. I wish he was not my boss. I know what I would do then. No, I am not going to tell you, reader, it would be too inappropriate. I know falling in love with your boss is not exactly a good thing to do, but you have read already how he looks like, well, at least I have given some sort of description and you cannot deny that he sounds gorgeous, right? I should give him a compliment back. I think he deserves to get compliments too.

"You look best in black."

He looks at my face. I see his smile changing, the smile that I love so much. I smile back at him.

"Thanks, Baby."
"Let's go downstairs."
"Right, then I need to put my shirt on."
"Yes, you should."

I went to the door, and he follows me. I turn, making him almost walk into me. I grab the doorpost and he grabs my waist to steady me. He let me go and puts his hands in his pockets.

"Sorry about that."
"Something you wanted to say?"
"Yeah, we're going to my grandparents, as you might have heard."
"I was sitting right next to you, Baby."
"Right, pops has a huge house with a huge swimming pool that has a view at his private beach."
"Where does he live?"
"The richest part of New York."
"So, your wealth comes from your mother's side?"
"From both, not that it matters, but I think you'll like my grandfather very much, he's not like most millionaires."

I see him starting to smile again. I guess he does not like the attitude most rich people have, neither do I, so people like me, or mom, or my grandparents are really rare. At least, I like to think we are the rare sort of rich people.

"Mom is probably going with us, because my grandparents are just back home."
"What about your father and sister?"
"Dad is at work, he always starts very early and Lisa is probably downstairs, preparing to go to school, she's in the last week of her sophomore year, and she can't skip it if she wants to go to junior year."

He nods and smiles.

"Look, my grandfather is very easy-going, my mother is too, so they rather have you to be who you really are. Just be yourself, okay?"
"Okay, Baby."
"Just don't flirt."
"Hmm, that's going to be hard."
"Don't give them any ideas."

He sees my stern face and he gives me a teasing grin now. I roll my eyes and turn.

"Let Penny know where we're going to, so she won't be worried too much."
"Aye, boss."

I roll my eyes at that. I know. I am the assistant. I should be doing that, but some things he can perfectly do himself.

"Why did you came to my room to answer the phone-call?"
"It was ringing really loud, it woke me up."

I start to giggle. He looks at me and rolls his eyes. I watch him going into the guest bedroom. I stand still in the doorway. He made a mess. I am a little astonished, how did he do this? The sheets are everywhere, and the pillows are too. I watch him search his shoes and his shirt. I am surprised he found his pants so fast.

"What have you been doing in here?"

He looks at me and then around the room, he chuckles a little.

"I had a little fight with the sheets last night, plus it was too hot to sleep in them, so I threw most from the bed. Also… too many pillows."
"Aw… but I love many pillows, you can build some sort of fort with them and be very cozy and never wanting to get out of bed anymore."

He looks at me and starts to laugh about it. He takes one and throws it at me.

"Hey!"
"How did you found your pants so fast?"
"What do you mean?"
"That you came so fast into my room."
"Oh, I slept in my pants."
"What?"
"It's a habit, especially when I stay over somewhere else."
"And at your own place?"
"I sleep naked normally."

He winks at me and then starts searching for his shoes. My mind went spinning. I pick up the pillow and went to the bed to lay it down. I see his shirt and pick it up.

"Consuela will not be pleased with you."
"Will she scare me again?"

I turn my head to look at him. I start to giggle about his expression.

"She probably will keep scaring you for as long as you make this room a total mess."
"I'll try not to be messy then."
"Here."

I hand out his shirt. He has put his shoes on. He came to me and took it from me and puts it on.

"Thanks, Baby."
"Let's go."

Gio stops the car in front of my grandparents' house. Johnny has offered to bring us, so we did not had to take our own car. Mom thanked him for his kindness and his consideration. He looks at me with a smile. I wonder why he is so nice this instantly.

When I think back about last week, he was not so nice, and bossing me around quite a lot, until Friday that is. Since the demonstration, he is being nicer, friendlier, even if I had already noticed his attraction to me. But since yesterday when he shared his story with us. I do not know how to explain this exactly, something has definitely changed. I wish I knew what it is because it leaves me wondering.

"I can't thank you enough for offering your driver and car, Johnny."

He looks at mom and smiles.

"It's the least I can do for what you're doing for me."
"You'll get there, I'm sure of it."

Gio opens the door and mom steps out. Johnny turns his head to look at me. I grab his hand and squeeze a little. I hear him taking a soundly deep breath as I step out. He follows me and Gio looks at him.

"Sir?"
"Yes?"
"Your boxer, sir."

Gio holds the boxer up. Johnny chuckles a little as he takes it. I turn around and see his smile, and the black boxer. I bite my lip a little. I so want to see him in that boxer. He turns and sees my face. I see a teasing grin forming and I roll my eyes at him.

"Thanks, Gio."
"You want me to stay here?"
"No, go have lunch with your family, I'll call when I need you."
"Have fun, sir."
"Thanks."

Gio steps back inside the car and drives away.

"Come."

I walk to the front door. Johnny smiles as he quickly follows me. My grandfather opens the front door and sees his daughter first.

"Hey, sweetie, I'm so happy to see you again."
"Hey, dad, I've missed you so much."

I watch them hug tightly. It reminds me a little of dad and I when I was little. We used to hug a lot too, and I was always a daddy's little princess. Now I am not so much anymore, but that is because we both have different visions of life and the world. Johnny stands still beside me and looks at mom and pops as well. Pops looks at me and smiles. I quickly went to him and hug him tightly.

"Is it me, or have you grown a little?"

I giggle about it and give him a kiss on his cheek.

"You know that I don't grow anymore since I was sixteen."

He chuckles about my reply.

"Always so witty, you got that from your mother."

I smile and give him a kiss on his cheek again. Johnny can see how close we are, and how fond we are of the family. I look at him and I can see he feels a little left out. Pops looks at him as well and starts to smile. Then he looks at me and sees my face. Mom is smiling as she is watching us as well.

"You must be Johnny Castle."
"Indeed, I am, sir, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Please call me Leo, I might be old, but I don't want to be called sir, that's for the nurses in the nursery home."

I giggle about that reply. Leo extends his hands. Johnny starts to smile a little wider and shakes hands with my grandfather.

"Firm, like your father."
"My father?"
"Yes, come inside, lunch is ready."

He turns and takes me inside. I giggle a little as I grab him. He chuckles as he looks at me. Mom smiles as she went inside. Johnny stands still in the doorway and looks around.

"Wow."

Mom turns around and sees him looking around. She smiles and goes to him. He looks at her for a second and then looks at the wall with the pictures. He went to have a closer look. Mom closes the door as she keeps watching him.

"I thought you would be used to big houses."
"I am, even my own apartment is huge."
"Then why the surprise?"
"I've never felt the warmth coming from such a big house as this."

Mom smiles a little wider. She went closer to him and lays her hand on his shoulder.

"You're always welcome with us, Johnny."
"You've got no idea how much that means to me."
"I have a slight idea. Besides, I know you like my youngest."

Johnny inhales deeply and sees a picture of me with mom and nana. It is my grandfather's favorite picture because we look the same. Mom looks at him as he starts to smile more. She looks at the picture as well.

"Baby was seven, my father wanted a photoshoot, just with the three of us, and this one came out the best, it's my father's favorite picture."
"I can see, you look so much alike."
"Yes, we're copies, though Baby has her smile from my father. Her love to help others she has from her father, but further she is a full Goldstein."
"Wait."

He looks at mom and she only gives him a nod. I went to look where the two are and I see them looking at the pictures.

"Pops is waiting."
"Let's go."

Mom looks at me and gives me a little nod. Then she went to the dining room, leaving me with Johnny. I went to him, looking at the pictures. The whole wall is one big wall of family history. I am proud of my family. I look at him and I can see he is in awe.

"You're okay?"
"I am, Baby, it's just, your family."
"What about them?"
"They are so warm and welcoming, it feels like coming home here. I never had that feeling before. I mean, look at all these pictures."
"We're close, then I mean mom's side of the family, dad's not so much."

He lays his arm around my shoulder. Is this him being spontaneous? He looks at me and smiles. He looks back at my grandfather's favorite picture.

"I begin to understand why your grandfather is so proud of you and says that you're like your grandmother and your mother."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, I wish I would have what you have, don't get me wrong, I'm not jealous, it's just."
"I understand, but my family has taken you in, you could see them as family if you want because they see you as such already."
"Except your father."
"Well, dad just needs a little more time."

This time pops came to us. He sees us standing there and starts to smile.

"You two are coming?"
"Yes."

Johnny takes his arm away and turns to pops. I went back to the dining room. Pops went to Johnny and sees his favorite picture.

"You know why this is my favorite picture?"

He points, Johnny looks at it again and smiles. Pops looks at Johnny and watches him closely.

"Not because they are like copies, because they are."
"Yes, I can see, it's really special."
"Indeed it is, I wish my mother-in-law was still alive, she would have fit perfect in this picture as well."
"Really?"
"Yeah, these women, they're the loves of my life, they're the strongest women I've ever known and seen in my life."

Johnny thinks about yesterday, and about the past week, about me and pops sees him smiling a little wider.

"I see what you mean."
"Treasure her, boy, you'll never find someone else like Baby."
"I'm not with her, sir… I mean, Leo… she's my assistant."
"That's only a job function, nothing more."

Johnny starts to frown, making pops chuckle. He lays his arm around Johnny's shoulder, and they turn. Johnny looks at him as they went to the dining room.

"Let me tell you a little secret, well, it's not really a secret."
"About?"
"My wife was my secretary when I was your age."

He whispers the sentence. Johnny looks at him and my grandfather winks.

They enter the dining room where mom and I are talking a little. Johnny looks at me. I look at them and see pops smiling brightly as he sits down next to mom. I start to frown, what in the world is he up to? Mom has seen his smile too. Johnny sits down next to me. I look at him and he gives me a smile before he looks at the plate.

A few servants walk inside with the food, well I would not call them servants, my grandfather does not like that word either, they are employees. They love to work for my grandparents. Though I think it is also because they get paid really well, have assurances and all that, they do not have to worry one bit about their lives and futures.

"So, Johnny, I heard you're a dancer?"

Johnny looks at my grandfather who is smiling at him.

"Yeah, but Baby has told you already."
"I know, just wanting to make some conversation, you're teaching ballroom?"
"Yeah, Latin is my specialty."
"You're teaching alone?"
"No, together with my best friend."
"And who is she?"
"Penny Johnson."

I watch my grandfather stop eating, he looks at me and I nod at him.

"The Rockette, Penny?"
"That's her, but she doesn't like to be referred like that."
"You got the job via Penny, Baby?"
"No, I didn't know that she's working there, and that she's Johnny's best friend and dance partner. You should see them dancing, it's magical."

Johnny scoffs a little and the three of us look at him. He sees our faces.

"I would love to see you dancing with your best friend."

I see my grandfather smiling brightly again. Mom rolls her eyes a little. I start to giggle, and Johnny looks at me.

"You told me that you know my father."
"Yes, I do, your father is an amazing teacher, is he still teaching dance?"
"Not anymore since a few years now."
"Oh, that's a shame, I would love to see him again, it's been a long time."
"You want to tell me how you know my father?"

Johnny is watching my grandfather who is taking his time with cutting a piece from his salmon and puts it in his mouth and chews as he is enjoying the taste. Typical my grandfather, he knows how to leave people very curious for a little while. I look at mom who is shaking her head a little while she smiles and eats. She is not really helpful either. Johnny looks at me and I look at him, he smiles at me. I can see he is dreadfully curious. I only smile brightly as I start to eat. Pops looks at Johnny again.

"You're not going to eat?"
"Oh, yes, of course, I'm just curious."
"I know, but try the salmon, it's really good."

Johnny cuts a piece and puts it in his mouth. We watch him and I see him smiling as he looks at the food. I giggle softly, he looks at me and rolls his eyes. I stick my tongue out to him as I put another piece in my mouth. Mom looks at her father who is only smiling as he is watching us.

"Your father gave my wife and I dance lessons for our fortieth anniversary."

Johnny looks at pops and starts to smile.

"I see."
"He did private sessions, are you doing private sessions?"
"No, my father is not letting me, that's to say, he's not trusting me, Penny is doing them."
"Why doesn't he trust you?"
"It's a long story."

I can see Johnny is getting nervous. I lay my hand on his arm and he inhales deeply.

"It's okay, you don't have to tell when you're not ready."
"Maybe I should, Baby."
"Baby is right, boy, tell me when you feel more at ease, okay?"

Johnny looks back at pops who nods with a smile. I can see he has sensed something, but is not pushing it. Mom smiles as she eats on in silence.

"Your father is an amazing dancer."
"Yes, indeed he is."
"How was Europe, pops?"

I want to know what he has been visiting, or that they have experienced funny moments and all that. I am a little jealous, that is to say that I wish I could go to Europe too and see everything there. Maybe one day in future, it is a dream of me.

"It was amazing, I've never seen so many different cultures coming together, did you know that most countries are actually multicultural, and that Belgium and the Netherlands are the easiest to immigrate to?"
"Really?"