CeCe, Rocky, and Tinka returned to the rental house with the boys, but ran to their rooms and changed into the best outfit that each had packed. They were meeting with Sarah Ray, legendary dance choreographer and entertainer. As they gathered in the living room, they exchanged apprehensive, excited looks.

"Is it okay if I drive your car?" Tinka asked Ty.

Ty reached in his pockets and tossed her the keys. "Sure thing, babe. I hope you blew her socks off today and she gives you positions on that traveling dance show of hers," Ty smiled proudly at them.

"I hope so too," Tinka blew a kiss in Ty's direction and he mimed catching the kiss.

"Good luck, girls," Gunther called after them as the three of them headed out to get Ty's car ready to carry them to the restaurant that they were meeting at.

They all scrambled into the vehicle and looked at each other again, which caused them to burst out laughing.

"I don't know how we're going to get through this," Rocky sighed as they finished laughing. "I'm so nervous and excited."

"This could very well be a deciding moment in our lives. We have to try our best to impress her," CeCe stated.

"Then you'd better not talk!" Tinka teased her.

CeCe stuck her tongue out at the blonde and they continued the drive to the restaurant that was the assigned meeting place.

Sarah Ray greeted them at the front door and walked with them to a table in an otherwise empty room of the restaurant. She ordered drinks for all of them, took a moment to adjust a laptop on the table beside her, then turned to face the girls.

"That was a very intense performance today and yesterday," Sarah began. "I haven't seen that much energy and enthusiasm for spontaneous dance in a while. However, you were a bit unrefined and sloppy."

Rocky opened her mouth to protest, but Sarah held a hand up to stop her.

"That is simply done to lack of the amount of discipline my dancers receive," Sarah continued. "My dancers train for long hours daily and have a vigorous schedule to keep up with. It's a much more thorough experience than I'm sure any of you have ever had before."

The girls nodded mutely. Sarah was talking about her dancers with them and that could only mean that she might be interested in adding them to her group.

"I checked with the committee that set up the competition and found that you are from Chicago," Sarah stopped talking and looked at them all in turn.

"Yes, yes we are," Tinka told her in a hurried, eager voice.

Sarah took a moment to take a long drink from her glass, then set it down with a slow precision. The girls, leaning forward on their chairs in anticipation, jumped at the sound of the glass clinking against the table. "It just so happens that I have family in Chicago. I will be going to visit them for the Christmas holidays. Perhaps I can see an audition from you ladies while I am there?"

"Absolutely!" CeCe nearly shouted.

"Definitely!" Rocky joined her in a high pitched tone.

"We can set something up," Tinka tried to keep her cool.

"All right then, ladies," Sarah smiled at them. "I'll pick a date and we can enjoy our meal while discussing where the audition can take place and what I expect to see."

The girls spent the rest of the time eating and arranging their auditions. They had arranged the location as the Shake It Up, Chicago! studio, but of course they would have to clear that with the staff. They were sure that could happen though. Sarah expected a lot from them, but this was their dream and they were determined to work hard for it.

At the end of the night, Sarah walked out of the restaurant with them and shook each of their hands. "Thank you for meeting with me, girls. I look forward to your auditions."

CeCe, Rocky, and Tinka waited until she was out of sight, then leaped on each other for a hopping, squealing group hug.

The girls arrived back at the rental house about 15 minutes later and hurried inside where Ty and Gunther were waiting for them.

"Well?" Ty asked them.

"We have an audition with Sarah Ray just before Christmas!" Rocky shouted excitedly, throwing herself into a hug with her brother.

Gunther walked over and pulled Tinka and CeCe into a hug. "I'm so proud of you two, but then I already knew you were amazing. If she wouldn't have been interested, I would have had to have a little talk with her."

"I would have been shocked if she wasn't interested in me," CeCe laughed pulling back and tossing her hair.

Tinka struck a diva pose. "I know. How could she possibly ignore this?"

The two burst into laughter as Rocky came over to join them.

"Are you two coming up with stupid jokes about the most important day of our lives?" she teased.

"Hardly, just letting off all the stress from preparing for that," Tinka shook her head. "Still one of the most unbelievable days I could imagine."

"We should celebrate!" Gunther turned back to look at Ty. "You know somewhere fun to go?"

"Why not just go to a movie tonight, then hang out on the beach all day tomorrow? The girls have already had enough to eat anyway and you should all take advantage of the ocean while you can," Ty suggested.

"You're right. We should take advantage of that," CeCe agreed. "Let's go see a movie then!"

Rocky and Tinka both pulled out their phones and started arguing about which movie to go to.

The rest of them just got in the car and they all drove to the theater.

As CeCe sat in her chair, head against Gunther's shoulder, Gunther's arm around her shoulders, she thought about how incredibly lucky she was. She had the best friends that anyone could ever ask for and an amazing boyfriend, even if it wasn't always easy to see him that way. Just today she was given the chance of a lifetime. Now she just hoped that she could be what she was expected to be in the audition. "Or better," she whispered to herself with a smile.

"What was that?" Gunther glanced down at her.

"Nothing," CeCe snuggled tighter against him. "Just excited about tomorrow."

Gunther gave her shoulders a squeeze as he turned back to watch the movie.

CeCe focused ahead of her, but not on the movie screen, on a future that seemed to be brimming with promise.

A/N: That's almost it for the vacation. I should be updating this one again next week. Keep track of the chapter progress on my profile. There's also a few one-shots and other stories to entertain yourself with while you're waiting for the next chapter. Thank you for all the favorites, follows, and reviews! :)

~CoS