The Dance

The Dance
Series	Nat Peterson Adventures!
Season	1
Episode	3b
Airdate	June 15, 2013
Production company	Fred Rechid Productions, Inc
Written by	HippoHead
Previous Episode	Breathless
Next Episode	Sadie's Cookies

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Transcript[]

(Scene cuts to Nat's house)

Shubie: "Here's the money. Just remember to feed Susie and make sure she's in bed by nine." Shubie hands Debbie some money.

Debbie: "No problem, Mrs. Peterson. Susie will be fed and in bed by nine."

Shubie: "Okay, good." Susie tugs on Shubie's skirt.

Susie: "Mommy, where's dad?"

Shubie: "Your father is out having fun with his friends too, sweetheart." Shubie looks at her watch.

Shubie: "They should be here by now." A boat horn honks outside.

Shubie: "That must be them! Bye Susie, have fun with Debbie!" Shubie opens the front door and walks outside.

Nancy: "Come on, Shubie, let's go!" Shubie gets in the backseat of the boat next to Sadie.

Shubie: "Where are we going for dinner?"

Martha: "We're going to the new dancing place that just opened up."

Shubie: "Ooh, I love dancing! We're gonna have so much fun tonight on our lady's night out!"

Nancy: "You can say that again!" Nancy puts her foot on the gas pedal and her boat speeds off towards the restaurant.

(Scene cuts to Shubie and the other women entering the restaurant)

Shubie: "Table for four, please." The waiter shows them to a table and gives them some menus.

Shubie: "So what are you guys getting? The ribs look enticing, don't they? And they come with a side of fries!" Shubie looks up and sees the other ladies with stunned expressions on their faces.

Shubie: "What is it?"

Martha: "Look behind you." Shubie looks over at the bar and sees Nat talking to Tina-Fran and Sally.

Shubie: "That's odd. Nat told me that he would be hanging out with some of his friends tonight, not Tina and Sally." Sally and Tina pull Nat onto the dance floor and begin to dance with him. The women look at Shubie.

Shubie: "Oh my gosh, what is he doing?"

Nancy: "It's okay, it's not the first time that someone's husband, or soon to be ex-husband, has been caught cheating on her with a younger looking woman." Nancy glares at Sadie who laughs nervously. Nat leans over and looks like he is going to kiss Sally.

Shubie: "No!" Shubie jumps out of her seat and marches onto the dance floor.

Shubie: "How could you do this to me?!"

Nat: "What? Shubie, I..." Shubie starts crying.

Shubie: "How long have you been doing this for Nat? Cheating on me with Sally? We've only been remarried for a few months and you’re already cheating? Am I not good enough for you? Am I such a terrible wife that you need to see other people? What about our children, Nat? Do they mean nothing to you? Does Sally mean more? I thought that getting remarried to you was the best decision I’ve ever made! All this time I thought I married the perfect guy! It was all lies!" Shubie starts crying even louder.

Nat: "Shubie, stop! Please don't cry! You've got it all wrong! I'm not having an affair with Sally or Tina. Sally and Tina are going on a date with Pilar and Scooter." Pillar, Scooter and Harold emerge from the crowd.

Nat: "I told you yesterday that I was going to spend time with my friends tonight, and now I'm helping them find dates."

Shubie: "Oh, yeah? Then who's Harold's date?"

Nat: "Harold's on a date with Evelyn." Evelyn emerges from the crowd next to Harold. Evelyn sighs.

Evelyn: "I really got the short end of that stick."

Shubie: "Well then why were you about to kiss Sally?"

Nat: "What?! I wasn't going to kiss her! I was just going to whisper to her that Pilar really likes her. But Shubie, you are perfect. I'd never date any of the women here over you."

Sadie: "Darn it!" Nancy and Martha look at Sadie strangely.

Sadie: "I mean... (looks at her watch) Darn it! I have to go feed the baby!" Sadie runs away.

Nat: "Shubie, I love seeing your face every morning when I wake up. I love being married to the best cook in Bikini Bottom. I've never seen you make a bad meal. I love how caring and compassionate you are. And I especially love how you take care of Susie and Billy. I know that whenever I'm having a bad day, you'll always be there to make me feel better. Shubie, you are perfect. That's why I married you." Shubie wipes her tears away.

Shubie: "I'm sorry for doubting you, Nat. Did you really mean all those things that you said?"

Nat: "Of course I did." Nat and Shubie kiss.

Crowd: "Awwwwww!" Pilar walks over to Sally.

Pilar: "Hey, how 'bout a kiss of our own?"

Sally: "Ew! Just because you like me doesn't mean I like you! Also, wear some deodorant next time you go dancing. Come on Tina, let's ditch these losers." Sally and Tina walk away. Pilar smells his armpit.

Pilar: "Man, I really do stink."

(Scene ends)