A/N: I know I have so many others to write... but I got two new story ideas while I was trying to work on my own novel but I have also been "reading" a novel called "For Matrimonial Purposes" and it gave me this idea. I also have another idea that I haven't typed out yet but it is a one shot.- Tell me what you think, this should not be a long story at all. ENJOY! S.K.

The Arrangement

Drunken Promises

I am not exactly sure what possessed my father to make this arrangement except that he was probably drunk. Him and his college buddy James West, out one night just wazzing around.

Dad went to College in Pepperdine, but he got kicked out because of something so stupid. "I'm pre-law Jim, how could this happen to me?"

Jim had bought him a couple of rounds of beer. "David, you shouldn't have been messing with his daughter, now she's pregnant, and you got framed."

"You should help me prove myself," My dad said taking a swig of his beer.

"David, believe me by the time I could help you and you could get back to school your kid will already be in school," Jim said. "Now you have to find a job."

"I know." Dad said. "I have to put my family first. I'm gonna marry Holly."

"Look at it this way, You are lucky to find someone. At this point I'll be lucky to ever be with someone unless I had an arranged marriage."

Dad laughed. "Yeah If I had a daughter I would want to do that. Have control over who she married make sure she goes into a good family that is gonna take care of her. Or make sure that my son doesn't marry a total gank."

"We should do that." Jim said taking a swig from his bottle. Dad laughed. "No, I'm serious. "Have your kid, and I will have mine and we can arrange for our kids to get together. We know that you and I will take care of each other's kids."

"Yeah, I guess you are right." Dad agreed. "Yeah lets do that. You better hurry, Mine is coming."

Jim laughed, "I'll get right on that."

My dad married my mom and moved up to LA and started the police Academy, and Never really saw His friend Jim again. He was so busy he forgot his promise. Trina was born, and then I was born right after.

Trina and I grew up; he continued to climb in the police department. Seventeen years later, that little drunken deal my daddy made, came back to bite me in the ass. "Danny, I just… I don't want to go out with you okay?" I said to my boyfriend. Well, ex. "It isn't anything you did, you're just… not my type okay?"

"We've been dating for a year!"

"Eleven months." I corrected.

"Whatever." He said and he looked behind himself as my dad had pulled up into our driveway. "I'm going to go now."

"Yeah, bye." I stated and sighed and closed the door behind me. I sunk into the couch and turned on the Television. Dad walked into the house through the garage door.

"Oh hey Jim! Wow Long time… how did you track me down?" He said as he entered the house. I looked over to him and he smiled and came closer to me as he listened. "You are a lawyer? That's pretty cool."

He leaned down and kissed the top of my head and I heard. "I haven't seen you since we struck that deal."

My dad stood up with a confused expression, so I couldn't hear the other man anymore but I was curious so I waited to see if my dad remembered. "What deal?" Dad laughed, "Oh yeah… I have two teenagers."

Whatever it was, now I knew this involved me and I wasn't sure I liked it. I listened to his side of the conversation. "Aren't all teenagers rebellious though?" Pause, "Why don't you come over, would love to catch up with you."

I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back to the television. I knew I should probably go check on my mold tree that I had growing in the garage, but I just broke up with my boyfriend, I was allowed to not feel like working, even if I wasn't devastated. Sure I felt bad for him, but I finally felt free.

My dad laughed as he hung up his phone. "It would be awesome if that actually worked."

"What worked?' I asked looking away from the TV again. Then he told me that story. I was pallid, no way! "Dad… What if he picks me?"

"You might like his kid." He stated, "the kid might like Trina…"

I shook my head. "I just… I just broke up with Danny because…" I sighed I wasn't sure I wanted to tell my father this way. "I don't want to meet him tomorrow."

"It's dinner, not marriage." Dad said. "What makes you think Trina wont be picked?" I looked over at my dad. "Right… "

I gritted my teeth. I had to tell him why I was freaking out about this. Or I would have to have dad break his promise and then endure endless years of him and mom trying to find a man for me. I didn't want one. How did I tell him? My heart beat like mad in my chest. Just do it Tori, I told myself as I took a deep breath. "Daddy, I'm gay…" I said.

My dad paused and looked back at me. "That… that could be a problem."

My dad didn't get angry he just blinked and sighed. He just wanted me to be happy. "Daddy… What should I do?"

"Well, I guess you could … pretend to be a boy. See if Trina will help you. She goes to that art school and you can deter it. Trina will help because she would want the attention to herself."

As he said that Trina walked down the stairs. "What are you talking about? What will get me more attention?"

"Make me look like a boy." I said coming over to her. She looked me over and walked around my body.

"You kind of look like this one boy at school… are you attached to your hair?" She asked taking a handful of it.

I grabbed it out of her hand and held on to it. "YES!"

"Come on, it's only hair." She said and pulled me out of the house and toward her Car.

"Don't you need money for a hair cut?" My dad said standing there, not sure if should condone me being dragged. He actually kind of looks relieved that boys won't distract me… for now.

"Yeah, I already have your credit card." Trina said. "Bye daddy."