Long chapter I know but I got excited well I was writing it. Sure Gabriel seems like a nice guy in this chapter, but future chapters…who knows. Please review! Ideas comments?
Jen looked over her dark brown hair; it was straighten and slightly pulled back off her face. She kept the make up minimal just a little mascara to highlight her green eyes. Her black wrap dress was nice she had to admit; it was short sleeved but had a deep V that highlighted her breasts, and hugged her curves. Figuring she had procrastinated long enough Jen got up and headed out of her room, down the corridor towards the stairs downstairs. Movement out of the corner of her eye startled her. There was a man, a very good looking man there. Tall at least a foot taller then she was. He had dark hair, and stunningly good looking. His face was dark but his bright blue eyes warmed it a little. He grinned a little looking over Jennifer who stepped backwards against the wall.
"I didn't mean to startle you." The man said smoothly and Jennifer relaxed just a little.
"I wasn't expecting anyone to be up here, the party is downstairs." She said and he smirked nodding.
"I know, I came up here looking for you." He said and Jen frowned a little.
"For me, why would you be looking for me?" She asked then it dawned on her.
"Your Gabriel, the soon to be husband." Jen said softly and he nodded standing straight and coming closer.
"Yeah I'm Gabriel. I wanted to meet you alone, without my mother flitting around." He said and Jen couldn't help but smile.
"My mother would be doing the same." She replied and Gabriel smiled at her, Jens breath caught in her throat, god he was beautiful.
"Lets go downstairs, I'm pretty hungry." He said and stepped aside so that she could go first. The party was in full swing there were about forty people there, food and wine being served and people chatting. As Gabriel handed her a glass of wine Jennifer realized she didn't know anyone there. Reaching for the glass she frowned as Gabriel pulled it away a little.
"Should I be giving you this?" He asked and she knew he meant her age.
"I've just been told I'm being forced to marry you and you don't think you should be giving me a drink?" She asked raising an eyebrow; he just smirked and gave her the glass.
"Let's just keep it to one glass so your parents don't kill me." He said and Jen shrugged a little and took a sip.
"At least then we wouldn't have to get married." She said and Gabriel shrugged back at her.
"I don't really mind, it's about time I get married anyways. You come from a good family, you're beautiful. Besides your mother gave birth to four healthy children which is exactly what I need. The only thing that bugs me is that you don't want this, well that and your still in high school." Gabriel said and Jen was very tempted to throw the wine in his face.
"So I'm just some sort of baby making machine? Maybe I don't want children did you think about that?" She snapped at him and his face darkened as he stepped closer.
"Keep your voice down, everyone here thinks we're happy to be together." He said deeply and Jen shivered a little.
"Did you ever think about what I wanted?" She asked softly no longer angry just frustrated as hell.
"You're a girl naturally I assumed you would want a few kids. Your mother told me you don't really have a career in mind which is fine with me, I make enough that you don't have to work if you don't want to. I was hoping that would mean you would stay home with our children, I don't like the idea of nannies." Gabriel said his hand finding its way to her back and stroking it calmingly. As much as Jen hated to admit it, he was making a little sense and that hand felt good on her back. Shaking her head she sipped her wine as her parents and another older couple came over to them.
"Oh good you found each other." Jen's mom said beaming obviously pleased that they were together.
"Took me a while to find her but yes." Gabriel said and Jen gave her parents a half hearted smile.
"Well we just decided that the wedding will take place next week. We're going to do it here at the house, it will just be easier." Jen's mother said and Jen suddenly felt light headed.
"A week?" She whispered and ran her fingers through her hair. A week, as in seven days? She thought to herself. Never mind the dress and the invites who said she even wanted this, or wanted this so soon? Gabriel gently plucked the wine glass from her hand and wrapped an arm around her waist to keep her steady.
"A week is too soon, two weeks at the earliest. I'm sure Jennifer would like to pick out a dress, see my apartment and house. There are too many things to do before the wedding to have it in a week, and I want her to be able to have more choices about the wedding." He said and Jen felt like the wind was being knocked out of her, he did listen to what she was saying earlier. The two older couples, Jen's parents and who Jen assumed were Gabriel's parents exchanged looks.
"That's cutting it rather close to the…date." Gabriel's father said and Jen frowned a little.
"Date of what?" She asked, Gabriel just gave her a little squeeze.
"I'll explain it later, let's get some food in you, you look like your going to faint." He said.
The rest of the evening dragged on for Jen, she met way too many people to ever remember their names. They all seemed to know a lot about her considering she'd never met them. Finally Gabriel took her up to her room, he went to open the door to go in with her but she shook her head.
"There's no way your coming in here. You've been really nice considering…everything but I think I need some space." Jen said softly looking down as she took off her shoes.
"Of course, I'll come by after school and pick you up. We'll get some coffee or something, then maybe you'll let me show you my place since that's were we'll be living." Gabriel suggested gently and Jen shrugged.
"I like coffee, and who says we'll be living at your place? Maybe I'll hate it and want a different place." She said more or less just to be difficult. Gabriel just smirked and leaned down quickly giving her a quick light kiss on the cheek.
"Then I'll buy you a new place." He said before taking off down the hall.