Forced Into Love
Chapter 2-Negativity
Gabriella's face dropped and her arm fell to her side causing the baseball bat to knock against her leg slightly.
"What are you doing here?" Gabriella asked as she took in the appearance of the tall male figure standing in front of her
"I'm here to see you princess" Carlos Montez spoke as he walked into his only daughter's apartment.
Gabriella didn't say anything. She just kept quiet and allowed her father to come in. She closed the door behind them still not saying a word and turned to him. He was standing there and looking back at her with a smile on his face.
Gabriella knew he wasn't here to just her. Don't get her wrong she loved her father and got on with her father. She would go home for Christmas and to see him on other holidays and it was great. But this, this meant something different. Whenever Carlos Montez came to see his daughter it meant he wanted something or he needed a favour.
"Cut to the chase dad what do you want" Gabriella asked
Carlos sighed "Your were always one to cut to the chase huh Bella" Carlos said
Gabriella smiled she knew that was a quality she got from her mother. She smiled got a little bigger at the thought of her mother. Maria Montez looked exactly the same as Gabriella Montez just an extra 20 something years added on. She missed her mother everyday and there wasn't a day that went by Gabriella didn't think about her. She was 12 when her mother past away from a brain tumour, by the time the doctors had found it, it was already too late.
Gabriella looked back into her father's own brown eyes which were quite a bit lighter than her own dark chocolate brown ones.
"What is it dad?" Gabriella asked "Are you in trouble?" she asked again with concern written all over her face.
Carlos chuckled as he sat down on the chocolate leather couch indicating for Gabriella to come and sit next to him. When she did he looks her hands in his and turned sideways slightly so he could see her face.
"No Bella I'm not in trouble I'm fine" he told her "I'm not here for me I'm here on behalf of someone else" he explained to her.
Gabriella looked at her dad confused. What did he mean he was here on behalf of someone else? What did this other person need from Gabriella?
"What do you mean?" Gabriella asked a little scared of what the answer might be.
Carlos sighed as he looked at his daughter. He knew this was going to be a shock to her but an even bigger shock when she found out the whole truth.
"Well Bella you see I have this really good friend we've known each other sin-"
"Just cut to the chase dad" Gabriella told him her temper slightly rising
"Well we need you to have an arranged marriage with his son" Carlos blurted out not looking up at his daughter scared of her reaction.
Gabriella sat there shocked. Did she just hear right? Did her dad really just ask her to have an arranged marriage with someone who he knew? No it couldn't be she defiantly heard wrong right?
"I'm sorry what" Gabriella asked her father her face secretly leading with him to say that it was a joke or she had heard the thing completely wrong.
"Bella my best friend needs you to marry his son and I already agreed on your behalf" Carlos told her biting the inside of his mouth. He was waiting for it. Waiting for her to blow up and as if she could read his mind it happened.
"WHAT" Gabriella screeched getting up from her place on the couch she didn't care that it was about 1 something in the morning? She didn't care if she woke the neighbours. No all she cared about was getting the story out of her father of how she was practically engaged.
"Bella please calm down" Carlos said looking at his rage stricken daughter. He knew she was angry he knew she properly wouldn't go through with it but he had to make her someone how he had already told his best friend they would.
"Calm down dad CALM down" Gabriella screeched again "how do you expect me to calm down when you come here out of the blue asking me to have an arranged marriage then telling me you already agreed for me to go through with it, without asking me well I'm sorry I'm not over the moon about it" Gabriella hollered panting a little after her outburst.
"Look Bella I'm sorry" Carlos apologized "But I didn't know what else to do! This is his son's career were talking about if his son didn't find a wife his career would be as good as over he needs you Bella" Carlos tried reasoning with his daughter.
"What about what I want dad what if I don't want to get married yet what if his son is horrible then what" Gabriella said she didn't want this and she wasn't going to do this.
"No Bella he's a wonderful young man I know him" her father told her he just left out that fact of how well he knew him "He will treat you fine and he is a looker according to all the ladies" Carlos told her trying to make a joke and lighten the mood but it didn't seem to work.
Gabriella's face didn't change. She didn't crake a smile or let out that little giggle than was identical to her mothers. She just stood there staring at her father with a blank expression.
"I don't care dad and whatever it's not happening now if you'll excuse me I'm going to bed i have work in the morning" Gabriella told him and without another word she walked into her bedroom closing the door behind her.
Carlos sighed. This wasn't how he pictured things. Yeah he knew she wasn't going to be happy about it but in his head he had convinced himself that she would except it and go along with it and everything would be fine. He didn't want to let one of his best friends down. But what could he do if she wouldn't go through with it then he couldn't make her. He would try and talk to her in the morning and convince her. But if he couldn't then there was nothing he could do.
The next morning Gabriella walked out of her bedroom dressed in a beige patent shirt with a black belt going through the middle and little black buttons going down the front she was wearing them with black straight leg skinny jeans, and black court strap high heeled shoes. Her hair was down in natural curls that come just above her boobs.
She walked into the kitchen setting her black bag down on the counter and turning on the coffee machine.
She still couldn't get over what had happened last night well early hours of this morning. She didn't understand how her dad could come and just ask her to marry one of his friends son's who she didn't even know and then tell her he had already agreed for her.
She sighed as she took a mouthful of the steaming hot coffee. Did he really think she would have said yes did he really think she would just go along with it? Well he was dead wrong cause there was no way in hell she was going through with it.
Gabriella turned as she heard the door of her spear room open revealing her father coming out look just as bad as she felt he obviously didn't get much sleep last night either.
He didn't speak her walked over to the coffee and poured himself a mug adding 2 sugars and a little milk before stirring it. Gabriella sat there and watched his every move he didn't even look up at her. She knew he wanted to say something but she could see he didn't know how to get it up in conversation, and she defiantly knew what it was going to be about.
"Bella" He father started as he looked up from his coffee mug at his daughters face
"Stop right there dad" Gabriella told him before he could go any further "I have to go to work help yourself to whatever" Gabriella told him as she picked up her bag and walked out of the front door.
Carlos Montez sighed as he heard the front door close. She was mad at him. Well not exactly mad at him more like mad that he had the cheek to ask her such thing. He needed her to do this he needed her to agree to this marriage. It wasn't just for his friend and his son but also for Gabriella. And he knew that if she agreed to it she would know what he meant by it was also for her even though he was sure she wasn't going to like it.
Gabriella walked in to her office giving smiles to everyone who smiled at her or said hello to her. She didn't want everyone to know that there was something wrong so she just went on and pretend like there wasn't.
"He asked you to get MARRIED" A voice screeched as she burst through the office door
Gabriella's eyes went wide as she walked over and shut her office door "Do you mind keeping your voice down Shar I don't want my business being the talk of the staff room" Gabriella told the blonde in front of her.
Sharpay scoffed and flung her hands up "It doesn't matter I can't get over he asked you to get married" Sharpay stressed wanting more of the details.
Gabriella sighed she had rung Sharpay last night telling her about everything that happened. But she didn't get into too much details with her seen as Zeke was staying over and she told Gabriella she had 'some activities to attend to' which caused Gabriella to hang the phone up straight away.
"Well if you weren't so 'busy' last night you would have all the details "Gabriella told her using air quotes.
Sharpay huffed and folded her arms "Well duty calls Gabs" Sharpay told her causing Gabriella to make a disgusted face "now tell me" She demanded. Sharpay had very little patience when it came to gossip.
So then Gabriella explained everything from her father turning up to her just leaving this morning before he could say anything.
After she has finished Gabriella sat there looking at her best friend hoping for some advice for her to say he was crazy for asking to to do that but what came from her shocked her.
"I think you should do it" Sharpay said to her
Gabriella looked at her in shock. Did she just say that she thought she should go through with this arranged marriage? "What" Gabriella said to her?
Sharpay sighed "Think about it you don't have a boyfriend you have a good career from moi" sharpay said pointing to herself causing Gabriella to roll her eyes "Your gorgeous young amazing what do you have to lose by doing it?" Sharpay asked her
Gabriella looked at Sharpay as if she was crazy "Are you serious" Gabriella asked her "I don't even know who this person is! He could be ugly old and a horrible person that never lets me out of the house for all I know" Gabriella stated
Sharpay laughed a little at her "Stop being do negative" Sharpay told her "or all you know it could be the opposite he could be young a hottie amazing in bed and you could end up loving him" Sharpay pointed out to her.
Gabriella groaned. Why was everyone making this so difficult why couldn't people see why she shouldn't do this why she didn't want to do this. Why should she give up her life to someone she didn't even know just to help him with his career. What about what she wanted.
"I say just think about it" Sharpay told her "Instead of saying all these bad things could happen think of all the good things that could happen" Sharpay said "Well I have to go photo shoot for one magazine love you" Sharpay said as she started to make her way out the room
"Love you" Gabriella said as she watched her disappear. Maybe Sharpay was right maybe something good could come out of this. No what was she thinking it couldn't turn out good could it?