This was the day. It was the day that her parents were coming (and also the day Giselle looked like she was going to pass out). Robert and Morgan were both helping Giselle rearrange the apartment, which pretty much meant flipping the entire apartment upside down.
"Daddy is Giselle ok," Morgan asked.
"She'll be fine sweetie. She's just a little nervous."
Robert had to admit that he too was a little nervous. He just felt odd about the meeting of Giselle's parents. He knew it wouldn't just be your normal 'meet the parents' event. Last time he came across someone from Andalasia, he almost got his head chopped off! Suddenly he heard it, the sound that both he and Giselle were dreading for days…the doorbell.
Everyone froze at the sound. Giselle was the first to move towards the door. She walked up to the door, took a deep breath, and opened it.
"GISELLE," her parents cried as they hugged her.
"Hi Mom. Hi Dad," Giselle replied rather surprised at their reaction.
"Look at you, you've grown up so beautifully," her mother said. "Why…I remember a time-"
"Mom, please don't sing. It's not that I don't appreciate it, it's just that it's not exactly customary here."
"Oh, I get you're at that age where you don't want your mom singing to you anymore," her father said.
"So, my darling, where is he? Where is your true love," her mother asked.
"Oh," Giselle said as she signaled to come over. "Mom, Dad, this is-"
She was cut short by her parents grabbing her away from Robert so she couldn't escape, and her dad with a sword near Robert's neck.
"So, you're the peasant whose been holding my little girl captive," her father stated.
"No, Dad, this is Robert. My true…love."
She looked at her parents with shocked looks on their faces. There was a long silence between them all until Giselle's mom broke the silence.
"Oh, well Giselle, we have a surprise for you," her mother said as she signaled someone to come in.
Giselle couldn't believe who she saw at the door. It couldn't be him.
"WILL," Giselle asked questionably.
"Gizzy," Will responded.
"Oh my god, what are you doing here."
"Your parents invited me."
As Giselle and Will hugged and caught up with each other, they didn't Robert in the corner biting on his pen. He's tall, he's blonde, and he's good-looking, Robert thought. He's not related to her either. Something's up. He definitely wasn't jealous of Will, but he knew Will didn't come here just to say hi.
"About a little intro, Gizzy," Will asked finally noticing Robert.
"Oh Robert, I almost forgot you were here," Giselle said shockingly.
Giselle was shocked, but Robert wasn't. That's their plan. They brought this guy to distract Giselle and forget about me, and what kind of nickname is Gizzy?
"Will, this is Robert. Robert, this is Will. Will and I were best friends growing up," Giselle said.
"Does anyone want anything," Robert said changing the subject.
"I'll have some water," Giselle replied.
Once,
Robert got himself some water, and they all settled down, Will asked
if he and Giselle could go take a walk in the park. Giselle's
parents agreed, meanwhile, Robert was fuming. Walking in the park
was their thing!
As Giselle and Will went outside, Morgan came in.
She saw her dad's eyes peeled to the window. As she looked out
the window, she saw Will and Giselle holding hands outside.
"Daddy, are you spying on them," Morgan asked.
Robert jumped. "Sweetie, don't scare me like that."
"You still haven't answered my question."
"No, I just am…looking after them,"
But Robert knew the truth, he was spying on them. He just didn't want Giselle to get hurt.
When Giselle and Will got back, Giselle's parents told Robert they wanted to talk to Giselle and Will alone. Robert agreed, but unbeknownst to them, he hid behind the hallway arc, so the only person who saw him was Giselle. There was no way he was going to leave her alone with Will again.
"Giselle, we are so happy to see you again. You really have grown up into quite the young lady," her mother began. "I guess you're wondering why Will is here. Well sweetie, when you came back to Andalasia about a month ago, we heard from some squirrels that you were engaged. Now that's a problem."
"Why is wanting to be with my true love forever a problem, Mom?"
Her mom hesitated.
"Because darling…you and Will are betrothed."
