Gisele Mortenson//no.longer.overprotected

Long time no see __% Gisele wakes up the following morning, her head pounding from the side effects of a major hang-over. She groans a little as she looks over at her bedside clock. It's twelve p.m. Why is it, that whenver I am with Tara, I get drunk? Like, there is no way around it.... Gisele sits up, and leans against her head board as she lets out a deep breath.  She suddenly remembers that if she is to make it back to the arena in time to do a bit of warming up before her match tomorrow that she has to catch a plane by six p.m. She all of a sudden feels more energized as she slides out of bed, and quickly rinses off in the shower before putting some clean clothes on. After she is fully dressed, she sits back down on the edge of her bed as she re-collects her thoughts. She looks over at her phone, and realizes that she never called her dad from that one night almost two weeks ago now.  And since she is in California, she might as well give him a call. Wait. Shit. What was the number? She grabs her phone and listens through her voicemails once more before finding her dad's. She then scribbles down the number on a spare piece of paper. 323-479-0873. Okay, got it. Gisele then shuts off the voicemail and quickly dials the number. She listens for his voice. One ring. Two rings. Three Rings, and then.....  XxXxGisele's Dad:: Hello? XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Hi, daddy? This is Gisele. XxXxGisele's Dad:: Oh, hi hunny! How are you? I was starting to think that you weren't ever gonna call me back! XxXxGisele Mortenson:: I'm fine. I'm sorry that I never called you back sooner, I've been really busy with DXCW. XxXxGisele's Dad:: Oh, is that the federation that you got accepted in? I'm so proud of you! I wish I could take you out to lunch or something sometime, but you're probably too busy to come back to your hometown huh? XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Well, actually...I'm in California right now. I came up to visit Tara and her family for a little bit. You remember the Bledel's right? But yeah, if you want, I can come over and we could sit and talk for a bit. XxXxGisele's Dad:: Oh, that would be great Gisele!  But, how about I meat you at Panera? I mean, the apartment is a bit of a mess right now, and... XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Wait, woah woah woah. Apartment? Daddy what do you mean? You and mom live in a fucking mansion. XxXxGisele's Dad:: Gisele! Watch your language! XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Sorry, but seriously...explain the apartment! XxXxGisele's Dad:: Well, you see....I will explain it all at Panera's. Can you be there in thirty minutes? XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Of course. I'll leave right now. XxXxGisele's Dad:: Okay sweetie, see you then. __% Gisele hangs up the phone,  and continues to sit on the edge of her bed, looking slightly confused. She has a couple ideas circulating through her head as to why her mom and dad would need lawyers, and why on earth he would be living in an apartment. But, she couldn't decide on one, not knowing what the real reason was. This is why she needed this lunch with her dad, hopefully he would open up and share all the details. Gisele stood up and quickly grabbed her purse before coming downstairs. As she approached the kitchen, she saw the Bledel's gourmet chef making them lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Bledel looked up suddenly and noticed Gisele inching by the door. XxXxMrs. Bledel:: Good afternoon Gisele! Tara is still asleep, but if you want you can go wake her up...she shouldn't be sleeping her life away. XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Oh, no that's fine. I was actually about to head out. I'm meeting my father for lunch. XxXxMr Bledel:: Alright, well tell your father I said 'hello', okay? XxXxGisele Mortenson:: *she smiles* Okay, I will do that. __% Gisele then walks away from the kitchen and heads outside, where her car is still parked in the circle drive way. She quickly hops in and speeds off, wanting to get to Panera's as soon as possible. A few minutes later, she pulls into the Panera's parking lot where she parks and turns off her car. She sits there for a moment, scanning the parking lot looking for her dad's car. Nothing looks familar, so she gets out and walks inside. Once inside, she finds an empty table for two as she sits down and waits for her dad. Five minutes pass, and she is starting to get a little worried that maybe her father forgot or something. Then, all of a sudden her cell phone rings... XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Hello? XxXxGisele's Dad:: Hello, Gisele? XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Yes, daddy it's me. Where are you? Did you forget about our lunch date? XxXxGisele's Dad:: Actually sweetie, I called to tell you that I won't actually be able to make it today. XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Oh...well, why not? XxXxGisele's Dad:: Well, the lawyers called just a few seconds ago, and they said that I needed to come up to the office and fill out some more paperwork. XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Lawyers? Paperwork? For what dad? XxXxGisele's Dad:: This is actually why I planned the lunch date, I wanted to tell you all about this in person, not over the phone... XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Yeah, and that's why I came. But since you cancelled, I think the least you could do is fill me in with what's going on. __% There is a brief silence on the other line as Gisele grows impatient. XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Well? I'm waiting... XxXxGisele's Dad:: Alright, alright. Well, hunny I don't know how to tell you this, but me and your mother are getting a divorce. __% The words stick to the roof of Gisele's mouth as she sits there numbly listening to her father trying to explain why now, and how it's been going on for a couple years, and that they just didn't know how to tell her. She clears her throat as she tunes into her dad's words again, spilling aimlessly from his mouth. XxXxGisele's Dad:: ....so that's why we didn't tell you. We just didn't know how. I'm so sorry sweetheart. But if you would like to meet up some other time, that would be great! XxXxGisele Mortenson:: Actually dad, I have a plane to catch. So I won't be able to, but I just wish you guys hadn't of kept this from me like I was some little kid. I am an adult you know, I can handle a little bit of distressing news every now and then. XxXxGisele's Dad:: I know, and I'm sorry. I still love you, you know that right? XxXxGisele Mortenson:: I love you too. But I really do got to go. I'll talk to you later. __% They say their good byes and then Gisele hangs up, and looks around. A couple of people are staring at her, partially because they recognize her from t.v. and partially because they think she was talking to loud in a restaurant. She gets up from her seat and then not wanting to leave on an empty stomach, but not really wanting to eat because of her previous conversation, and her hangover, decides to settle on a cup of coffee. She then leaves and drives off back to the Bledel's house where she packs up her things and prepares to leave. She checks in on Tara, to see if she is finally awake. And well, surprise, surprise...she isn't. Not wanting to leave without a good bye, she leaves a note asking Tara to call her when she wakes up. Gisele then heads downstairs where she gives the Bledel's a hug and tells them good bye. The butler then puts her things in her car, and with a final glance back at the house, she drives off in the direction of the airport. TBC: by me only!

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