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I'm going to do these in alpha order so you'll know when I'm done (when I get down to WXYZ).
This is a story I started writing in 2018 called Arranged Marriage. Looking back on it now, I think it could have some potential for me to continue it bc I haven't touched on the arranged marriage trope yet, but omg
Chapter 1
Colfax, Indiana
Gabby
“I have a fetish,” my date, Elliott, confessed over dinner. This was mine and Elliott’s first date, having met last week during a coffee-spill incident.
“Oh?” I said unsuspectingly. “What’s your fetish?”
“Breastfeeding women.” Elliott smiled devilishly, tying my stomach in knots. “Would you mind if I watched you breastfeed Areola?”
My daughter’s name is actually Arianna, and she’s seven months old; I had her with my now ex-boyfriend Matt. She also has a five-year-old brother named Grayson.
I got up and prepared to leave. “Um…it’s Arianna, i use formula, and actually, I would mind. And you scare me.”
“Aw, come on! Just because I have a fetish, doesn’t mean you should be afraid! I mean, it’s not like a sex fetish!”
I slapped Elliott upside the head with my purse, stormed off without a word, and drove home.
“How did it go?” Cara, the kids’ babysitter, asked when I walked in. “And how come you didn’t bring Mr. Handsome?”
“He’s Mr. Creepy now,” I corrected. “He told me he has a fetish for women who breastfeed; he even called the baby Areola.”
“Ooh, that IS creepy! You know, I heard 5 Seconds of Summer’s management is looking for a new girlfriend for Michael.”
This shocked me, because I was pretty sure Crystal would’ve been the one, especially after he wrote that song about her making him a “better man”.
“You’re kidding me! I thought he was still with Crystal?”
“All the age-gap hate got to them and they broke up,” Cara explained. “So now that you’re single, and I know you love Michael Clifford…” She made her eyebrows bounce as a hint.
“Usually I’d say no, but sure! Michael seems like a decent enough guy. How do I sign up?”
Cara gave me a number to call, and I made a note of it, deciding to call in the morning.
***
The next morning after Arianna was up and on her play mat, I made that call to become Michael Clifford’s girlfriend. A man answered with, “John Feldmann here.”
“Hi, this is Gabby Campbell, and I’m calling to respond to your finding Michael Clifford a new girlfriend.”
“Ah, yes! How did you hear about it?”
“My kids’ babysitter told me.”
“Excellent! So, my big question is this: how old are you?”
“Twenty-five.”
“Great! Mikey broke up with his last girlfriend because of the hate he got over their age gap.”
John asked me several more questions, all of which I answered with confidence, and told me to send him a recent selfie and that he’d get back to me later today to tell me if I’d been chosen.
***
That afternoon, I was waiting in Grayson’s school parking lot for the kids’ to be let out for Christmas when John called me back.
“I’ve come to a decision,” he said, “and you’re officially Michael Clifford’s girlfriend!”
“Great!” I said. “When can I start?”
“As soon as possible. I really can’t wait for you to meet Michael. He’s a real sweetheart!”
I laughed. “I’m sure he is.”
Chapter 2
London, England
Michael
“You did WHAT?!” I barked at John when he told me he’d gotten me a girlfriend. “How dare you, and behind my back!”
“I promise, you’ll love her!” He said. “She’s a single mom living in Indiana, and she sounded very sweet on the phone.”
“Bro, you had no fucking right! What if she turns out to be everything Crystal wasn’t?”
“Mikey, calm down!” Luke pleaded. “Maybe she won’t be another Crystal, but if all girls were alike, the world would be boring as fuck. Just go with it!”
I sighed and decided to take Luke’s advice. “When and where are we meeting?”
~~~~~
Gabby
The following week, I took Grayson and Aria with me to London, since Grayson wanted to join me and I didn’t want to separate them. When we got there, I took them through customs and security, picked out our rental car, and drove to the address John had given me. Along the way, I pointed out various landmarks for Grayson to check out, like Big Ben and the Royal Palace. He reacted to each and every one with pure awe.
We finally arrived at the appropriate address late that afternoon, and after I parked, I collected both kids and went up to ring the doorbell. The man who answered was probably in his late forties or early fifties, and he had gray hair and a gray goatee. He gave me a warm smile.
“Hi, you must be Gabrielle Campbell!” he said. “Come on in!”
“Thanks, but call me Gabby,” I said, ushering Grayson inside.
“Whoa, this place is HUGE!” Grayson marveled. “Mommy, how come we don’t have a big house?”
“Well, some people just have a lot more money than others,” I explained while John left to fetch Michael.
A moment later, John returned with Michael in tow, but Michael took one look at me and said, “Oh, FUCK no!” He then tried to run away, but John caught him by the back of his shirt.
“Dude, you need to be nice to your new girlfriend,” he said. “And don’t swear; she has young children.”
“Hi, I’m Gabby,” I introduced, deciding not to be fazed by Michael’s unfavorable reaction.
“DOUBLE…” he started to say before John cut him off with the palm of his hand.
“Ah-ah! Don’t you dare say it!” John scolded.
“Feldy, even her NAME reminds me of that godawful Breslin chick!” Michael spat.
“You know, I do have other nicknames,” I pointed out. “How about Bree, Brielle, or Ellie? Oh, and by the way, I’m nothing like your ex.”
“She’s right,” John added. “She’s very sweet, just like Crystal was. Plus, she’s actually in your age range—just two years your senior.”
“But she has KIDS!” Michael argued. “I’m not ready for a child, let alone two!”
“Just give her a chance, mate!” Calum said. “Do you think she came all the way from across the pond to hear THIS?!”
Michael sighed. “Well, you do look pretty fit…” he said to me. “Alright, you can be my girlfriend…but don’t think for ONE SECOND that it’s for real!”
and just like that, I went from hopeless romantic to Michael's gf in just over 1k words lol
This is a story I started writing in 2018 called Arranged Marriage. Looking back on it now, I think it could have some potential for me to continue it bc I haven't touched on the arranged marriage trope yet, but omg
Chapter 1
Colfax, Indiana
Gabby
“I have a fetish,” my date, Elliott, confessed over dinner. This was mine and Elliott’s first date, having met last week during a coffee-spill incident.
“Oh?” I said unsuspectingly. “What’s your fetish?”
“Breastfeeding women.” Elliott smiled devilishly, tying my stomach in knots. “Would you mind if I watched you breastfeed Areola?”
My daughter’s name is actually Arianna, and she’s seven months old; I had her with my now ex-boyfriend Matt. She also has a five-year-old brother named Grayson.
I got up and prepared to leave. “Um…it’s Arianna, i use formula, and actually, I would mind. And you scare me.”
“Aw, come on! Just because I have a fetish, doesn’t mean you should be afraid! I mean, it’s not like a sex fetish!”
I slapped Elliott upside the head with my purse, stormed off without a word, and drove home.
“How did it go?” Cara, the kids’ babysitter, asked when I walked in. “And how come you didn’t bring Mr. Handsome?”
“He’s Mr. Creepy now,” I corrected. “He told me he has a fetish for women who breastfeed; he even called the baby Areola.”
“Ooh, that IS creepy! You know, I heard 5 Seconds of Summer’s management is looking for a new girlfriend for Michael.”
This shocked me, because I was pretty sure Crystal would’ve been the one, especially after he wrote that song about her making him a “better man”.
“You’re kidding me! I thought he was still with Crystal?”
“All the age-gap hate got to them and they broke up,” Cara explained. “So now that you’re single, and I know you love Michael Clifford…” She made her eyebrows bounce as a hint.
“Usually I’d say no, but sure! Michael seems like a decent enough guy. How do I sign up?”
Cara gave me a number to call, and I made a note of it, deciding to call in the morning.
***
The next morning after Arianna was up and on her play mat, I made that call to become Michael Clifford’s girlfriend. A man answered with, “John Feldmann here.”
“Hi, this is Gabby Campbell, and I’m calling to respond to your finding Michael Clifford a new girlfriend.”
“Ah, yes! How did you hear about it?”
“My kids’ babysitter told me.”
“Excellent! So, my big question is this: how old are you?”
“Twenty-five.”
“Great! Mikey broke up with his last girlfriend because of the hate he got over their age gap.”
John asked me several more questions, all of which I answered with confidence, and told me to send him a recent selfie and that he’d get back to me later today to tell me if I’d been chosen.
***
That afternoon, I was waiting in Grayson’s school parking lot for the kids’ to be let out for Christmas when John called me back.
“I’ve come to a decision,” he said, “and you’re officially Michael Clifford’s girlfriend!”
“Great!” I said. “When can I start?”
“As soon as possible. I really can’t wait for you to meet Michael. He’s a real sweetheart!”
I laughed. “I’m sure he is.”
Chapter 2
London, England
Michael
“You did WHAT?!” I barked at John when he told me he’d gotten me a girlfriend. “How dare you, and behind my back!”
“I promise, you’ll love her!” He said. “She’s a single mom living in Indiana, and she sounded very sweet on the phone.”
“Bro, you had no fucking right! What if she turns out to be everything Crystal wasn’t?”
“Mikey, calm down!” Luke pleaded. “Maybe she won’t be another Crystal, but if all girls were alike, the world would be boring as fuck. Just go with it!”
I sighed and decided to take Luke’s advice. “When and where are we meeting?”
~~~~~
Gabby
The following week, I took Grayson and Aria with me to London, since Grayson wanted to join me and I didn’t want to separate them. When we got there, I took them through customs and security, picked out our rental car, and drove to the address John had given me. Along the way, I pointed out various landmarks for Grayson to check out, like Big Ben and the Royal Palace. He reacted to each and every one with pure awe.
We finally arrived at the appropriate address late that afternoon, and after I parked, I collected both kids and went up to ring the doorbell. The man who answered was probably in his late forties or early fifties, and he had gray hair and a gray goatee. He gave me a warm smile.
“Hi, you must be Gabrielle Campbell!” he said. “Come on in!”
“Thanks, but call me Gabby,” I said, ushering Grayson inside.
“Whoa, this place is HUGE!” Grayson marveled. “Mommy, how come we don’t have a big house?”
“Well, some people just have a lot more money than others,” I explained while John left to fetch Michael.
A moment later, John returned with Michael in tow, but Michael took one look at me and said, “Oh, FUCK no!” He then tried to run away, but John caught him by the back of his shirt.
“Dude, you need to be nice to your new girlfriend,” he said. “And don’t swear; she has young children.”
“Hi, I’m Gabby,” I introduced, deciding not to be fazed by Michael’s unfavorable reaction.
“DOUBLE…” he started to say before John cut him off with the palm of his hand.
“Ah-ah! Don’t you dare say it!” John scolded.
“Feldy, even her NAME reminds me of that godawful Breslin chick!” Michael spat.
“You know, I do have other nicknames,” I pointed out. “How about Bree, Brielle, or Ellie? Oh, and by the way, I’m nothing like your ex.”
“She’s right,” John added. “She’s very sweet, just like Crystal was. Plus, she’s actually in your age range—just two years your senior.”
“But she has KIDS!” Michael argued. “I’m not ready for a child, let alone two!”
“Just give her a chance, mate!” Calum said. “Do you think she came all the way from across the pond to hear THIS?!”
Michael sighed. “Well, you do look pretty fit…” he said to me. “Alright, you can be my girlfriend…but don’t think for ONE SECOND that it’s for real!”
and just like that, I went from hopeless romantic to Michael's gf in just over 1k words lol
