Rather Be With You - Sequel to Not Set in Stone - Descendants 2

Chapter 10

"So you're in love with both Harry Hook and Carlos De Vil? Can you please explain everything you just said to me again? I'm so confused Maria," my father stated as I finished telling him everything. "Also I'd have to be one stupid guy to leave your mother for a crown. I don't like this other me."

"Dad... you're missing the point," I sighed with a little chuckle. I finally stopped crying from... happiness? I don't know if you'd call it that. I'm just emotional but talking with him made the memories with Harry seem a little bit more distant.

"Look, Carlos loves you right?" He asked.

"Yes, but I feel horrible for being wishy washy about my feelings. It's horrible to say but I miss the late nights with Harry hanging out by the dock not a single other person around and we'd stargaze and..." I rambled on but my father interrupted me.

"Maria, that's not real. None of that ever happened to Harry, he doesn't know a thing about you. He doesn't love you. Carlos knows you, Carlos shares every memory with you that you have of him. Carlos actually loves you and the real you, not some fake villainous girl that grew up on the Isle," he told me and I sighed knowing he was right.

"What do I do about my feelings for Harry?" I questioned as he bursted out in laughter.

"You're still so young. Maria, it'll be like getting over a bad break up where the guy was a jerk that broke your heart. You'll be able to move on from Harry trust me. If Carlos really loves you, he'll be there to help you through it. My fatherly instincts tell me that he'll stick around," he stated as there was a knock on my door.

"One second!" I shouted taking the phone away from my ear and putting it back again as I was going to end the call with him. "Someone is at the door. I'll try and listen to what you said. Thank you for listening. I love you," I told him with a smile on my face.

"I love you too. Have fun tonight at cotillion. Don't stress about the Isle, that's not you. Bye sweetie," he said before hanging up and I got up to open the door to see Jay standing there.

"Hey, practice just got done with and I wanted to check on you," he stated standing there awkwardly as I moved out of his way so he could enter.

"Thanks Jay, it really means a lot," I told him as he took a seat on my bed and Delta crawled over to him. She quickly climbed up his thighs and nestled up in his lap. "If only Delta was human, she'd be the perfect girlfriend for you," I teased as Jay cracked a smile.

"Real funny Ria, but seriously. We need to talk. You freaked out on me back on the Isle. I just wanted to know what you were thinking now. Is Harry still your dream?" He questioned as I sighed taking a seat next to him.

"Jay, I can't help but love Harry. I know that's hard to understand but a part of me does at least for now. I'll admit, I did throw a huge fit with you. I was thinking really irrational and of course my emotions for Harry got the best of me," I truthfully told him and myself.

"Do you remember how you reacted when I gave you that love potion?" Jay asked and I didn't know what he was getting. "Which by the way, I'm sorry again. I was a complete jerk, almost as bad as Harry."

"Yeah, I was mad actually I was pissed but what does that have to do with Harry? It's not the same thing, he didn't make me fall in love with him," I answered as Jay sighed.

"You know you're lucky you're so pretty because you're so dumb sometimes. Ria, he manipulated your thoughts. That's not who you are in any form. You never would have had feelings for him if he didn't screw with your brain and memories in the first place. He's as bad as what Carlos and I did to you, if not worse. Even after it was broken he was telling you things to make you not flip out on him like you should have. He stripped you of your identity Ria!" Jay yelled at me not angry in any way. He was just trying to get a point across and he was making sense.