All for Giselle

chapter 6

Gaby

I still feel a little tired. The weekend was a stressful one. Organizing Giselle's party and also playing chef at Sophie's Sunday brunch. I couldn't stop thinking about the possibility of Giovanni Sandoval being Giselle's father.

Just as I moved to get my bag, my phone beeps. It was Sophie.

"Hey, girl."

"Gaby, thank you so much for yesterday. I love you tons. The food was amazing."

"Well, I had the best help". Sophie helped with little details of the brunch which made everything easier. She says she can't cook to save her life but little does she know that she has a magic hand in the kitchen if only she let's herself explore.

" Time went by real fast yesterday. You said something about a Malcolm guy or something". She asked

"Yes. He came by on Saturday during the party. You ought to have noticed I was acting a little shocked"

"Yeah, you were acting really weird like you saw a ghost or something."

Giselle finishes her breakfast and announces she is all set for school.

"Go on out, baby. I am right behind you"

She lifts her backpack and walks out to the door.

"Say me hi to Giselle" Sophie tells me

"Aunty Sophie says hi"  I tell Giselle who was right about to open the door and she responds loudly, "Hi, Aunty Sophie", before she steps out onto the porch.

" Yeah. Malcolm Rivers said his client has been searching for me since I left and wants to meet up and talk about his child"

"You?"

"Yes me. I was confused at first until he called me Adrianna. Then everything started to make sense. It is probably Giselle's father"

"Wow." Sophie said sounding just as distressed as I felt. "Who is he?"

"I don't know. He said something about some Giovanni Sandoval guy. I am really..."

"What?!" Sophie exclaims in a surprised shrill. " Did you say Giovanni Sandoval?"

" Yes." I was confused because I didn't know what Sophie's excitement was all about.

"Open your browser and type in Giovanni Sandoval" she said

"Why?" I asked, still confused

"Just do it. But keep me on the line."

I opened my browser and did as she asked.

"Done." I inform her.

"What do you see?"

I click on his Wikipedia profile and read through it.

"Gaby, he is the CEO of Sandoval enterprise. A fucking billionaire" she said, voicing out what I was reading. This couldn't be the Giovanni Sandoval in question. I click on images and a bunch of photos of the so called Giovanni Sandoval loads. It couldn't be him. This man was on a whole different level. Oh my, oh my. I took in the the captivating blue eyes and shiny black hair. He looked so much like someone I know. Giselle.

In panic I look out the window as my eye catches Giselle with a man crouched down in front of her.

" I got to go Sophie."

I walk out the door in a haste and ask loudly.

"Hello,Can I help you?. Who are you?"

The man rose up and turned to face me. I was not ready for the shock. The man I had just seen on my phone was here in flesh.

"Hello, Adrianna".

He thought I was Adrianna? I started to correct him but I thought better of it. It wasn't lying, right?. It was just a case of mistaken identity. I was thinking fast on my feet. If he thought I was Adrianna, then we would be on equal grounds. I could not risk the possibility of losing Giselle to this man who was definitely her father. Thank God Giselle already went into the car, she would have done the correction herself because she knew I wasn't Adrianna.

" Hello, Giovanni" I tried to sound confident but I was a nervous wreck inside. He didn't talk but kept looking at me in a confused way. Did he already figure me out?. I just wished the ground would open up and swallow me.

Not literally though.