Chapter 1
APOV
I am relieved to be returning home back to Washington with my daddy after living in hell with my mother and husband number three for the last six months. Ray is the only father I've ever know since my biological father died night I was born. My mother couldn't cope with the loss of my father and never learned how to stand on her own two feet, so as a result she was always on a quest for a new father for me and a husband with a substantial back account for her. She found Ray when I was three years old. Ray served in the military with my biological father but they never really hit it off. They respected each other of course as brothers in arms but thats where their relationship ended. Ray never reenlisted after he served his term. Instead he became a carpenter and was very good at it. He didn't become a billionaire or anything but he did well for himself and he lived a simple life, so he wasn't hurting for cash by any means. I loved Ray from the moment I met him and it was reciprocated. I was always his little Annie and he's forever my daddy. After fourteen years of marriage dad convinced my mother to start the process of adoption because he would always tell me he would never leave me and will always protect me and that making it legal was his way of keeping that promise. Daddy knew he was being cheated on but pretended to be oblivious so she would stay long enough for the adoption to finalized, but my mother didn't want to keep sneaking around so chose her new boyfriend with the big bucks. Six months I was away from my daddy and prey for my mother's sick deranged lunatic husband. The only way I'm on my way back to Montesano Washington is because my mother was too busy thinking where the most money was and how fast she could spend it that she forgot all about the adoption and the second the papers were finalized and delivered to Ray he was on a plane the South Carolina. I knew when Ray arrived because my mother and Stephan immediately starts to yell and ask why was he here. Ray says nothing just hands Carla her copy of the papers she turns pale and turns to Stephan to explain.
"HOW COULD YOU BE SO FUCKING STUPID TO FORGET ABOUT THE ADOPTION CARLA"!Stephan screams
Carla jumps at his harsh tone and quietly replies
"I just wanted to forget everything about my life with him. I filed for divorce before weeks before we planned to leave and got the papers signed like you wanted. That night I packed all my things grabbed her and left just like you told me to do. I forgot all about the adoption."
HOW COULD YOU HAVE BEEN SO STUPID WITHOUT THE GIRL YOU ARE USELESS TO ME! he screams again.
Carla begins to cry and beg him to let her stay and make a baby of their own. Stephen pushes her to the floor steps over her bends down so close to her face that they can feel each other's breath and says "Be out my house when I get back and only leave with what you came with". Carla recoiled in fear at how much hatred she saw in his face and nodded she understood he pushed past Ray and left the house probably to get drunk as always. Ray steps over a sobbing Carla also and makes his way to my room. He saw me standing there listening so he knows I know what's happening we lock eyes and I know I'm safe again. I made sure to wear long sleeves to cover the hand prints on my arms from the night before and prepare to walk out the door and into a new life with the only man who will forever be my daddy. "Ready Annie"?
"Yes daddy, I never want to leave you again",
"Hey, it was only temporary we're stuck with each other forever now just like I promised". He pulls me into his arms and hugs me tight and kisses my head. I know he doesn't miss me jump and wince at the sudden contact with my arms because he pulls back quickly and just stares at me. After a minute he says "Lets get you home Annie".
I smile as daddy grabs my suitcases and together we walk out of that house for good. Carla now had nothing no man to love her no daughter she could use to play on a man's sympathy she was alone. She just sat by the front door crying and quietly whispering while sobbing "I thought he loved me. He was supposed to love me".
That's the last memory I have of my mother and husband number three, but I know I will make happier memories in Washington with my daddy. As the intercom announces we're landing at SEATAC and to buckle up dad says "I moved to Bellevue in Seattle"
"Why did you do that"? "What happened to our house in Montesano"? I ask stunned that I won't be returning to my childhood home
"I was ready for a changed, and I want our new home to be a place for us to be happy and no old memories that hurts both of us". Tears sprung to my eyes at his explanation. I turned to look at him he kissed my forehead as I nodded agreeing with him not trusting my voice at the moment. I watched the plane land through the window and begin to imagine my new life in Seattle. My new house, new school, and new people. I hope the people are nice, maybe I'll even open myself up to dating finally who knows.
Author's Note
This is my first fanfic so please tell me what you think do you like it love it hate it already. This is just a chapter on how Ana came back to Ray and going to the same school as Christian. I will reveal what happened during her time with Morton. I will officially start the story next chapter forgive me for it being so long lol! I think I want to flip between Ana and Christian's POV because I think it will work well for this story tell me what you think please.
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