My real dad

Chapter 1 (Ana's POV)

I come home from school to an empty house. Again. Kate is probably with her boyfriend, like always. My life is uneventful unlike hers... I like it that way.I have the best parents in the world. My dad , Raymond Steele, and I have an amazing relationship he has been my rock through the hard times, especially the past year. My mom, Carla Steele, has got breast cancer, I love her so much. She has been so strong fighting for her past year has been hard on all of us; especially me. Although everything is so hard right now, my parents still love each other and me.

The doctors have told us that her cancer has spread and the there's not much time left for her. That's why my parents moved. They wanted a peaceful life without stress; I wanted to go too but I have school. They live in Georgia the weather there is beautiful. Everything about there makes me feel peaceful. My parents own a little holiday house , with two bedrooms, near the beach. They live everyday to the fullest like its their last; it makes me truly happy for both of them. I try to visit as much as I can but its hard with a part time job and full time school. But I try to call every day even if its for 10 minutes just to tell them how much I love them.

My father left his job here to look after my mom and move with her. My dad was getting old any way it was time for him to retire. Ray, he is a well built man, ex military solider, good looking he's really tall, muscular and madly in love with my mom. When find the right person for me he will love me just as much as my parents love each other.

I look up and relies that its almost 5 o'clock I must have been sat here a hour just thinking. I should get up and start making dinner , Kate is a rubbish cook. I love my friend though she is a 'take no shit type of girl' really feisty and let's me live with her. She was given the house by her parents, so I don't pay rent or for anything else. I cook we both pay for groceries and we don't have to pay for bill thanks to Mr. Kavanagh he owns Kavanagh media and makes good money.

We live well off. My parents have good money too. I don't know how because my dad was a full time police officer when he got back from the army and my mom has never worked. We have great cars and my parents own a home here in Portland and one in Georgia. All I know is that a large amount of money was left for my mom but we never talk about it. Money has never been important to me or my parents. I get a monthly allowance of 20,000 dollars, so money is no big deal for me... I hardly use it and every now and then I ask Kate to pick some stuff out for me and I pay for them, I hate shopping,... I have never been the shopping loving type of girl before.

Just as I get up to go to the kitchen I hear the front door open and close. It must me Kate.

" Hey, Steele" she sniffs in a low voice. I turn around to find a read puffy eyed Kate.

"Hey, what happened Kate? Are you okay? Come here." I open my arms and she runs into them crying her heart out.

"He... Left...Me" she cried. Ow. So she no longer has a boyfriend. That's a shame she really thought he was the one, I however knew he wasn't.

"Hey babe it's okay. You can always find someone else. Your pretty, clever and single now. You always find someone new." I coo whilst holding and rubbing her back. She cries a little while longer then breaks the awkward moment.

"Your right... I need to get it together." She sniffs one more time and pulls away. "Let's party tonight, Steele!" She tells me in an excited voice.

"No way. I have to study, there's only one month left till exams." I explain wide eyed.

"Please, Steele! Do it for me! Just one night I promise and one month is a long time away" she emphasises the word 'long'. I really don't want to go out tonight. Ow well, only one night right? what can go wrong?

"Ok. But only tonight we are not making a habit of going out just before finals, Ok?" I ask and point a finger at her to emphasise my point. She squeals and hugs me hard.

"Great! I promise it's only tonight. So, lets get ready it's almost 6 o'clock now. We can grab something to eat before we got to clubbing" she smiles a massive smile at me and pulls me to my bedroom.

I go in to my walk in closet and pick out a black short dress with long sleeves that sticks on every curve I got, which is not many, and a jean jacket on top with black Jimmy Choo 5 inch heals which makes my long legs look even longer than before. I put very little make up on a little mascara and lip gloss. I grab my black bag and walk out my room.

I look up and see a very excited Kate waiting for me. "Come on, Steele! I'm going to get us into the best club in town using my dads name." she gushes at me all I do is smile and nod. She grabs my hand and leads my out the house and we walk down the road to our favourite tai restaurant.

After we have eaten we pay and take a cab to a club called The Diamond. It looks good and big but there is a massive line outside. Kate tells the cab driver to stop right in front of the club and pays the driver. Once we are out the cab Kate and I walk up to the security guard at the door. The man is so tall he looks down on us and bends down while Kate whispers in his ear. I'm getting a little nervousness now. What if he doesn't let us in? What if he doesn't know Kate's dad? Then what would we do? Once Kate is done talking to the guard the man nods and opens the door for us. Kate grabs my hand and pulls me in.

It first thing that hits me is the really loud music; the exotic smell of fruit, vodka and sweat that coming from inside then the lights and the really dark atmosphere. We walk in and Kate leads me straight to the bar." 4 shots, please" Kate shouts over the music to the man behind the bar. The man winks at Kate as he hands the drinks over she smiles and winks back. Yeah, that's Kate's way of getting over a man she goes to other men. We down our shots then order a Bloody Mary.

We take in the atmosphere as we sip our drinks it's a really good pretty full on the dance floor but there's little table around it for people who are socialising and chilling. I turn around to Kate " lets dance" she shouts. I shrug and nod, this is what we came here for.

I finish the rest of my drink in one gulp as does Kate. She grabs my hand and leads me to one side on the dance floor near the bar. She starts shaking her hips around too close to me. I giggle and start swirling my hips around too and soon we are lost in the music.

I close my eyes and it feels really good to just let go all the stress I have been holding on to. All the emotions and Stress just flush out as I dance giving it everything I have. I open my eyes and she Kate dancing with a really cute blond hair guy! I can't see much more because its just so dark but I see her rubbing herself against him. She looks up and smiles and me and I giggle back, typical man eater Kate.

I carry on dancing and face towards the bar. I feel a strong pulling sensation it's almost electrical. I turn towards the pulling sensation and open my eyes.

I'm faced with the most intense grey eyes I have ever seen.