Hey everybody, I'm back. I would like to take this time to thank each and every one of you for reading my story, reviewing me and adding me to favourite author/story.
I know that I may have seemed rude by not replying to people's reviews but I figured that I would do it here.

ticklemecutie – Thanks for reviewing (: and no, suze can't see ghosts in this one yeah, her dad's appearance was sudden but it plays a huge part in the story.

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CupcakeSweetheart Hey you :) I can't believe you nearly cried :') and don't worry, this Jesse will be hot too, but there's going to be another hot character. Ooh la la. Thanks for reviewing!

writersblock7777 Thanks for reviewing (: and Jake has always sounded hot to me so I just had to make him all sweet. And I'm glad you enjoyed CCL.

vampyrechicxx It won't be sad for much longer, don't worry. Thanks for reviewing!

I want to be Jesse's girl – I love your penname, and thanks for the long review (: And I was too excited for this story so I had to get the first chapter up. I never really saw the characters like that, so thanks :)
And yeah, Jesse is the president's son along with another character –Jamieson. It's pretty good how the president and his sons fit into this story, I must admit. And did you mean All American Girl? I liked that story, but then I'm a sucker for anything romantic haha. And I liked your review; don't worry about 'yapping on'.

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And now on with Chapter 2. Oh, and I'm changing the formatting a little bit from now on.
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o2: Shock.

I stared at him and then laughed for the first time since my mom and Andy had died. "Seriously, thanks for trying to cheer me up." I was about to walk off when he grabbed me by the arm, gently.

The man looked bewildered. "I am your father." I think he was actually shocked that I didn't believe him; was he stupid? Why would I believe a complete stranger? And if this man was even my father, I think that I proved that I didn't need him back as a child so why should now be any different? His voice broke through my jumbled thoughts, "My name is Peter Simon."

I scrunched up my eyebrows, remembering the past. Back when I was young I had asked my mom about my dad; I could distinctly remember her saying that he was called Peter. I was about to question him over it when Sister Ernestine came over with her mouth agape. "Peter?" She asked. "Peter Simon?" She must have been eavesdropping – what a great nun.

My 'dad' looked at me with one of his eyebrows raised, and then turned to Sister Ernestine, "Yes Sister, how are you?" I tuned out to their conversation; my dad was actually here! I saw Jake walking around so I went over to him to tell him of my shocking news.

"Wow, Suze." He looked flabbergasted; his face tinged with shock. "But...this is...wow... your dad." His voice choked up on the last word, which in turn made me choke up and then start crying. I hugged Jake and then decided to go outside – I really needed some air.

I heard footsteps behind me as I walked over to a nearby bench. I sat down and then watched my 'dad' sit next to me. "I'm sorry, kiddo." He said, sounding like he was about to cry.

"Erm, are you ok?" His eyes were brimming with unshed tears. Why would he be crying when he didn't even know my mom anymore? He was the one who left her, and while she was pregnant.

"No, Susannah." I would have to tell him to call me Suze; I didn't really like it when people called me Susannah. "I never got the chance to tell your mom my true feelings for her." He looked at me, "I still love her, you know."

"Why did you leave her then?" That was a bit harsh but he wasn't really making much sense.

He cringed at my blunt use of words, "There was a very important reason why I had to leave." He looked at me to gage my reaction and then carried on, "I had to leave suddenly that night because of my job; I'm a member of the CIA, a bodyguard to the rich and famous."

I looked at him, and once again burst out laughing at something that he had just said. "Wow." I finally stopped laughing, and then I started crying. Why was I laughing at my mom's funeral? Was there something wrong with me?

My dad – I had come to terms with that now – suddenly hugged me. "Please don't cry, my sweet daughter." I sniffled and then lifted my head from his shoulder.

"Dad, why did you really leave us?" His eyes softened as I acknowledged him as my father.

"Susannah, I'm not lying." He held my hand with one of his own. "I'm a member of the CIA, as I mentioned before, and so it's a job that puts me into danger. I never told your mother because I knew that she'd want me to give it up but the pay is very good and I planned to save up so that the three of us could have a good life. And I had to leave because I was putting your mom's and your own life in danger." He squeezed my hand. "I've kept in touch with Rick Slater all this time; he has a son in your class – Paul Slater?" I nodded and he carried on. "But then Rick told me about this Andy who got to your mom before I could."

My eyes widened at this. My dad had never really abandoned us then! "And then Rick told me of how you and your mom were happy and so I didn't want to jeopardise that. I knew that it was time for me to move on, just as your mother did." He looked so sad. "I knew that coming back into your lives would just cause turmoil so I stayed well away, until now." A tear spilled out of his left eye. "I'm so sorry, Helen." He looked up at the sky and blew a kiss.

I began crying as well – all this time, we could have been a family. I was deep in my own thoughts when my dad asked me something that shook my world, "Susannah, I already lost your mother; please don't let me lose you too." He shakily smiled at me. "Will you come and live with me?"

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This is a very far-fetched – and short – chapter. I understand if some of you are thinking the same, but I'd still appreciate it if you reviewed me.
If you have any questions etc, I'll probably reply in my next chapter but if you don't want to wait until then or whatever then just tell me and I will reply in a Private Message.
Also, I know I updated very quickly but I don't think my next update will be as quick as this one as it's my prom tomorrow :) and I'm going to Paris on the 30
th for a few days. I'll try my best to update before I go away but if not, definitely sometime during next week.