Chapter ten

Hello fabulous readers! Thank you so much for the reviews and favourites and follows, they are all so overwhelming. I'm sorry I have taken quite a while longer than usual to update but it's been snowing here in the UK, so I have been doing the typical, cliché snowy things! But here it is and it's full of drama! ENJOY!

Charlie woke up at about ten the next morning. Surprisingly, she couldn't hear any noises in the house. She got out of bed and tied her hair up as she walked to Steve's room. The door was shut. It wasn't normally shut. And it was ten. Steve was always up way before ten. He had told her that. Which could only mean one thing. And it explained the noises from last night.

"Eww." She whispered to herself as she went to shower. She put a pair of shorts and a tank top over her bikini and went to get some breakfast. About ten minutes later she heard movement in Steve's room above her. A second later he walked down in just his boxers.

Charlie stared at her father for a moment before he spoke.

"Charlotte. Umm...I'm sorry. I uh completely forget about you-" he stopped suddenly. She got up from the table and slipped on her flip flops. She made her way to the door. Steve grabbed a t-shirt from the ironing basket and put it on."Charlie! Charlie I'm sorry, I didn't mean that..." Steve followed her.

"What? You forgot about me Steve. You don't care. You never have and you never will. All you care about is your stupid girlfriend."

Cath walked down the stairs in her gown when she heard the shouting.

"Charlie, that's not true. I do care, you are my priority."

"Stop lying Steve! My mother died. I might never see my stepfather again and my real father forgot about me! I hate you and I hate this place!" She screamed.

"Charlotte-" Catherine started in a strict tone.

"Leave it Catherine." Steve said. "Charlie-" he moved to try and hold her but she backed away.

"No! No I don't want to listen to you. I hate you! The only person who seems to care is Kono!"

"Charlotte that is enough." Cath shouted. "You are grounded. Go to your room." Steve stared at Catherine shouting at his daughter. He didn't like it.

"You aren't my mother! You can't tell me what to do!" Charlie was crying now.

"Alright that's enough..." Steve moved quickly to Charlie. "Come here." He pulled her into his arms and led her to the sofa. "Look at me Charlie." She wouldn't so Steve put his hand under her chin and forced her to. "I care...I care very much. But you have to remember that this is all new to me. I've never been a father, I'm still getting used to it. But I love you. "

Charlie looked at him. "What about my mom?"

"Your mother and I...we were never serious. We had a fling but that's not important."

"Well she is dead now." Charlie's voice broke when she said dead. She hadn't broken down since she heard the news but she was about to. "And she is never coming back. And do you know what? The last thing I said to her was that I hated her. She wouldn't let me go out so I told her that I hated her and she should go to hell." Tears streamed down her face. Steve groaned and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Charlie..." He stroked her hair. "Baby, it's OK. We all make mistakes."

"But my mistake cost her her life. It's my fault." She sobbed into his chest.

"No...no of course it isn't. It was an accident honey. Charlie...look at me. Look at me. I'm here. Daddy's here and he won't let anyone hurt you. OK? Babe, what can I do? Hmm? How can I help you?"

"I don't like her. At all."

"Who?" Steve asked, genuinely clueless.

"Catherine."

Steve looked around at Cath. "Can we have a minute alone?" She didn't move. "Catherine." He asked with a warning tone. She walked out to the lanai. Steve looked at his daughter and waited for her to say something.

"She is too controlling. I don't like her."

"Honey...you don't know her..."

"And I don't want to. You want to help me, well...it's me or her."

Steve pulled away from her in shock. "Charlotte. I can't just-"

"You never said she was your girlfriend, so you guys can't be serious. Me or her."

Steve sighed. "Go to your room Charlotte."

"But-"

"I need to talk to Catherine. Go to your room."

"Ste-Dad-"

"Do not make me say it again Charlotte." Steve shouted.

Charlotte stood up in a huff and stomped to her room while Steve quietly made his way to the lanai.

short, but it seemed like it needed its own chapter. I will do my absolute best to have the next chapter up tomorrow and maybe more if school is cancelled due to the snow! So what do you thing Steve is going to do?! Let me know in a review (that rhymes when you say it :) ) !