Four.

Cassie got home at 6, just in time for dinner.

"I thought I told you to be back for 5:30?"

Her dad said jokingly.

"Sorry dad, I got caught up at Maddy's, dad, she's being so awesome, she bought me some new clothes today!"

This twigged something deep in her father.

"What?"

He said, now definitely not joking.

"What do you mean what? She bought me some new clothes dad I got this..."

Cassie was stopped by her father's angry tone.

"Listen, Cassie, us Lewis' do not take charity!"

Cassie was shocked at her father's outrage.

"Dad, chill she's my friend she's just looking out for me!"

"I don't care! She can look out for someone else! Not us, never us Cassie, we can do this on our own!"

Cassie ran upstairs, slammed her door and started crying uncontrollably.

How could her father be so cold?

He came up straight away after and sat next to her on her bed.

"Cass I'm sorry for my outburst, I've just had a rough day,"

She knew why.

It was her mother's birthday. She had tried to block it out, but now she knew that wasn't happening.

"I know dad, I'm sorry, I just really needed some new clothes for this concert, and she offered..."

Cassie stopped and the look on her dads face lightened.

"It's ok," He said softly and hugged his daughter tight.

"Dad, when's it supposed to become easier?"

He wished he could answer that, but he couldn't.

"I don't think it is, sweetie,"

It broke his heart to see his daughter like this.

"So he just went crazy?" Madison asked the next day at lunch.

"What can I say, I mean I understand why but, still, he shouldn't have gone off on one," Cassie said, still disappointed in her father.

"Well anyway, I hooked us up with a ride to the concert tomorrow!" Madison said with a mouthful of lettuce.

"Well, my dad said the least he could do was take us so..."

Madison stopped eating.

"Erm, no Cassie you don't understand, I hooked us up with a ride,"

Cassie was still oblivious.

"A limo, Cassie were going in a limo,"

Cassie was stunned.

"Don't you think were going a bit far?"

"Ok then if you don't wanna come in the limo, that's fine by me…"

Madison was interrupted by Cassie objecting.

"Ok I'll go in the limo!"

They both laughed and continued eating their dinners.

Cassie couldn't believe she was a few hours away from meeting nick.

She knew it would be the best day of her life.