With arms wide open

/ getting used to the new life in the States /

Dad woke me up at 9, and told me:

"Hey princess wake up, you have school, yay!" he said the last part sarcastically and me, with my eyes still closed I told him:

"Very funny, but I don't want to"

He laughed, got down to my bed and started tickling me, I started laughing and told him:

"Dad! stop it please, I'll get up I promise"

He stopped and I looked at him with a smile, and he stood up and gave me his hand, I took it and stood up, and when I did I gave him a hug and told him:

"Good morning Dad"

He hugged me back and said:

"Good morning princess"

We heard a knock on the door and Uncle Scott saying:

"Guys, breakfast is ready, are you coming down?"

Dad approached the door and opened it to find a Uncle Scott in his pyjamas and a smiley Stella by his side, and when she saw me she let go of Scott's hand and approached me running:

"Luu!!"

I got her in my arms and hugged her while she told me:

"Good morning Lu"

"Good morning to you too, how did you sleep?"

"Very good, and you?"

"Very good as well, have you had breakfast?"

She shocked her head 'no' and said:

"I was waiting for you"

I hugged her and when we let go I placed her back down to the floor, she took my hand an told me:

"Okay, let's go down"

"Okay, you show me where we have to go to"

She looked up at me with a smile and nodded. We got out of the room and got down to the kitchen to find the rest of my family already there, I got a 'good morning' and a kiss from everyone, and I sat down on the table next to Stella and a chair that was empty, which I thought it would be for my father, I soon found out that I was right when I saw him coming down and sitting by my side, I looked at him and smiled, and then looked over to Stella when I felt how she touched my arm trying to get my attention:

"Yes Stella?"

She pointed out the Cheerios and asked me:

"Do you want some?"

I smiled at her and told her:

"Yes please, would you pour me some?"

She smiled widely and shocked her head 'yes', she grabbed them and poured some of them on my bowl, then I got the milk and poured some on my bowl, I started eating and I spent the whole breakfast talking with everyone, specially to Stella.

Once we had finished eating I helped my grandma and my aunts clean up all the dishes while all the boys went upstairs to get changed:

"So,... how is Chris doing so far?" Aunt Shanna asked me

"He's pretty good at it"

"Really?" my other aunt asked me, I smiled at her and told her:

"Yeah he is"

"Being honest with you I didn't quite see him as a father"

I frowned and asked her:

"Really? why not?"