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Facing Reality

First thing I do in the morning is calling Hailey. Last time I saw her she was making out with that guy at the club and we agreed to call each other the following day.

-GOOD MORNING
+Ugh! You bitch you know how I am when it's too early in the morning
-It's eleven in the morning sleepy head
+Well but I need my beauty sleep. I have a reputation to maintain, you know?
-You're such a diva
+Oh you love me
-Sadly I do. Now tell me, how was it with Mr. HotGuyWithBleachedHair?
+Who?
-You're so slow in the morning. Did you get drunk? The guy you made out with last night girl!!
-Oh... Well his name's Scott, I actually had caught his eye before I approached him. And he... Well he asked me out
+Wait what? More information, I need details
-Well I came up to him and just said "you see something you like?" and so he said he did and that he could tell I wanted to make out with him just as much as he did. Then we came closer and just before kissing he said "with one condition, I'm taking you out on a date tomorrow" and then BAM we were making out.
-And you let him?
+Well you saw him, I wasn't going to say no to that. Besides I can always tell him I can't go or that I just don't want to
-Oh but you won't, because you do want to go don't you?
+Yeah
-Well have fun and call me later to let me know everything
+Okay, see you

When I hung up I go downstairs determined to talk to my father about Katherine. If she is really becoming a part of our family then I want to know about her.

-Hey dad, are you too busy?
¬Umm no why?
-Well I've thought about it and I want to know more about Katherine
¬Oh that's great! Does this mean you aaccept us?
-Dad you know I'd never prevent you from doing what makes you happy. If you're happy I'm happy
¬Thank you Nora. Well, Katherine Wilkinson, she is just three years younger than me, 5.5ft, she has short black curly hair, an adorable smile and a contagious laugh. She's also really funny and likes to joke around a lot
-That's nice, it looks like you two would get along really well
¬We truly do. We met through our jobs, in a conference our companies did. After that we did a couple of collaborations in which we got to actually know each other. I invited her to a coffee, we started to spend more time together, one thing led to another... And here we are now, in our tenth month of relationship, and happy as ever
-Wow, I'm glad you are happy with her, dad. But why did your companies have a conference? I thought you only did those for big deals with international people
¬And we do.... She's from the States, Nora
-Oh. And what are you planning on doing?
¬We have talked about moving in together, and for that I'm trying to join her company so we can work together. Actually tonight I have a job interview. She'll be there too, and I'd like you to come along too.
-Yeah sure, that way I can meet her and get to know her personally
¬Great then. We'll leave at six

I start getting ready and pick up a burgundy lace dress with a thin black belt, a black purse an my black converse. Then I do a waterfall braid to my hair and go downstairs to meet with my father.

¬Nora, this is a fancy dinner
-I know dad, you told me. And I'm wearing a dress, aren't I?
¬... I'm lucky Kate gave me these just in case this happened. Here, put these on
-Heels? Seriously dad?
¬Please? This is really fancy
-Ugh fine

I end up wearing the heels my father gave me and get into my father's car to go to this dinner/job interview/meeting with my father's girlfriend.

When we arrive my father leads us to a table where there is a woman already sitting. Once there he leans down and peck her lips as a greeting, then they press their forheads together and smile while staring at each other's eyes. I've never seen my father smile so brightly or look at someone with so much afecction. When they part Katherine stands up and my father introduces us.

¬ Katherine, this is my daughter Nora.
~It's so nice to meet you Nora

She smiles kindly while speaking with her thick American accent, reminding me of where I-we might be living soon. At least she seems nice, let's see how much that lasts...

I return the smile and stretch her hand politely

-It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Ms. Wilkinson, my father has spoken great of you
~Oh is that so?

She smirks at my father while he blushes furiously like a schoolgirl

~And please just call me Kate, sweetheart

I answer with a simple smile and we all sit down at the table waiting for the people who will be doing the job interview to my father.

You could say my first impresion of her hasn't been bad; she makes my father smile brightly, he has blushed when I've said something "embarrasing" of him, which means he must really like her, and you could see how much they care about each other from a mile away.

The whole dinner while my father is being interviewed Katherine and him are exanging glances. At first my father shoots her a nervous look, to which she answers with a calming one, and it continues like so; my father being concerned and her making his worries go away for the rest of the job interview.

Once the interview ends and the people leave, we decide to go for a walk and have some ice-cream together.

¬How has everything gone? Do you think I'll get the job?
~Calm down, everything will be okay, I'm sure they liked you and you'll get the job, you are very well capacitated and cualified for it, so just calm down, okay?
¬So I'll get the job?
~I'm sure you will
¬And we'll finally move in together
~Just as we said we would
¬You make me so happy

They start to lean into each other and I can tell it's not just for an innocent peck. But as much as I like seeing them together and how happy the make each other, making out is something I'm not ready to see just yet.

-No PDA please, I've already had enough with you two sending each other glances all night long
¬Nora!! That's so rude of you, don't forget we're the adults here, I'm your father and you have no right of telling me what to do. Remember it
-Yes dad

I clench my jaw in a poor attempt of stopping myself from talking back to him, trying my best not to let the venom show in my words

~Oh, it's fine really!
¬It's not fine Kate, that was disrespectful
~Disrespectful? Oh honey, you're so not used to teenagers... A lot of parents are lucky if that's the nicest thing they hear from their children, kids nowadays don't repect their adults as we used to

¬Is Sammy like that too?
-Who's Sammy?
~My son? No, I'm glad to say he's very nice and we have a really close relationship. That's why we're always joking around and I'm perfectly fine with what Nora said, it's normal that she isn't prepared to see her father kissing another woman just yet, right Nora?
-A-a son?