My Father's Best Friend novel Chapter 10

The familiar sight of the majestic Anderson Building greeted Andrea, together with her parents, as they rolled to a halt on the parking lot of the university.

"Are we late?" asked Pam, slight panic noticeable in her voice.

Andrea smirked, "No, Mom," she answered.

"Oh, good," Pam visibly relaxed, making Andrea smile.

Andrea got out of the back seat and slipped her rented black toga over her peach wrap dress that she bought at Rodeo Drive last month. She looked around the lot, looking for a certain type of car, and noticed that almost all the spaces are filled, none of them inhibited a black Audi A4.

"Will Lance be here?" Andrea blurted out as her parents got out of the car.

Simon fished his Blackberry from his pocket before saying, "Yeah, he has to wrap up some meeting and he'll be here," looking up at his graduating daughter with pride in their eyes.

The three of them walked to the Anderson building and went straight to the auditorium for the graduation ceremony.

"ANDIE!!!" Victoria yelled from the gathering number of graduates.

"Mom, Dad, I'll meet you after," she said, before turning her back to her parents but she was yanked by her mother in to one of her super unladylike hugs.

"Oh my gosh, Andrea, I never imagined this to come this early," Pam sobbed.

"Mom," Andrea said in a wavering voice, "Don't get too melodramatic. I'm just graduating, I'm not going to die," she said.

"Come on, Pam, she needs to go line up," Simon said while pulling his wife away from his daughter. After the third try, Pam let go and Andrea met her father's eyes, "I'm very proud of you, Andrea," he smiled at her.

"Thank you," she said and then she turned her back and went to her friend.