She had some an irk feeling for her mother who she described as 'incurably romantic' and in fact her mother is on husband number four. Ana eventually moved back to Montesano, WA to live with her stepfather Ray, on account of not getting along well with her mother's third husband. Ana lived with her mother, Carla Wilks, in Las Vegas during her mother's third marriage to Stephen Morton. Her mother's second husband, Ray Steele, is the man who registered her and raised her as a daughter, which Ana considers her 'real' father. Ray taught Ana several practical skills, including self-defense, gun safety, and using tools. Lambert, died from an accident during Marine combat training the day after her birth.
