. ▁However , ▁St ella ▁runs ▁away ▁and ▁takes ▁her ▁brother . ▁When ▁they ▁are ▁found ▁by ▁Frank , ▁he ▁stops ▁F iona ' s ▁plans ▁and ▁she ▁still ▁isn ' t ▁convinced ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁k ids ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁after ▁Lip ▁and ▁Carl ▁( El li ott ▁T itt ensor ) ▁ple ad ▁with ▁her ▁not ▁go ▁through ▁with ▁it . ▁F iona ▁lear ns ▁from ▁St ella ▁that ▁Frank ▁tried ▁to ▁leave ▁though ▁didn ' t ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁money ▁and ▁offers ▁her ▁father ▁money ▁but ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁take ▁it ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁convinced ▁of ▁his ▁change . ▁This ▁gives ▁F iona ▁a ▁new ▁found ▁respect ▁for ▁her ▁father , ▁since ▁she ▁real izes ▁Frank ▁can ' t ▁abandon ▁his ▁children . ▁After ▁the ▁family ▁recon cile , ▁they ▁party ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁Ch ats worth ▁residents ▁in ▁The ▁J ockey . ▁ ▁Steve ▁Mc B ride ▁ ▁Play ed ▁by : ▁James ▁Mc A voy ▁( Series ▁ 1 – 2 ) ▁ ▁Steven ▁" Ste ve " ▁Mc B ride ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁is ▁F iona ▁Gall ag her ' s ▁( An ne - Marie ▁D uff ) ▁boy friend . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁club , ▁watching ▁F iona ▁dance ▁with ▁her ▁friend ▁Ver onica ▁Fish er ▁( Max ine ▁Pe ake ). ▁When ▁a ▁m ug ger ▁st ole ▁F iona ' s ▁bag , ▁Steve ▁gave ▁ch ase ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁catch ▁him .