Chapter 12 - I Hate Jovi's Dad

A couple of months later, Jovi said her good-byes to her dad again the day before. She was cleaning the house because the whole pack with Emily, Sam and Mina were going to becoming over and she was going to cook dinner for them.

Paul walked over to the bathroom and looked at Mina while she was applying her makeup and said, "Mina...Where's that cd you borrowed from me?" Mina said, "On my desk...I'm done with it. You can go in a grab it." Paul nodded and said, "Okay." Paul walked away and then went back and said, "By the way sis...You don't need all that shit...You're a beautiful girl." Mina looked at Paul and said, "Yea?" Paul said, "Yea." Mina tapped her fist on his shoulder lightly and said, "Thanks man...You know you're not the same hotheaded older brother I remember having a few months ago. What's up with that?" Paul laughed and said, "I fully blame Jovi." Mina laughed and said, "Remind me to thank her." Paul nodded as he went back to getting his cd in Mina's room.

Paul walked in and looked over her desk and noticed a notebook and his cd were both on the floor. Paul squatted down and picked up the notebook and cd. He tossed the notebook onto the desk and it fell open to a page that at the top in huge letters said 'I HATE JOVI'S DAD!' It caught Paul's attention as he picked it up and started reading it.

I have never hated anyone in all my life! Hate is such a strong word and I would never use it unless I didn't have another word to use...but when it comes to Mike Miller, Jovi's dad...I hate him...I HATE him...With every fiber in my body...He is a prejudice BASTARD! And I have no idea how he has such a good hearted daughter...Most people like him pass their hate to their kids. Jovi doesn't have a hateful bone in her body...So when she told me today what her dad said about Indian's, my blood ran cold for that opulent little bastard...Saying Indians on our reservations were nothing more than savages. Mike told her he didn't want her coming to La Push...That Indian's are complete savages hunting with bows and arrows. The complete audacity of this man to pre-judge us because of the color of our skin. Jovi is clearly shaken by what her father had said to her...It killed her to repeat the words her father used...I promised I would keep the secret from Paul and the others in the pack...She would be completely devastated if they ever found out what her father was really like.

Paul blood ran cold and then boiled over as he re-read the page again and again. He was getting more pissed off by the minute. He ripped the page from the book and stalked out into the living room where the rest of the guys were waiting for him and Mina. Mina stood up from the couch when she saw the look on Paul's face and said, "What's wrong?" Paul said, "When were you going to tell us about this?" As he shoved the ripped page in her face. Mina said, "Paul! That was in my personal journal...You had no business in it." Sam said, "What's going on?" Paul said, "Jovi's father thinks were savages." As Paul handed the page to Sam. Sam had to admit not much made him mad now a days, but this was definitely something that made his blood turn into fire in his veins. Mina stood embarrassed that everyone in the pack had read her personal thoughts...even Emily.

Mina snatched it away from Paul and said, "It's not like these are Jovi's feelings Paul. It was her father." Paul said, "You're sure she doesn't feel the same way? We've been dating for nearly 7 months and I've never met her father. What would happen if down the line I asked her to marry me and wanted to get her dad's permission first...He'd a probably shot my dumb ass because I wouldn't have known any better...And you just went right along with her on this." Mina said, "Paul she's waiting until she turns 18 and then she's moving out...She doesn't want to live under her dad's roof but it's kind of hard since she's only 17." Paul said, "Bullshit...She feels the same damn way..." Paul stalked out of the house and everyone hot on his heels...They knew there was going to be an explosion of proportion but didn't want it to get so out of hand that someone...Namely Jovi got hurt.

Jovi was just starting to get dinner prepared when she heard her name get yelled, "JOVI!" Jovi stopped moving and heard her name get yelled again. Jovi pulled the apron from her waist and went to the front door and everyone was standing in the middle of the front yard about 10 to 15 feet from the front porch...She walked out and said, "Ya'll can come in the house." As she walked up to the group and noticed most of them looked really pissed off. Mina said, "Jovi...They know." Jovi furrowed her brow and said, "Know what?" Paul snatched the paper back from Mina and threw it at Jovi and said, "The real reason why I haven't met your dad...The whole time I thought he was just a bastard for the way he treated you...But you're no better than him." Jovi bent over and picked up the paper and read and said, "Jesus Mina."

Jake said, "Don't blame Mina for this...You should've just been honest with all of us about what your dad said." Jovi said, "I could barely tell Mina...How was I supposed to tell you my dad hates you?" Paul said, "It would've been a lot better than lying to us...This is why you wouldn't let me meet your dad and why you lied to me about him not liking people at the house...isn't it?" Jovi looked at the ground and Paul yelled, "ISN'T IT!" Jovi just nodded and said, "I don't understand why you're getting so mad...You all act as if those words came from my lips. Like those are my thoughts and feelings...I would've thought me getting to know all of you the past almost 7 months, would've tipped you off that I don't have the same backwards thinking as my father."

Paul grabbed both of Jovi's upper arms and she sucked in a breath...It hurt but she wouldn't tell him that. Paul said, "You hiding what he said and not being completely truthful with me...What don't you get about that? You lied to me...I'll never trust you again...You can burn in hell before I'll ever protect you from a bloodsucker...You're finished...Were finished." His hands tightened around her arms and said, "Stay out of La Push, or I swear you're going to be sorry..." Paul threw her down on the ground practically and she hit with a sickening thud. Paul walked up and faced Mina and said, "You don't come here ever again and she never comes to La Push again..." Mina said, "Screw you Paul...You don't decide who I'm friends with." Sam said, "But I do...Right now...Stay away from her...for her own safety Mina."

Everyone started walking back to the woods as Jovi sat on the ground trying to recover...Mina looked back at a disheveled Jovi and said, "I'm so sorry Jovi." Jovi blinked as the tears poured out of her eyes and said, "It's okay Mina...I don't blame you...You better go...I'll be fine." Jovi watched as Mina disappeared into the trees with everyone else. Jovi slowly got to her feet and her tailbone and wrist were bothering her...She probably sprained something when she hit the ground. She still couldn't stop the tears...She went into the barn and pulled Sarge out and saddled him up...Deciding it was definitely time to get rid of some aggression. As she headed into the acres of the ranch.

She didn't notice something following her.