Author's Notes – Well, the future MIL pissed me off again and thus, I update this fic. Everyday Las Vegas is looking better and better to me for our wedding but apparently that would open up a whole new can of worms with this woman. I will be happy when this whole wedding is over.

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Conversations

Candice groaned loudly as she entered the women's locker room slamming the door behind her. She threw her bag into one of the lockers violently as she tried to take a deep calming breath. Groaning loudly once again, Candice made her way to her make-up chair and sat with a pout. The Divas all watched her interesting entrance and exchanged confused looks as Trish decided to speak up.

"Candi," she said cautiously as she approached the disgruntled brunette, "is everything okay?"

"That…that woman is the most infuriating person I have ever met," she nearly yelled causing Amy to bite back a laugh.

"What woman?"

"Oh I know, she was supposed to meet Shelton's mother today," Torrie remembered as she came over to her friend. "So I'm assuming that didn't go so well…"

"She's impossible! Going on and on about how great her baby boy is and how he can't be drug down with some pretty girl who will never get a job as an actress," Candice recounted, her blood boiling at the thought of what Shelton's mom had said to her. "And the way she said 'models and actresses are a dime a dozen honey,' she might as well had called me a cocktail waitress!"

"Whoa, that's Candi's version of the C-word!" Amy joked as Trish shot her a glare as she sympathetically put a hand on Candice's shoulder.

"So how did she take the news about the engagement?"

"She grabbed her chest and fell over!" Candice threw her hands up as the other women tried to stifle their laughter. "I'm serious, she fainted!"

"And Playboy," Amy asked as Candice rolled her eyes.

"Well between her fainting, her disapproval of my life, and her constant praise of Shelton, we never really got to that."

"Candi, it really does seem that you made one hell of an impression."

Shelton smiled nervously as he showed his mother around the arena. He needed to talk to her about Candice, to maybe settle her mind about their engagement. Taking a deep breath, he started to approach the subject.

"So what do you think of Candice?"

"She's nice enough, I guess."

"You were a little rough on her today you know," Shelton said deciding to dive right into the problem.

"I was?" Shelton nodded as Mama continued. "I didn't realize. Guess I was just so shocked from you good news."

"You basically told her she wasn't good enough for me and that she was going to hold me down. I think you hurt her feelings."

Mama squeezed Shelton's hand. "I didn't mean to baby, I get moody when I haven't eaten, you know that. And you did spring that engagement on me pretty sudden you know."

I know, but I want you to know, I love Candice and I know you'll love her too, you just have to give her a chance." Shelton smiled as he went on. "I'm going to spend the rest of my life with her Mama, and she's going to be part of our family. I just need you to take it a little easier on her and really get to know her. Trust me, once you do, you'll love her as much as I do."

"Alright, I'll go easy on her sweetie."

"Great," Shelton beamed as he draped an arm over his mother's shoulders. "Here's the green room. I've got a match in a bit and as soon as I'm done, I'll come right back." Mama gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before he turned to go back to his locker room to finish getting ready for his match. Mama watched as her boy went down the hall and her smile was soon gone when she saw Candice approach him in the hall. He wrapped his arms around the brunette's slender form and held her close as he kissed her forehead. She could see Shelton telling Candice he loved her as he clasped her hand and the two started to walk off down the hall, Candice twirling slightly to show off the skimpy outfit she was wearing.

Mama scowled as they turned down another hallway, Shelton obviously wasn't thinking with his proper brain. Anyone could see she was just using him and that Candice somehow had bewitched Mama's beloved son. A girl like that was surely no good for a boy like hers and it was only a matter of time before she hurt her baby and Mama was not about to let that happen. She didn't know how, but she just knew, she had to stop her son from marrying that huge mistake.