When Jo got home she noticed that Danny's car was no longer in her driveway, thus meaning that he was no longer at her house. He was probably at his house getting ready to pick Jo up once it hit seven. Jo took a deep breath, knowing that she needed to talk to her mom about what had happened last night. Her mom was a lot easier to talk to than her dad, but she knew that they both loved her no matter what.
Jo walked in her house, shutting the front door behind her. "Hey mom. Can I talk to you about something?" She asked loudly since she wasn't sure where her mom was. She wasn't sure if her mom was in the kitchen or not, but she knew that she was most likely there. Tess loved being in the kitchen or making pottery.
"Sure sweetie." Her mom said as she walked into the living room, exiting the kitchen. Tess Masterson sat on the couch that was placed in the middle of the living room and smiled. "What do you wanna talk about?" In a way she knew that it had something to do with Danny.
Jo searched for the words inside of her head as she sat next to her mom on the couch. "Well, Danny may have spent the night last night. I swear nothing happened. Well I mean stuff happened but it was just kissing, and he didn't even mean to stay the night. We were watching movies and we fell asleep." Jo laid her head down, refusing to look up because she was afraid of seeing her mother's face.
"I knew he spent the night. His car was still in the driveway when your dad left for work this morning. I didn't know that there was kissing going on." Tess said with a soft smile, almost like they were best friends and not mother and daughter. Tess wasn't shocked when she saw Danny's car in the driveway earlier in the morning. This wasn't the first time that he had accidently spent the night while watching movies, but it was the first time that she had heard about kissing between her daughter and Danny.
Jo then looked up at her mother, not sure on rather to smile or not. "There was kissing but it wasn't anything serious. Just kissing. Wait, did you say his car was in the driveway when dad left for work? What did he say?" Jo started to wonder if she should have even asked that question. She was afraid that her father was furious, and maybe that's why she hadn't heard from him all day. Sometimes her dad would send her text messages saying that he hoped her day was going good, but today she hadn't received that.
"He was fine with it. We didn't expect that anything was happening, so we didn't freak out over knowing that his car, and he, was still here. Besides, Danny being let off for Regina's murder has gave your dad more trust with Danny." Tess said with a small smile and then put one arm around her daughter. "I know that you've liked Danny for quite some time. You've dated other people, and he dated Lacey, but have you ever wondered if those relationships didn't work out because God was bringing you and Danny together? Maybe that was His plan for you two as a couple. Maybe that is why He led Danny back to Green Grove." After hearing her mom say this she came to the conclusion that her dad was probably just having a busy day and that's why he had yet to send her a text.
Her mom seemed fine with her being with Danny. In fact, she seemed happy. Maybe her mom was right and her and Danny were destined to be together. Jo didn't really care, she was just happy that her mom, and her dad, seemed okay with her dating Danny. That meant a lot to her.
"So are you all going to start dating?" Tess asked her daughter. She could tell that Jo liked the thought of dating Danny, and she was never going to tell her daughter that it was not okay to do something that made her happy.
"I hope so. I mean, we're going out tonight on our first 'date'. I guess we will talk about where we stand then. I hope we do anyways." Jo said with a soft smile. She then looked at her mom and hugged her. "Danny is coming in a few hours so I am going to go get ready." She said with a smile as she stood up. Tess watched her daughter walk out of the living room and up the steps, and she smiled knowing that her daughter was finally happy.