Chapter thirteen- August 20th

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Chapter thirteen plot- Jo is thrown for a loop with the unexpected arrival of her mother.

"My... My... My mother? You're my mother?" Jo asks stunned.

"Yes, that's right. I'm your mother," Amanda repeats.

Wholly freaking shit. This can't be happening right now. I have dreamt about meeting my mother, as a child I had fantasies about what she looked like and what I'd say to her when I saw her. Because I had hope that I'd see her and she'd rescue me from my foster homes. But as I got older that hope faded away and I started to think about how much I'd give it to her for how much shit she put me though and abandoning me when I saw her. But I can't rip into her with Zara here.

"Excuse me Jackie? Would you mind taking Zara up to Paeds? They have a fairy princess roaming the halls right now. I think she's like to see her," Jo asks while trying to remain calm.

"Of course, come on Zara. Let's go see a fairy princess," Jackie says smiling.

"Okay. Bye Mum. Jackie and I are going to go and find me a fairy princess. Maybe she can glitter me up?" Zara smiles.

"I think she might," Jo replies seriously before Jackie takes Zara.

"Alright, now that my daughter isn't here we can talk. And when I say talk I really mean I'll just yell at you. But that's all that really needs to happen here isn't it?" Jo asks.

"Josephine, I'm your mother. Can't we just talk?" She asks. Jo leads her into a conference room off the waiting room.

"You are not my mother. You are the woman a that abandoned me when I was two weeks old! You didn't give a crap about me!" Jo yells.

"Let me explain, please," she asks.

"No! You don't get to explain because because of you I had a crap life!" Jo yells.

I'm not being unreasonable am I? I did have a crap life because of her. She deserves to know that. She deserves to know what a crap life I lived because of one choice she made.

"Look at you now. You are so so beautiful. You're a doctor, you have a daughter, and looking at that amazing ring I'd say you're married," she says smiling.

"I lived in foster homes my whole life and then as a teenager I was living out of my car! I didn't have a childhood, I didn't have a life, I just survived. And yeah, I have what I have today because I worked my arse off! I got here on my own merit!" Jo yells. "So don't for one second be happy for me, because you didn't do crap to help me get there! You didn't care about me then and you don't get to care about me now!" Jo yells.

"What is going on in here?" Alex asks as he walks into the room. He had been walking in the hallway when he has head Jo yelling.

"You know what, when I was a child I wanted you to come and rescue me from the hell I was living in. But as I got older I realised that I never wanted to meet you because to me I wasn't worth your time so you sure as hell weren't worth mine!" Jo yells.

"Jo, walk away. Walk away!" Alex says sternly.

"I haven't finished with her yet!" Jo says in a rage.

"Dr Maidenway, walk away right now. You need to get some air and de stress," Alex replies sternly.

"Damn you!" Jo says defeated. She turns around and leaves the room.

I didn't yell at her too much did I? No, no, she deserved it. She had it coming to her after what she put me though. I don't understand how somebody can abandon their own child and then expect a happy reunion.

"You must be on hell of a woman to get Jo all fired up like that," Alex replies.

"Who are you?" She asks.

"I'm her Colleague and her friend," Alex replies.

"Oh great, you'll be on her side of this then," she replies.

"I don't know who you are, so I'll asks again. Who are you?" Alex demands.

"I'm her mother," Amanda replies less then impressed.

"Oh Crap," Alex replies before hurrying out of the room.

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"Jo, are you okay?" Alex asks as he finds her sitting in her office.

"Yes... Well, no. But it felt so damn good to yell at her. She had it coming," Jo replies.

"Because of her you lived a crappy life. I get it, you're allowed to be mad at her," Alex replies.

"I just couldn't believe she tried to be my mother. I'm mad about that more then anything else. She's the woman that gave birth to me but she's not my mother. She abandoned me at a fire station when I was just two weeks old. I had the crapest childhood moving around foster homes and living out of my car because of her. I didn't have a life, I just survived. She doesn't get to waltz on in her and pretend like everything is sunshine and rainbows when it's not. She doesn't get to pretend to be my mother. I don't have a mother and even though I've screwed up my life, I'd say I've done pretty damn well without one," Jo replies assertively.

"You have done damn well. And you're raising four beautiful girls Jo. You are a mother and she is not. You know what it takes to be a mother. And I know that you wanted to go a lot more crazy on her before..." Alex begins.

"What? Before you got me out?" Jo asks.

"Yes, before I got you out," Alex replies.

"Probably best you did. I would of torn her head off," Jo replies.

"I know you don't see her as your mother. But she is the woman who gave birth to you. You should give her a chance," Alex says.

"I know we we're supposed to have drinks at my place tonight. But I have to cancel. I've got something important to do with the kids," Jo says.

"The seed. I know, I heard. I think it's sweet," Alex replies.

"You heard?" Jo asks shocked.

"I think it's a wonderful idea. It'll help Zara understand," Alex replies.

Jo smiles, "thank you for everything," she says. "Thank you for being my friend and being there for me. But after all we went through together, thank you for still being my friend. Let's keep it that way, eh?" She asks.

Alex smiles as he watches Jo leave the room. His heart sinks. He knew she was still getting over David, but Friends? Is that all she saw him as now? Although part of him expected that they would be friends and nothing more, it still hurt him to think about it. But Jo had fallen in love and started a life with another man, why did he ever think she'd want to be more then friends? It was a stupid thought to begin with. She was right, they had to be friends and only friends. They didn't need to complicated their friendship with what they used to have.