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Chapter 21

The party was...interesting. Quite a few people were in attendance. Most were Native though or some folks who knew Rosie. Everyone was having a nice time except Josie and April. Josie was extremely anxious about introducing Paul to her mother while April was creeped out by the naked guy, who wasn't naked now but was following her, either physically or with his eyes.

"Come on! She can't be that bad! It's already been an hour and you still haven't introduced me to her." Paul said when Jo still hadn't allowed her mother and Paul to meet despite the eagerness shown by both of them.

"I don't understand why you are so eager to meet her." Jo said

"Are you ashamed of me or something?" Paul asked concerned. He did not want her to be ashamed of him or embarrassed to introduce him to her family.

"NO! Trust me I'm more worried about her embarrassing me and creating a scene or something."

"Let's just get it over with." Paul insisted.

Jo sighed and contemplated whether or not to follow his advice.

"There you are! I've been looking for you all over! Where have you been hiding?" Bianca said as she moved through the crowd towards her daughter.

Jo stiffened while Paul rubbed her shoulder to comfort her. It was now or never.

"Mom, this is Paul, my boyfriend, Paul, my mother, Bianca." Jo said and she could feel the sweat drip down her back. She was scared.

"Is he...?" Bianca asked without really completing her sentence while taking a good look at Paul. He was unmistakeably Native American.

"He is" Jo said as she interlinked fingers through his. They did not notice the pack, their mates, Rosie and April listening in.

"A word, Josephine!" Bianca said as she moved away.

Jo flinched at the use of her full name, an unmistakable sign that she was in trouble. She smiled timidly at Paul before moving to follow her mother outside.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Paul asked apprehensive of what his imprint's mother would say to him.

"That's not a good idea. Bee doesn't approve of you and if you showing up with Jo before she has had a chance to reprimand her for her choice of boyfriend, she'd going to create a scene. Be careful of her sting though, honey." Rosie warned as she moved towards the young couple. She liked them together and she knew there was no turning back for them either what with Jo's pregnancy.

"I can't just let her go and take a bashing!" Paul said shaking lightly as Sam and Seth came forward to take him away in case he got any closer to phasing.

"I'll go," said April," I'll stay hidden until there's a need to intervene."

Jo looked at Paul and nodded, urging him to agree. Paul sighed and tried to deep breath to calm himself.

"Fine. Be careful"

"Don't worry. I know how to throw a good punch!" April said grinning

"April!" Jo said chidingly while Rosie said in awe!

April giggled and Seth grinned stupidly.

"Come on! Let's go." Jo said dragging April away from Seth. He actually whined and the guys chuckled. They had already had a good laugh at his expense.

"What was that?" Jo asked April even though she knew exactly what it was. Paul had clued her in while driving to cafe.

"Later" April said stiffly as they stepped out of the cafe and into the cool air of the night. Jo found her mother puffing on a cigarette while pacing and April found a car she could hide behind.

"Mom"

"I don't believe it! Didn't you learn anything from my experience! Why would you want to date a native?" Bianca spat out disdainfully.

"He's a really nice guy, mum!" Jo pleaded

"Of course he's nice! Let him get into your pants and have his way with you for as long as he wants after that we'll see how nice he is!"

"That's not fair"

"No! What's not fair is the fact that my only daughter who is extremely beautiful, talented and educated is wasting her life on some loser!" Bianca thundered.

Paul growled from inside the cafe. The guys could all hear her. They were upset too. Her husband was native for god's sake! But maybe that's why he was ex husband now.

Brady and Sam surrounded Paul while Seth looked out miserably from the window of the cafe trying to be discreet while sneaking a look at April.

"It's my life mom and I can chose who I want to share it with!" Jo said raising her voice. She was upset.

April was squatting but was ready to spring into action if need be. Seth was staring at her ass.

"Share your life! Please tell me you aren't planning to stay in this God forsaken town forever, married to a low life native?!" Bianca asked her eyes wide with shock and rage.

April sat up straighter. This was not going to end well.

"I love him! And yes! I do want to spend my life in this quiet little town, being his wife and bearing his children!" Jo said enraged.

Paul's chest puffed and he felt so much love. She stood up for him. She wanted a life with him.

"Josephine!" Bianca screamed as she moved to slap her.

"Oh no, you don't!" April said as she came to stand in front of her and Bianca accidently hit her instead of Jo. April knew Jo was pregnant. She could not under any circumstances allow her to be hit, by her own mother no less.

Bianca gasped when she realized who she had hit while Seth came growling out of the cafe, Paul and the guys following close behind.

"Don't you dare lift a finger on her again! Or Jo for that matter!" Seth roared while pulling a stunned April into his arms, away from Bianca.

"You think you can take her away from me? You can't! And I'll show what it's like to mess with my daughter!" Bianca said malevolently before sparing a hateful glance towards Jo and storming off.

Jo was shaking. This was too much for her, she knew Bianca would be upset but she had hoped to convince her. And April had taken a hit for her. She closed her eyes as she leans into Paul who supported her and made to pull her inside but she shook her head and he looked at Rosie who had come out and watched the whole drama. She waved her hands to show him he could take her home.

The party was over.

AN: what did you think of it? What's Bianca going to do? Should Jo make an effort to change her mind or should Paul talk to her?

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