He was yelling something about the nephew being a fucking pig. His face was contorted with rage and his arms were up, his hands balled into fists. His dark eyes were blazing and Emma was stunned.

Even as a child Eric was surprisingly laid back, never showing much of a temper at all. He'd been involved in few fights as a boy and none at all once he'd hit his teens. Yet the look on his face was one of pure rage and he'd obviously hit the boy and looked like he wasn't done yet.

Ernest had kept moving and grabbing Eric by the shoulder pulled him back.

“Easy, son, let's just relax and..."

"Get your hands off me!" Eric spun around and pushed Ernest sending him back a step.

“Hey, don't you touch my father, asshole!" The son yelled.

Eric quickly turned back to face him and by this time the nephew had gotten to his feet and both of them looked like they were ready to rush her son.

“Stop it right now!" She yelled, and quickly ran forward to get in front of Eric, her back to the two other men.

“Eric what just happened?"

"What happened is your punk son punched me in the goddamn face." The nephew said behind her.

"Tell her why!" Eric pointed past her and Emma was shocked at the way he'd growled the words and the sneer on his face. She'd never seen him like this.

"Grow the fuck up." Ernest's son snapped.

"He made a friggin joke, you jerk."

"Joke?" Eric shook his head.

"You...."

"Eric!" She shouted directly in his face.

"Calm down!" She put her hands on his chest.

“Please, honey, whatever he said isn't worth any trouble."

"Yeah?" Eric met her gaze and she winced at the anger in his eyes.

"Sitting there telling this other dick that he bet my mother loved to suck cock and get fucked in the ass is a joke?"

“Roger!" Ernest got into the young man's face.

“You really say that about her?"

“I...oh, come on uncle E, its just you know, guy talk."

"Its asshole talk is what it is and I know my sister would be ashamed of you if she knew you talked like that!" He turned and pointed to Emma "Apologize right this minute."

"Me?" That jerk punched me!"