I would've hated hiding this from her, and it felt like a big ball of anxiety was released, relief washing over me. "We won't do...stuff, where you can see it."
"I presume some stuff has been done, though?"
"Yeah, today was the first day that stuff has occurred."
"Hmm. Good to know my son isn't a useless virgin anymore."
I fell for the teasing. "MOM! I wasn't a virgin!"
"Oh, yes, right, the supposed high school girlfriend. A likely story. What is it they say? Pics or it didn't happen?" She smiled, her eyes twinkling with mirth.
I groaned, burying my face in my hands, knowing my mom would never let us live this down.
"Also, you hurt my daughter and you die," she said, brandishing the spoon like a weapon. "Lori will be told the same about my son. She'll be down soon?" She asked. I nod
