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"Don't you dare!" I reply quickly. "Mom, if this were a date with Dad, would you be so worried?" She shakes her head. "Then enjoy the food, and hopefully my company, and let me take care of the woman who has meant the most to me throughout my life."
She sits back then and looks at me wide-eyed for a few seconds before saying, "The most… What about Tina?"
I heave a sigh before answering. "I won't deny we fool around." It feels odd talking to my mom so openly about it, but she has to know by now that we've been doing it, "but other than that, we are just friends," I said.
