Perfect.
I needed aspirin. Maybe an exorcism.
"Satori." Natalia stood, walking over with that hip-swaying confidence she used when making points. "Your mother is perceptive. She'll know something happened between us."
"She already knows." I met her eyes. "We had that conversation, remember?"
"She knows about me." Natalia's hand found my chest, right over my heart. "But the others are new variables."
"So what do you want me to do about it?"
"Act normal. Don't let them climb all over you in front of her." She glanced at the other four. "Kimiko's not stupid. She'll see through obvious attempts at seduction."
"I wasn't planning on seducing anyone in front of my mother."
"Good." Natalia patted my chest. "Because if you did, I'd kill you."
"Your priorities are showing."
"I'm aware."
Emi appeared at my other side, holding dish soap and looking determined. "I'm making cookies. Chocolate chip. The good kind with the chunks, not chips."
"She'll love that."
