Chapter 85

"Thank you!"

She gracefully accepted the large plate of pork ribs and placed it on top of the table. Her mother made a moaning sound as she sniffed the air and Maya rolled her eyes at the childishness.  

"What!" Her mother flared defensively, "This smells good." She rubbed her palms together and licked her lips.

Maya found the whole situation hilarious especially how last year, her mother was adamant about never eating pork because she grew up on a pig ranch and considered them her family. And now,

She shook her head in amusement, unable to hide her smile. Ever since Derek showed up yesterday, her mother kept bugging her about him. Asking if he was he was her future son-in-law and complaining about how skinny he looked. Maya had told her like a billion times that they were just friends but her mother didn't buy it.

According to her, friends didn't hug each other. Maya shrugged her off, deciding to take her out to dinner since it had been a long tim