CHAPTER 109: LEAVING

NATASHA

"That's tight," I groaned when Doris held me in her arms as if she wanted to break my bones.

Her squeal of excitement told me how much she missed me, even though she hadn't said anything.

Even her eyes told me that she was happy to see me after years of my disappearance.

"I missed you, my young waitress," she whispered to me before pulling away from our hug, holding my hands and looking at me from head to toe. "How come you look so mature now when you were just my young baby-faced Tasha before?"

I chuckled and lightly squeezed her hands in return. "Well, time happened."

"And you're blooming," she added, narrowing her eyes at me.

"That's... well, thank you." I didn't know what she was implying, but I choked on my own spit.

"And I meant, I know what you and Big Mike did in your room," she teased, causing me to stand frozen.

Should I even ask myself how we always get caught? No, because no matter how we try to be quiet, we always fail.

"He was that good, huh?" She nudged me and g