Mother knows best

“What game are you playing, daughter-mine?”

“Eh? I don’t know wha-”

“Yes you do. I didn’t say anything when you brought Suzu home last summer, I was happy you’d found someone, you weren’t repeating his mistakes. Though I was a bit disappointed you didn’t admit that she’s your lover…”

“Mum!”

“What? You’re not exactly quiet you know!” She laughs at Miki’s mortified expression. “Did you think I’d disapprove? Well maybe I did at first, a little, but I saw how good you were together. I love that she doesn’t take your nonsense and you’ve become a lot more considerate of others’ feelings. But this!”

“What ‘this’?”

“Introducing Hisao as your boyfriend when you’ve got your girlfriend in tow. Why is she putting up with it? If you’re exploiting her then you’re not too big to be put over my knee, girl!”

“It’s nothing like that!”

“So you’ve broken up with Suzu? The way she looks at you tells me she still loves you, she doesn’t deserve to be trifled with.”

“No. And I’m not trifling, whatever that means.”

“You’re cucking Hisao then?”

“No! How do you even know what that is?”

“Wait wait, both of them?” Seeing Miki blush she asks, “at the same time? Don’t answer that, I don’t want to know. It’s all in the open though? Everyone accepts the situation?”

“There’s a couple of minor things to work out but yeah, we don’t just accept it, we’re pretty f-flipping happy about it.”

“Well, you sure know how to keep your poor old mum on her toes. I take it Hisao’s your side-bitch? I can’t imagine Suzu settling for second place.”

“Dammit mum, stay off the internet! No, it’s an equals thing, no-one above or below the others.”

“Huh. So I’ll be getting grandchildren after all.”

“Mum!”