An Even More Awkward Party
"Sorry for arriving late, mom," Samantha immediately excused herself upon entering her own place and seeing her mother by the kitchen speaking with another guest. "Had to deal with some last minute things at work and then had to deal with traffic as usual." From her place's entrance, she could only see her mother and the guest she was speaking with, but from the lively chatter she heard in the background, it was clear that there were already quite a few guests here. "Oh, don't worry, darling," her mother smiled as she then picked a plate and started to serve herself. "Allowing us to have this nice get-together with my friends at your place is already more than enough." "Your place is very nice," the other woman standing right next to her mother added, albeit in a rather awkward way which Samantha didn't think too much of. "Thank you very much for letting us enjoy this here." "Of course, it's my pleasure...