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"I don&039;t knohy you&039;re all bummed out," Takumijo said to Satoshi after he returned to the mansion "After all, you fixed theh "I&039;et tired of him after a while"

Takumijo sat down "And it backfired and now you&039;re s? If I would have acted onsexually"

Takumijo looked at him oddly "No?"

Satoshi smirked "Poor Ich could barely stand when she finished without hi down health drinks to rebuild his sta a ?" Satoshi asked, suddenly changing the subject

Taku"

"How is Osamu?"

"Always a pleasure"

"You were careful?"

Takumijo nodded "Always Osamu sent his love"

Satoshi ?"

Satoshi never really liked Takumijo&039;s boyhood friend because scandal usually followed in Osamu&039;s wake

Takumijo frowned "Don&039;t tellto do with it But you&039;re always miserable when he leaves"

"He&039;ll be in town for another couple of days, and then he&039;s flying to China He&039;s filood news, Yi-jun got a part in an American film He&039;s so excited about it"

"But he&039;s already a big star in Korea What does he want to do an Ahed "Like us, he craves the freedom of America He was quite upset when his father moved back to Korea ere kids"

"You think he&039;ll ed "Maybe if his career takes off"

"Do you think Cristal will go with hi hoed too "She will if she knohat&039;s good for her She&039;d better get here before Masaaki discovers she&039;s AWOL"

"Speaking of absent without leave, how did you ht?"

Takuh Masaaki What can he do to hed "Life was much easier for him ere kids Maybe we should cut him some slack"

"No," Taku him squirm" He paused "Did Yori and A?"

"Yes," Satoshi answered "Masaaki bailed the down here in the den when Yi-jun arrived

Yori had to pry Aain"

Takumijo chuckled "Yori has his hands full with a star- struck wife It&039;s obvious that he has feelings for A dance with Shaundra"

"You know Yori It&039;s do as I say, not as I do He can flirt with Shaundra all he wants, but Amaya has to be the devoted wife to him and not flirt with other ry when he left the club"

"He&039;s cal with his char wife"

"So what did Yi-jun think of Shaundra?"

"You know He checked her out and she charuys are hilarious Shaundra will have all theafter her if she&039;s not careful"

"Not all," Satoshi said, looking at him suspiciously

"No, most," Takumijo replied He rose and stretched "I&039; Cristal is a big girl

She&039;ll find her way home"

"I don&039;t think I can walk," Cristal said to Yi-jun as he held the car door open for her "The fleet is definitely in"

Yi-jun chuckled "Do you want me to carry you?"

"No thanks I&039;ll make it" She slid out of his car, and he reached out and took her hand

Yi-jun pulled hi toher

"Next tiivemarathon with you You never cease to amaze me"

Yi-jun chuckled "You were perfect and very niain

Cristal blushed Yi-jun was positively shocking with his charm "Don&039;t tell anyone I have a reputation to uphold"

"You live in a house with four of the worst heathens of J- pop Your reputation was ruined the day you accepted the job"

Cristal chuckled "Yes, they are a handful, but they&039;re faue to slip through her lips If he didn&039;t stop this, she wasn&039;t going tohis clothes froo inside before Masaaki puts out an APB on you"

The front door opened and Satoshi appeared "I thought I heard a car"

Yi-jun waved to hi the princess hooodbye to Satoshi "See you in China Save et," Satoshi replied as Cristal walked up the stairs to hiht"

Yi-jun cli fornot to irl He went out for the evening but hasn&039;t returned yet"

"Is he on a date?" she asked as she stepped inside the farerously close like a shadow

"Would that surprise you?"

Cristal nodded "Quite frankly, yes"

Satoshi closed and locked the door "Why? He is a norer of a faroup One that constantly disobeys his orders"

Satoshi chuckled, took her hand and led her to the den

Cristal sat down, and Satoshi sat next to her

"Hoas your date?"

"Fine We went dancing, ate dinner and"

"Whatever"

"Yes, whatever"

"You do know that Yi-jun has done whatever with lots of women?" Satoshi pushed a lock of hair away froer stroked her cheek

"Yes, I know" Why iswith Yi-jun?

"Are you in love with hied "It&039;s too soon to say But he does h like I can? Can henow just by talking to me?"

Cristal trembled involuntarily "What&039;s with the fifty questions?"

"What?"

"It&039;s an old A so nosey?"

Satoshi reers "I&039;h Yi-jun has a wonderful sense of humor and"

Satoshi leaned into her and kissed her

Cristal&039;s eyes widened in surprise

Satoshi deepened the kiss "I can smell hiive me I should not have done that"

"Why did you?"

"Because for the moment you looked like you needed it"

Satoshi turned on his heel and walked out of the roohed Stupid Satoshi Why did he have to kiss me like that? Now I&039;m really confused Cristal rose and hurried out of the den and up the stairs She heard Masaaki come home fifteen minutes after she made it safely up to her room

"Let&039;s adopt a baby," Ichiro told Shaundra as she snuggled up next to hi away from him

"Let&039;s adopt a baby"

"Why?"

"Because I think it would be good for you, and you won&039;t get lonely when I&039;"

Shaundra chuckled "Are you serious? Why are you thinking about this all of a sudden?"

Ichiro pouted and folded his arms across his bare chest

"It&039;s not all of a sudden I just don&039;t want you to get lonely and leave me for another man A baby will keep you too busy to notice"

Shaundra shook her head "Silly boy" She moved closer and released his hair from the elastic band It cascaded down his back and around his face "Why would I even look at another man when I have you?" Truth be known, he still rocked her world

Ichiro re to be serious here"

"So aht now I&039;ated to two publishers, and I&039;o on tour with hirown kids back in the United States My plate is full"

"But"

Shaundra put his finger on his lips "No buts A baby is a big responsibility and a lot of work Do you realize I&039;ll be in my seventies when this child reaches adulthood? And you&039;ll be what? Forty-six?" Daive up our tiether to raise a kid?"

"Not really," he said "I just thought itto her "You&039;re sweet, but you&039;re all the baby I need" She reached beneath the covers and stroked him with her hand

"Ooh," Ichiro said as he trembled "Don&039;t do that He&039;s dead"

Shaundra chuckled "Nonsense He&039;s too young to die He just needs a little attention" She crawled beneath the covers and proved it to him