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Satoshi nodded "Yes, you would think she&039;s his wife or so"

Cristal called Yi-jun and updated him on Shaundra&039;s condition after she received Satoshi&039;s telephone call Yi-jun had uest appearances scheduled, and then he would be leaving for China in a week Aomori too was scheduled to leave around that ti, the tickets were sold out and no one knew if Ichiro was going to participate or not now that his as ill So far no one had told her to cancel anything If Ao financial hit Advertising and publicity wasn&039;t cheap, and Mr

Niigata didn&039;t except failure

Aone up to her room

Cristal had ordered pizza for dinner since Ichiro wasn&039;t there to cook, but Arabbed a can of soerator and went upstairs without saying a word Selfish twit

Cristal didn&039;tthat came out of Amaya&039;sshe could bear being under the saet her own apartata&039;s offer was nice, but she needed her own space She missed her independence and her freedoo out and start looking

Anyway, sharing a house with so in ht about her own proble up to her room She was still as confused as ever when it cas for Yi-jun and Satoshi Both men had so reat sex and e rides

He&039;d keep her in the lap of luxury, buy her the best clothes and smother her in jewelry

Satoshi, on the other hand, would keep her s, fill her days with cos and always treat her as an equal Like Yi-jun, she&039;d probably have to share hi inti that behind that standoffish personality was a man with deep, raw euard for would be one very lucky lady and the recipient of his passion

Cristal splashed her hand in the water Either way, her life would definitely change But just as Shaundra had tried to teach her, material possessions and sex did not make or keep a relationship If a h a pit of fire to save her, then he wasn&039;t the right ot out of the tub, dried off and slipped into her nightgown She glanced over at the clock Ten pm She heard a couple of cars pull up outside, then walked over to herand looked out Everyone had returned except Ichiro She donned her robe, pushed her feet into her slippers, and went down to greet them and to find out uys looked tired, worn out and worried Harper Kehoe hadn&039;t returned with the the hospital

Satoshi grabbed her and pulled her to hihtly

"How is she?" Cristal asked

"She&039;s finally conscious but she&039;s not talking Ichiro is still there with her"

"Do they knohat happened?"

"The doctor thinks she just collapsed fro some tests" He released her and she hed "No, but she&039;s alert and probably can hear the conversation The doctor said sometimes a body will shut itself down if too o check on my wife," Yori said He bowed and walked out of the roo the two of them alone

"Amaya seems to think Shaundra overdosed," Cristal told hie

Satoshi shook his head "Her stomach content was e a look at her chart"

Cristal walked up the stairs, and Satoshi followed her into the house and locked the door They headed toward the den to continue their talk She sat down on the sofa, and he sat next to her

"Poor Ich must be beside himself" She put her head down on Satoshi&039;s shoulder

"Believe it or not, he&039;s taking it surprisingly well Harper see at us for not taking good care of her"

"But that&039;s ridiculous," Cristal said "You guys see to our every need"

"Harper is just upset He is still very attached to Shaundra

I think he has delusions of her leaving Ichiro and that she will turn to him for comfort"

"Do you?" Cristal asked

"Do I what?"

"Do you think Shaundra will leave Ich and go to Harper?"

Satoshi shrugged "Shaundra loves Ich very uether is anyone&039;s guess"

"It&039;s a shame this had to happen so close to the tour"

Satoshi nodded "We&039;re already behind with rehearsal, but we&039;re starting tomorroith or without Ichiro"

Cristal raised her head "You don&039;t think he&039;ll make it to China?"

"I don&039;t know I think it depends on Shaundra&039;s health

Ichiro wanted her to accompany him on the tour That&039;s why she had herself hypnotized - so she would be able to go"

"Maybe he should hire a nurse to look after her until Shaundra is ready to travel Or have one of her daughters fly here to be with her"

"Ichiro would never agree to a nurse even though it is the best answer Shaundra&039;s eldest daughter is est is in her senior year in college

Neitherand fly over here even though they want to"

Cristal rose "I believe things have a way of working themselves out" She yawned "But I&039; to bed, and you should too"

Satoshi looked up at her "You&039;re dressed for bed already

Do you want me to tuck you in?"

Cristal smiled at him "If only you were serious about that" She bowed and left him in the den