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"Yes"

"How ht?"

"A few" She squinted at the recent calls list "Wow He’s called eight times before the last two ti fun with you If I tell hi with you, he’d try to horn in"

Shiori leaned closer "You’re really having fun withso hair decked out in biker gear who’d been hovering near their table

"You suck at trying to nail hed "But I suck worse at nailingtiht out Thank you"

"You start in with the ‘I love you,you Wait You’re a ninja badass like your brother You’d whale on my sorry butt"

"He’d shudder to hear you say that"

Amery picked up her phone "How do you say ‘I love you’ in Japanese?"

"Aishiteru wa" Shiori took a sip of her drink "One thing to remember Japanese people don’t feel cos like A Ronin you love hilish would probably mean more to him"

"If it’s rarely said, then they’re definitely words I need to know So say it one more time Slowly Phonetically"

"Eye-she-teh-rue wah"

Amery repeated it four times

"You want another round?" Shiori asked

TheAht up"

A devilish look entered Shiori’s eyes "Did you say a ck straight up?"

"No, I did not say I wanted a ck straight up You do need to get laid"

"Amery? What the fk?"

"Oh, hey, ahhi, baby I was justyou knowtalking" She flipped Shiori off "What’s up? I see you called a few times"

"A few? Try ten ti phone?"

"A club"

"What club?"

"Not the kind of club you prefer"

Shiori choked on her drink

"Where Are You?"

Ooh, that was his not amused tone "Shi, what’s the name of this place?"

"Shi?" Ronin repeated "Who are you with?"