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“I don鈥檛 want you risking yourself for me,鈥� he continued, his voice unhurried. 鈥淣ot anymore.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 not risking myself for you,鈥� Mariko retorted. 鈥淚鈥檓 here for me. Because I still have things I wish to accomplish with my life.鈥� She refocused her attention on the misshapen mass. Slowly began chiseling away twisted fragments of wax, using a lacquered chopstick she鈥檇 pilfered from her evening meal. 鈥淚t turns out my wishes have something to do with you.”
― Smoke in the Sun
鈥淚鈥檓 not risking myself for you,鈥� Mariko retorted. 鈥淚鈥檓 here for me. Because I still have things I wish to accomplish with my life.鈥� She refocused her attention on the misshapen mass. Slowly began chiseling away twisted fragments of wax, using a lacquered chopstick she鈥檇 pilfered from her evening meal. 鈥淚t turns out my wishes have something to do with you.”
― Smoke in the Sun

“The moon is beautiful, isn't it?" she said.
"I imagine the moon would be a thing of beauty on a night like this. But I prefer what I'm looking at now." His eyes remained focused on Mariko as he spoke.”
― Smoke in the Sun
"I imagine the moon would be a thing of beauty on a night like this. But I prefer what I'm looking at now." His eyes remained focused on Mariko as he spoke.”
― Smoke in the Sun

“Mariko had given her notorious sweet tooth full rein.
Lex stared at the table of food and could already feel the sugar eating cavities into her enamel. Banana nut bread, sesame-crusted Chinese doughnuts, almond cookies, fruit cocktail and almond custard, steamed egg cake, even honey walnut prawns. On the non-Asian side was rum cake, blueberry pecan muffins, strawberry almond rolls, and croissants.”
― Sushi for One?
Lex stared at the table of food and could already feel the sugar eating cavities into her enamel. Banana nut bread, sesame-crusted Chinese doughnuts, almond cookies, fruit cocktail and almond custard, steamed egg cake, even honey walnut prawns. On the non-Asian side was rum cake, blueberry pecan muffins, strawberry almond rolls, and croissants.”
― Sushi for One?

“It appears your betrothed is well on his way to falling hopelessly in love with you. Well done on that account."
It took Mariko a breath to see the truth beneath his
words. "Are you jealous?"
A pause. "Only a fool would not be.鈥�
"That's ridiculous. Jealousy is for boorish people. Are you
a boor?"
"Of course I am. And of course I would be jealous. That
steaming heap of refuse doesn't have to sleep in a barred
cell. He can gaze at the moonlight whenever he wishes,鈥� he
muttered.
"It's a shame the moon has eyes for another.”
― Smoke in the Sun
It took Mariko a breath to see the truth beneath his
words. "Are you jealous?"
A pause. "Only a fool would not be.鈥�
"That's ridiculous. Jealousy is for boorish people. Are you
a boor?"
"Of course I am. And of course I would be jealous. That
steaming heap of refuse doesn't have to sleep in a barred
cell. He can gaze at the moonlight whenever he wishes,鈥� he
muttered.
"It's a shame the moon has eyes for another.”
― Smoke in the Sun
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