The type of man my sister SHOULD have sought out.”Her use of ‘Steve-chan’ was extremely intimate, coming right to a line we couldn’t cross. Wh...re I could tease and joke with Ailea, that wasn’t appropriate with Mitsuko. I saw in her what Sakurako might be at age twenty-one, living in the big city rather than in Oguni. It would take compromises - ones Mitsuko had made, but which Sakurako probably would not.“Thank you, Mitsuko-chan. I appreciate you sharing your innermost thoughts with me.”“It is. Sie hatten überhaupt nicht auf ihren Weg geachtet und waren mitten im Schwarzenghetto gelandet. Was sie nicht ahnten war, daß sie mitten in eine Auseinandersetzung zwischen der Polizei und einer sehr brutalen Zuhälterbande geraten würden. Aus ihrem großen Chrysler beobachteten sie zwei Schwarze die zu dieser Zuhälterbande gehörten. Grinsend meinten diese daß die weißen Schlampen doch ganz hervorragend für den Strich geeignet wären. Ihr Ziel war jedoch eine der weiblichen. ’ The Gunnery Sergeant told him. ‘Gunny, if you two weren’t so good I would have you in the brig. You know that don’t you?’ ‘Aye sir!’ they both replied. ‘Now get the hell out of here and get some chow. And tell Lieutenant Simmons to get his ass in here, on the double.’ ‘Aye sir!’ they saluted and stomped out of the tent. On their way to the chow tent they passed Lieutenant Simmons. ‘Lieutenant, the Major wants to see you in his tent.’ The Gunny saluted as the Lieutenant sped off down the road.. I didn't ask her out when we had that family cook-out, but I wanted to.I waited until I could talk to Mary. Laying in bed together, I broached the subject. I expected Mary to be opposed to the idea of my dating her daughter, but she was delighted. She admitted that the whole joint family cook-out was hatched by Mom and Mary for the purpose of getting Laura and me together. It worked. Laura and I hit it off immediately.The first time I kissed Laura, I asked permission. The first time we made.