We got a great deal on another place with much more space and a good location. We...err...have another couple of friends coming to join us there." Jus... friends or special male friends?"Lex gave out a nervous giggle. "No, it's nothing like that. I just wish Charli was here. If she'd known you were coming..." Her blue eyes showed concern and she ran her hand through her long blonde hair in a show of perplexity."Am I allowed to see your new place?" What, oh, of course." Well then let's get loading. How on Earth did she know that? So, I had to ask.“That is all you talked about when we got here last night. To be honest I thought you were telling me this, trying to get into my pants. But I figured out that you were telling me the truth this morning.”I was surprised at myself. I only blacked out a few times when I was drinking. I must have done it last night too. I swallowed and asked. “I didn’t do anything offensive or inappropriate, did I?”“No. You were a perfect gentleman. That’s partly. She heard of his predicament and her heart went out to him. Hisako knew that her brother would never be happy living in a restrictive culture like Japan, so she picked up the phone and spoke with her brother for a number of hours, listening to his woes in a way that no one had before. ‘As soon as you are well,’ She told her brother ‘I want you to come and live with me in San Francisco. Perhaps away from our parent’s watchful eyes, you can become the person that you are meant to be.’ Hideki’s. Roosevelt high school in a middle-sized community in Middle America. I can still remember back to the tough days after dad had left; mom started working longer and longer hours and even piled up as much overtime as she could to help keep the bills paid and us with a roof over our heads. I even pitched in taking a paper route to chip in some money. I don't remember exactly how long it was after dad left but it wasn't too long before my mother approached me about brushing her hair. I was just.