She made a shooing motion to get me out of the kitchen.“Arigato,” I offered. I am sure I butchered the pronunciation. I can’t read Japanese. If ... can’t read it, I can’t pronounce it. She smiled at me anyway still shooing me out of the kitchen.I walked to the living room. The TV was on though no one was watching it. CNN was running, the news ticker scrolling by. I didn’t see anything interesting in the minute that I watched it.I turned to look out at the patio. There was a fire pit set in the. I really like him." You can be with him. We're not exclusive." I want to be exclusive with him ... for now. I also don't think I want to come back to you if we break up later. I want to move on."I sat up. I turned and put my arm around her shoulder."If you think I'm going to be offended or disappointed then you're wrong." You're not?" she said surprised."What are we ... nine chapters into this story? The story has barely said anything about you. All I know is ... I don't even know how big your. When I had it just the way I wanted it, I started on my makeup.It was fun to putter in the bathroom with the pretty paints and brushes I had purchased for myself. I didn't like to wear it every day, but I was girly enough that putting on makeup for special occasions was fun. Tonight qualified in my opinion. I took a little extra care with it because I wanted to make a good impression on Evan's pack.The long dangling earrings or the flashy sparkling studs? I was mulling over my choice when. "Just getting some ice." I continued to ladle some ice cubes into my bucket, while I modestly stayed facing the ice dispenser to ensure no frontal view."Why are you naked?" queried the taller one, as they stopped only five to six feet from me. She had stopped to ask this question, and this seemed to encourage the other woman, who had seemed to want to walk on past, to stop also."Well, I woke up thirsty, needing a drink, so I came down here to get some ice to go with my drink," I casually.