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have piru fornobaby,ordoyouneedmetoget?”
    IttookLilliamomenttorealizeMiyukiwasreferringtobirthcontrol.
    “Yes,I’vebeentakinganAmericanbrandsinceIarrived—”Lillistoppedherself.Of course,shecouldn’ttellMiyukiherAmericantravelnursefriendsinJapanhadbeen kindenoughtokeephersuppliedwithhigher-dosagepills.Andnowshehadnoidea howshe’dgetthosesamepillswhileshewastrappedinthiselegantpenthousecagefor thenextseveralmonths.
    “Whatisthebrand,please?”Miyukiasked,takingoutherphone.
    Lilligaveherthename.“ButI’mnotsureit’savailablehere…”
    Miyukijustbowedherhead.“Thatisokay,butcanyoupleasetellmeifyoutake yourpilltodayyet?”sheasked.
    Lillinodded.“Itakeoneeverymorningbeforebreakfast.”
    “Thisisverygood.ButtomorrowIcancomeandwatchyoutakepill,okay?Mr.
    Nakamuralikesforustobesureaboutthis.”
    “Okay…”Lilliagreedwithanodbecausewhatelsewasshesupposedtosay?
    “Okay!”MiyukigaveherahugeOKsign,circlingherindexfingerandthumbso enthusiastically,you’dthinktheyweretalkingaboutatriptoTokyoDisneylandinstead ofmakingastandingappointmentforMiyukitowatchhertakeacontraceptiveevery morning.
    Withallthatseeminglyarranged,Miyukiputherphoneawayandpulledabulky, letter-sizedredenvelopeoutofherpurse,whichsheofferedtoLilliwithbothhands.
    “Thisisforyou.ForanyextrathingbeforeOsakaCharmgiveyoufirstpaycheck.
    Please,ifyouneedanythingmore,askme,notMr.Nakamura,okay?”
    “Okay,”Lilliagreed,receivingtheenvelopewithbothhands.
    Rememberingtheculturaltrainingshe’dreceivedbeforestartingattheOsaka School,LilliwaiteduntilMiyukilefttheapartmentbeforeopeningtheenvelopetosee whatwasinside.
    Itwasmoney.Astackofcolorful10,000yennoteswitharathersternlookingfellow intraditionalrobesononeside,andabirdthatlookedlikeacrossbetweenachicken andagriffinontheother.Tidingovermoney,apparently,forhertospenduntilOsaka CharmdumpedthefirstpileofmoneyintoAnaGranger’sbankaccount.
    Strange,she’dforgottenshewastechnicallygettingpaidtoliveinthisfabulous apartmentandtendtoNorioNakamura’ssexualneedsforthenextsixmonths.
    Evenstranger,thiswaswhenagiantwaveofpanicfinallydecidedtohither.
    Becausethiswasn’ther.Noneofthiswasher.Theopulentapartment.Thespying.The envelopefullofmoney…
    This.So.Wasn’t.Her.
    Foramomentthepanicthreatenedtooverwhelmher.Sheclutchedatherchest, scratchingatthelastofhercottonbras—therest,alongwithmostofherclothes,had apparentlynotmadethejumpfromheroldapartmenttothisplace.
    Butthenshenoticedit…
    ThelargeTVinthefoyer…theexactsameonethathadbeendeliveredtoher apartment.Andthiswas his apartment.Theonehe’dapparentlydesignatedforhis OsakaCharmgirls.
    Hewasprobablywatchingher.Rightnow.
    “Youcandothis…” shetoldherself,justasshe’ddoneallthoseyearsagowhenher motherkickedheroutofthehouse. Youcandothis.
    Justdon’tthinkaboutthemoney.Allthismoneyhe’spayingyou,becausehe doesn’tknowyou’vebeensenttospyonhim.
    Okay,okay…beforethepaniccouldtakeholdofheragain,shecarriedtheenvelope intothebedroom,tuckingitawaybeneaththeclothesinthefirstdrawersheopened.
    Butevenwiththemoneyoutofsight,therewerestillcameras...
    Lilliwentbacktothewell-appointedparlor/livingroom,turnedontheTV,and clickedthroughthevariouschannels…lookingforsomethingtowatchbeforelanding
    onaJ-drama.Cute.Poignant.Mostlysexless.Andsheunderstoodabouteveryother word.Itwastheperfectwaytowhileawaythetime.
    Asfordinner,justasLilliwasthinkingabouthoppingintheshower,her NTTdotcomophonerang.
    “Moshi!Moshi!”shespokeintothephone.
    “Hi,thisisMiyuki!IamverysorrybutMr.Nakamuracannownotcomedinner, okay?CanIpleaseorderdinnertoyou?”
    “It’snoproblem.I’mlivingrightnexttoashoppingmallnow,youknow,”Lilli answeredwithalaugh.“IthinkIcanfigureoutdinneronmyown.”
    OfcourseMiyukicontinuedtoaskheroverandoveragain.NotlettingupuntilLilli said,“Miyuki-san,whilewe’vebeenarguingaboutdinner,I’vebeenwalkingovertothe mall.AndIhavenowarrivedattheplacewhereIplantoeatsoI’mgoingtohavetoget offthephone.”
    “Okay,okay!”Miyukiansweredlaughing.“Youareveryfunny,Ana-san.Notlike