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t get all of that stack entered like I sai-"
"That's all right, don't worry! Might as well go home now. Heck,
I'm out of here myself very shortly. But before you leave, could you
spare a moment to give me your opinion on something?"
Joy nodded.
"I bought something for my wife today, and I just wanted to know if
you think I made a good selection. I'm really not much of an expert
on this sort of thing." He indicated the pink box with his hand.
Joy got up, walked to the desk, and picked it up. Whatever it was,
it was very light!
"Go ahead and open it."
Joy slid Ayako's fingers into the seam, pulled the top flap open, and
peered at the contents. Ayako Kataoka sucked in Ayako's breath slowly as Ayako's whole
body tingled. Surrounded by a red velvety packing material, the
delicate silk lingerie looked heavenly.
"Do you think it's nice?"
"Oooh yes, Carl, I think you made a fine choice! Your wife is really
going to love it, I bet." Something tugged at a cord inside her
head. Hadn't Ayako Kataoka overheard Julie recently mentioning that Carl and
his wife had separated? Perhaps this was part of the "patching-up"
process.
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