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his own against Tak. “Who else is coming?”
    “Masaaki and his date, Kenshin, Shaundra, and the boys,” Satoshi said.
    “Don’t forget Dae-Hyun,” Takumijo added.
    “Who is Dae-Hyun?” Yori asked. He lifted his cup of tea.
    “Nobody,” Ichiro answered.
    “Oh, that’s right, you don’t know about him, Yori,” Takumijo said. “He’s the new man in Shaundra’s life.”
    Yori spat tea.
    “He is not,” both Satoshi and Ichiro said.
    “What man?” Yori asked. Had that idiot Ichiro let someone slip in on his wife?
    “He’s the twin’s new nanny and Shaundra’s new bodyguard,” Satoshi explained.
    “Shaundra hired a male nanny?”
    All three men nodded.
    “Why did you guys let her do a damn fool thing like that? Don’t we have enough guys sniffing around her already?”
    All three stared at him.
    “It’s not like we let her,” Satoshi said. “She did it before we came back from Europe. They’re living in a house not too far from the farmhouse.”
    Yori nearly dropped his cup of tea. “Shaundra has moved into the farmhouse with a guy? Why didn’t any of you tell me?” He glared at Ichiro. “I knew this would happen. Why in the hell didn’t you drag her screaming and kicking back home?”
    “I tried to,” Ichiro said in his own defense. “But…”
    “But what?” Yori asked.
    “But Dae-Hyun stopped him,” Takumijo said.
    “What do you mean, Dae-Hyun stopped him? Ichiro is a martial artist. Nothing can stop him when he’s angry.”
    “Nothing except another bigger martial artist,” Takumijo said. He laughed. “He kicked Ichiro’s ass.”
    Ichiro glared. “He caught me off guard.”
    “And you three idiots just let that happen? How big is this dude?”
    “Pretty big,” Satoshi said. “But not too fat. He’s taller than us with more muscle.”
    “It was like hitting a brick wall,” Ichiro mumbled.
    Yori sighed. Idiots . He’d have to check this guy out. There was no way he was going to let some other bastard move in on Shaundra. “Dae-Hyun? That’s not a Japanese name.”
    “It’s Korean,” Satoshi said.
    A Korean ? “Let me guess. He’s handsome.”
    Both Satoshi and Ichiro nodded.
    “I knew I shouldn’t have moved out the farmhouse. You guys need me around to keep your sorry asses in line.” He pointed to Satoshi. “You fix that shit with Cristal.” Then he pointed to Ichiro. “You better find a way to get Shaundra away from Dae-Hyun before he gets in her bed.” He turned to Takumijo. “You!”
    “What?” Takumijo asked. “I haven’t done anything this time. I got my woman, and she’s going with me to Kagawa.”
    Yori raised an eyebrow. “I don’t know what the hell is happening, but I know it all better be right by Christmas.”
    “I thought you were spending Christmas with your in-laws,” Satoshi said bravely.
    “I am, but I’m coming home right after dinner. Amaya can stay if she wants to, but I can’t leave you guys on your own.”
     
    ****
     
    “Dude, how come I feel like I’m ten years old?” Satoshi asked as he, Ichiro, and Takumijo rode back to the farmhouse after having lunch with Yori.
    “Because Yori chewed you a new asshole,” Takumijo teased.
    Ichiro pouted. “I don’t know why he’s so mad at me. It’s not like I let Shaundra move out. You’d think she was his wife.”
    “She almost was,” Takumijo said. “But he stepped aside, thinking you could take care of her and make her happy.”
    Ichiro parked the van in the lot behind the house and they all got out. He didn’t know what was eating Takumijo either. He’d been superrude all afternoon. “I did make her happy.” He looked down at his watch. “Oh shit,” he said.
    “What’s wrong?” Satoshi asked.
    “I almost forgot. Shaundra’s bringing the boys over later. I have to cook dinner.”
    “You forgot?” Satoshi asked. “And need I remind you, the boys don’t have any teeth yet.”
    “Not them. I’m talking about Shaundra.”
    “Did she say she was