CITRUS ~ A Long Way From Home / Trust

Chapter 7

<<Speaking English>>

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"zzzzzznnnno mama I like peanut butterrrrmmmm"

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'Mmmmmm Mei... you're so soft... you always smell nice... never let me go... I could hold you forever... I like it when you touch me there... oooh Mei... I lov**RIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!**

"Whaa?!" said Yuzu as she woke up from her nap.

"Whatisthat?" she said.

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"Ahhh! It's the phone!" she said all grumbling.

'I gotta get the phone' she then thought to herself.

'.... huh? ... I can't move! What?!'

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'Wait? Why can't I mov...'

She looked over to see Mei sound asleep, cuddling her right side with her arm draped over Yuzu's chest. Mei's head laying on Yuzu's shoulder, nuzzling her head, while her leg was wrapped around Yuzu's leg.

*RIIIING*...

'Oh great Mei?' Yuzu thought in a hurry. 'Of all the times to be a heavy sleeper!'

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"Okay Okay! Mei! You gotta... just... letgo... I can't... come on... uuuuggghhh!... move!"

Yuzu spun Mei in the bed and rolled her over, all while Mei kept sleeping. But Yuzu moved too fast that she fell off the bed.

"Ouch!"

*RIIIING*...

"Ahhh! All right, all right! I'm coming..." she said as she stood up.

She reached the nightstand and picks up the phone without hesitation.

<<Ohayōgozaimasu>> she said.

<<... uhhh. Hello. I'm... looking for... My Hiara?>> said a woman on the phone.

'Oh Crap!' thought Yuzu as she looked around and realized she wasn't at home... and this was Mei's phone. Then everything came back to her...
'Mei...'
'Trip...'
'California...'
'Assistant...'
'Talk English dummy!...'

<<Ahh. Oh Hello. Yes. I'm Mei Aihara's assistant, Yuzu. I'm so sorry. We just flew in from Japan early this morning and I got distracted.>>

<<Oh My Goodness!>> said the lady on the other line. <<I'm so sorry. I forgot about your jet lag. My name is Judy Harris. I'm an assistant secretary for Fredrick Investments. Please forgive me if I've woken you.>>

<<Oh no, please don't worry Miss Harris-san>> said Yuzu. <<This happens to me a lot when I travel around the world. Al... Almost every week sometimes. Haha.>>

'Great! Now I'm lying to a total stranger on the phone' she thought.

<<Well, it's just before 11:00am now, so I won't keep you long>> said Judy. <<I'm contacting all the clientele that will be attending the dinner reception tonight. I'm afraid we had to change catering services, so we wanted to double check if you or Miss Hiara has any food allergies we needed to know beforehand?>>

Yuzu was amused by her mispronunciation of their name, but didn't want to embarrass her on the phone. She looked over at Mei who was still asleep in her nightshirt, her legs exposed to where her underwear was barely showing. She couldn't help but think of how cute and peaceful she looks at this moment.