After breakfast, Gisele rushed to get Nili ready for school. As Han cleared the breakfast table, he realized he was in a totally different house than the garage he lived at. And his eyes widened in surprise. The house was huge, maybe with five or six bedrooms and three stories. It was a blend of contemporary Japanese with Gisele's excellent taste in interior design . Framed photos of them in various countries decorated the walls as well as numerous pictures of Nili in various stages of her life. Han gaped at the one of her as a little baby, they seemed to be in a hospital room, all smiles together holding the little bundle of joy. They had Japanese furniture combined with Israeli and it made for a nice blend.
He went down the hall to Nili's room where Gisele was making sure her daughter looked perfect in a Honigman pink with polka dots dress and a cute little beret. Her bedroom was larger than one that Han ever remembered having and was filled with all kinds of stuffed animals. Hello Kitty was a constant theme in the room from bed sheets to posters and school stuff. He stared at his daughter, she was positively adorable, he could see the best parts of both he and her mother in her.
"Don't forget your tennis racket, babe," his significant other
"Tennis racket?" he repeated at a loss.
"We're meeting Vera Wang and her beau for a match there," she reminded him as if he knew what was going on. "Me and her against you and Evan."
"Where?" he asked meekly.
"The Tokyo Lawn and Tennis Club," Gisele replied. "Right across from Nili's school."
He figured out they lived in the district of Azabu-MamianachÅ in the ward of Minato. If their kid went to school in Motoazabu, one of the international schools where she probably was getting a top notch education for a 5 year old. But Vera Wang? If Han had to guess, Gisele probably worked in Ginza, rubbing elbows with big time fashionistas. The house they were living in was probably worth a few million dollars. Han was blown away by the enormity of it all.
"Don't I have to work?" he asked, wondering if he still ran his own garage.
"Babe, you agreed to this three weeks ago. Vera wanted to play mixed doubles and besides we need to put our membership to good use."
Han sighed. He knew the Royal Family of Japan even played at the exclusive club and that you had to be somebody to get the opportunity to play there.
"Can you take Nili to the car, I just need to grab my tennis bag," she requested.
His daughter smiled at her father and took his hand in hers. Han squeezed her hand, as if trying to convince himself that she was real. They went downstairs and into the five car garage. There was a Ducati Streetfighter, a Harley, a Porsche Cayenne, a Bugatti Vitesse, and a Mazda RX-7.
"Which one is Mommy's car?" Han asked the girl.
She immediately pointed to the classic silver metallic midsized SUV.
"I should get you your own Hot Wheels Barbie car." He smiled at her.
She gazed at him with fond affection and it melted his heart but also felt down that he barely knew her much less saw her grow up.
"All set?" Gisele joined them.
Han opened the door for his daughter and buckled her into her seat after she got in.
"Can we go see the fishies?" after school Nili asked them.
He gave his wife e a quizzical look.
"At Arisugawanomiya," she said matter of factly. "She likes to feed the ducks, carp, and turtles."
"Of course, honey," he patted her head affectionately.
Her mother eyed him tentatively.
Gisele knew the shortcuts from their residence to Nili's school and she navigated the busy steets like a seasoned local. On the way, Han realized his cell phone was a futuristic version of the iphone. He managed to look at and search his contacts. Sean's name was in there as well as a lot of Japanese names he did not know. He found Dom's number and sent him a quick text.
She turned the radio on and "I Was Here" by Beyonce played much to Han's feeling of surrealism.
He looked at his wife, then his daughter and burned the moment of them all together in his memory. If this was a dream, a hallucination, or something else entirely, it was far better than the life he had started in Tokyo, partnering with the Yakuza.
A/N: there is a movie/tribute to Han and Gisele on Youtube with the same Beyonce song playing. I recommend you all watch it. The lyrics apply to both of them.