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They had taken the Navy jeep, which Tom and TC had got to reach Rik and were on their way to the NIS offices.

Before getting into the car Julia had had a moment's hesitation, which had not gone unnoticed

"Are you all right? I don't see you at ease ... Is it too basic a vehicle for you?"

"No, I'm fine. We travel by car, although not often"

"My favorite phrase ... I'm fine ... I saw you turn white for a moment ... Are you scared by the Navy vehicles?

"No, that's not the problem ... My parents died in a car accident ... it took me years to get back into a car"

"You were with them? " Tom asked impressed

"Yes, but I don't remember anything ... They told me that I was found unconscious. Luckily, I was unharmed, but as I told you, I was afraid of getting into cars for a long time."

"My father James was the accountant of the Hayashi family. My adoptive father, Hiro, regarded him as a brother. They were like a family and when I was born Hiro and Michiko became my godfather and my godmother. I have always been part of their family, and when my birth parents died, they adopted me. I had no close relatives. My parents got married against their parents' wishes and they came to Hawaii to get away from England.

"Then I wasn't wrong about your origins!" said Tom "You have a truly incredible, sad story, but also full of hope"

"Yes, you were right. And you?"

"I was born in Detroit from a family of Mexican origins, as you can guess"

" My grandpa and most of my family have been Army or Navy members and I have followed their footsteps"

"So you did it for the family?"

"No, I love this country and I believe that we must defend the ideals of democracy and freedom that it promotes, even if I often see that in many case are barely ideal"

"I'm curious ... how do you know Rik?" said Julia

"Rik was our gunner until he was injured, four years ago, on a mission. He moved here, because, despite being stationed in Southeast Asia,TC and I were often sent here for short periods, and we could see each other. We've been through enough, together. We no longer have a family and so we became sort of brothers for each other. But I can't figure out one thing. In these years I have never met you ... but Rik had told me about you and how you saved him in the first moments of his activity ... "

" Well, you know who I was, when you prevented my fall?"

"No, only when you introduce yourself ... I realized who you were... but I couldn't say that I heard about you from Rik, especially among so many people"

"So you followed me to Rik?"

"No, Seeing you again, it was a lucky guess." he said with his grinning smile

"You never stop being a philanderer, do you?"

"Still talking about that ... Why do you think I am?"

"A feeling ... it seems to me that you like to woo girls"

"Only those that fall into my arms"

"Morales, I told you I'll kick you, if you don't stop"

And he laughed, a good deep laugh

In the meantime, they had arrived at the NIS office

"I still haven't asked you, but when you said that Katsuya is the son of your father's friend, does it mean that you are his girlfriend? Your parents betrothed you to him? "

"What? Where'd get that idea?George is married with a son and my parents don't have certain archaic customs "

"Well ... then I have some hope ..."

"But what if I were engaged?"

"Then I'd leave you alone. I don't want to get in the way of people" he suddenly said seriously

"I'd be tempted to lie to you ... but unfortunately for me, I'm not engaged. I've always thought about becoming a doctor, I don't have time for love "

"There is always time for that ..."

"And you? You will have a woman in every port like any good sailor "

"Ah! That's why you think I'm a womanizer… I still haven't found the one" and he laughed.

Jules looked at him and thought that since she knew him she never thought he might be interested in her... She felt so confused ... she didn't know him ...

"Julia, Julia are you there? Are you Ok?"

"Yes, sorry, I was distracted!"

"Come on! let's go!"