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Toy Store
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The Office
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"Hey, Missy."
"Huh?"
"My fiancée's taking me out to lunch, so I'm stopping by the men's room. Keep her here if she comes while I'm in there, will you?"
"Sure, Sano," Kaoru nodded. She'd been curious about the woman since she'd met Sano. He'd gotten engaged to her a month ago, and all she heard now was how swamped he was with wedding plans.
She left her office and went into the reception area, just in case the woman did show up. She'd waited no longer than thirty seconds when Megumi walked in the door.
"Hello, Kaoru. How pleasant it is to see you," she said primly, completely ignoring the receptionist and sweeping towards a startled Kaoru.
Kaoru smiled to hide her confusion. "You too, Megumi," she said as they shook hands. "Can I help you with anything?"
"My fiancée," Megumi said simply. "We're going out to lunch. But don't worry, I'm fine waiting here."
"Oh! That's nice." Was everyone getting married, Kaoru wondered to herself. Next, it'd be Misao and she'd have to find another roommate.
"Yes. We've been together for three years and this is the first time he's asked me to pick him up at work. I said what, are you ashamed of me or something? He said no, he just didn't want the guys at work messing with me. As if I can't handle myself. Are men juvenile, or are men juvenile," she asked the secretary.
"Men do grow up several times in their life," the secretary said, shaking her head. "I'm not even going to start on my husband. It's a damn shame."
"No arguments here," Kaoru agreed, resisting the urge to start griping about the ex-boyfriends of sisters who thought they could get with you.
"Yo, Meg, you're late," Sano yelled from down the hallway.
"Only by two minutes. I got stuck in traffic," Megumi yelled back, even though Sano had almost reached them.
He enveloped her in a hug and gave her a quick kiss. "Let's get out of here. My lunch break's ticking away."
Connections were forming in Kaoru's head.
"Thanks for entertaining Meg for me, Missy," Sano said, turning to her with an arm around his fiancée's waist. "You're invited to our wedding, by the way. You too, Ginny," he said to the secretary. "We're deciding on the invitations at lunch today." He rolled his eyes so they all knew he wouldn't enjoy it.
Megumi smiled. She clearly knew what thoughts were running through Kaoru's head. "I'll see you later, Kaoru." Oh she was enjoying this.
"You're Kenshin's brother!" Kaoru blurted out, unable to resist the urge to point at Sano accusingly.
"Sure am," Sano nodded.
"But you don't have the same last name!" Kaoru spluttered. "You look nothing alike!"
Sano shrugged. "Half brother if you want to get technical. Jeez, Missy, don't flip out."
"But that means-"
"That Kenshin really didn't cheat on your sister with Megumi and blah blah blah," Sano said. "Yeah. See you when my lunch break's over."
"I'm an idiot!" Kaoru moaned to the secretary as Sano and Megumi left.