Page 193 of The Dragon 2
“My brother, Hiro, had a boyfriend from Kingston, Jamaica who used to make them. I came over one day and tried them.”
“Your thoughts?”
“I fell in love immediately. I was pretty upset when he broke up with the guy a month later. Hiro’s life was too much for him.” I brought the fork to my mouth, already knowing I’d love it.
The greens hit my tongue with a perfect balance.
“Wow,” I muttered through a bite. “This might be better than the oxtails and I thought that would be impossible.”
Her smile widened. “I told you I worked on those for years.”
I went back for more. “I can taste the dedication.”
She chuckled.
“Don’t laugh at the Dragon.”
“Oh yes.” She cleared her throat. “Imustrespect the Dragon. What was I thinking?”
I shoved way too many greens into my mouth and didn’t feel embarrassed about it at all.
She raised her brows. “So. . .”
“What?”
“Your brother Hiro is gay? You don’t have to answer of course and it doesn’t matter to me who he loves. . .I’m just intrigued.”
“Is Hiro gay?” I snickered. “Hiro is Hiro.”
“Which means?”
“My brother will fuck anything that breathes and is of proper age. If aliens landed in Tokyo tomorrow, Hiro would be the first in line at the welcome party with his cock out, a box of condoms, and lube. Meanwhile, his heart is the same way too. He loves who he wants, whenever and however he wants.”
Nyomi widened her eyes. “I need to meet this man.”
I grabbed more greens and ate. “You’ve already kind of met him.”
“When?”
“When you kneed me in my office.”
“He was in there?”
“Yes. The scarry idiot sucking on a lollipop.”
“Aww. Long hair, cover model gorgeous, yet looking very dangerous.”
I laughed. “Please don’t tell him the cover model part.”
“Okay. I promise I won’t.” She began eating some of the greens too. “So, another question and you don’t have to answer this one either.”
“Go ahead.”
“Is Hiro’s love style accepted in the Yakuza? I always imagined you all would be. . .hyper-masculine and anti-queer.”
I nodded slowly, chewing. “You’re correct. It is that way too. Lots of old, ignorant ideas. But no one could come close to killing Hiro but me so. . .”
“Everyone keeps their mouths shut.”
