Wheels of Steel Book 4 by Pepper Pace Read Free Book Online Page A

is setting it up for me to work with a physician. He’s in Tokyo though …” Jason was thinking about how long the drive between the two cities were and he was just happy that he would only be here a week—two tops.
    Amberly slid open a door made of rice paper against a carved wooden backdrop. Robin had thought that the screened entryway was a mural--it was that beautiful. Once Amberly opened it Robin could barely remember stepping forward. The house was exquisite. She’d been in beautiful houses of late—her mother’s and stepfathers, and of course Jason’s, but the style and uniqueness of this house put the others to shame.
    She wondered if this was some type of optical illusion because it was huge. It was an open-air concept but not like a huge square room. Robin saw alcoves and private seating areas. It was decorated in both a traditional Japanese manner as well with Western style rugs and couches.
    She saw the hint of more of those screens and knew that portions of the house could be closed off for privacy but they were all pulled back allowing for a wonderful flow.
    J Edelson spread his hands wide. “Welcome Robin. Get refreshed and you and Jason can join us here. Then we will show you around the house. You will find that your rooms are very modern so don’t worry about anything. You have a Western bathroom in your room although there are the traditional Japanese style commodes in other areas of the house. Jason can explain how to use them.
    “I am going to the office. Jason, when you get a chance I do need to talk to you and Peter about some business matters.”
    “Don’t take too long,” Belinda grinned in excitement. “I want to take you out to the garden. You are going to shit.”
    Peter swatted Belinda’s butt and she dropped down onto his lap and wrapped her arm around his neck.
    “Give them time to get relaxed, B. Remember how much we slept when we got here?”
    “True,” Belinda nodded. “That was some serious jet-lag.”
    “Make yourself at home,” Y spoke. “Akita Tom would have offered you the same invitation.” Everyone became quiet and Jason smiled slightly and nodded.
    “Yeah, Akita was so nice. It didn’t matter if you were a protégé or not. He treated everyone like they were important.”
    “He was an amazing individual,” Peter said softly. “I’m going to miss him. I’m just happy that I got an opportunity to work with him even if it was just for a few months.”
    Amberly slipped her hand into Y’s and Robin saw that the man had turned his head and was looking down at the wood floor. He then turned to look at his wife and smiled and Robin wondered how the mix-matched couple had fallen in love. Amberly was pretty in a willowy, fragile sort of way. Her dark hair fell in soft waves over her shoulder. Her big brown eyes were bright although they appeared guarded today, but Robin knew that they were normally happy and excited.
    If she felt guarded because she didn’t know how to take Robin then that was her problem. Robin knew that she could make things easier for the girl but she wasn’t uncomfortable and had no inclination to ease the tension between them for the other girl’s benefit.
    Robin and Jason’s room was comfortable although not huge. There was a Queen sized bed, a dresser with a mirror and an armchair. Other than some artwork the room looked no different than any room that one would find in a chalet or fine hotel in the States.
    Robin dashed through the room to one of two closed doors. “I gotta use the bathroom.”
    “Don’t forget to use the bathroom shoes,” Jason called after her.
    Robin paused to look at him. “Are you for real?”
    “Just try it Robin. We might as well follow the tradition.”
    “Alright.” She opened the door to a bathroom that was as large as the bedroom. It was breathtaking. The room looked like it should have been a piece of art. The floor was dark wood but there were rugs that looked like woven mats. A corner Jacuzzi was