Jyojiko

"What the fuck did you send over, Nicky?" Laurie is screaming over the phone at six fucking  o'clock in the morning.

"It has a note. And I believe that the message was clear." the name Nicky answered.

"Well that's exactly, why I am asking!"  she exclaimed angrily, glaring at the innocently looking red leather pill box, that is instantly recognizable as a famous jewelry brand, sitting on her kitchen counter, with a note that says - I heard you cry over a guy, here's a small gift to let you know that I'd marry you anytime.

With the familiar scrawling penmanship in the white piece of paper, she would know who sent her the note, even without calling the guy on the phone.

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When the guy you confessed to rejected you, and your two exes came back running—declaring they would marry you any time, what would you do?

Would you choose a familiar old love or the one that has your heart but doesn't want you?

And to add to the chaos, her mother is on a mission to marry her nearing thirty-something ass to any man who breathes. 

What should a girl do in such a situation? Run away, of course! 

But then, how far can you run away until all the life's decisions you screwed up in the past caught up with you and you ended up with no choice but to face them. 

Welcome to Laurie’s adventure and just to be clear this is not a love story BUT a quest.

[WARNING: Some chapters may contain mature R-18 content.]

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Book cover by Sendaline_16

Capture A Husband: My Asian Mother's Quest

"Should I ask what you are doing inside the tub?"

She heard Jiro chuckle at the other line and her heart did a small squeeze and at the same time skip a beat. Jiro has that effect on her. Making her feel like she's been in love for the first time. No, it's actually worse than that. He makes her feel like she has a stupid crush and that doesn't feel good when you are nearing your thirties.

"And why are you hiding and from whom?"

She chuckled at the confusion in his voice. "My friend is having a 'talk' with her special friend outside and I don't want to go out there and watch them be lovey-dovey with each other. It makes me feel like I'm so damn single."

She bit her lower lip when she heard her last line. She didn't realize the implication of it until she had already spoken the words to Jiro. It was too late to take it back. She closed her eyes and cursed herself inside her head.

Bruise Like A Peach