Mikako

At 35 years old, Mariko Kimoto is a single woman working hard as a freelance writer. After a long dry spell, she hits it off one night with the head chef of a little restaurant and spends a passionate night with him. Naturally, she felt she had no energy to put into a potential romance with a man she just met in passing. She had every intention of making it a one-night stand, but fate seems to bring them together again when he winds up being the interview subject of her next assignment. So much for 35 years old being too late for love...!

Ms. Machiko Kano (30 years old) is suddenly transferred to the condom sales department, something she never saw coming. Her new boss is Hayase, the top salesman surrounded in sultry rumors. She thought he was just a playboy but when she began to see his true personality her heart began to flutter. Then for "Research and Development" purposes, she had to get very physically close to him. "Even though this is for work, my feelings for Hayase have started to explode!"