Author's note: The characters in this story originated in the story "Hot Japanese Summer", so check it out if you want to! Not reading the original stories shouldn't affect this one very much.
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"Ok, everyone, that's it for tonight! Remember, we don't have class next week, so you'll have extra time to study unit 23, right?"
My students greeted this with groans. Being a group of young university students, they were just as excited as I was about the prospect of a week off. It was "Golden Week" in Japan, a time in the spring when nearly everyone takes about a week's vacation to relax and celebrate some national holidays. In theory, that is. In practice, lots of people wind up working for the whole week anyway, if their bosses want them to. Luckily, being a foreigner, there was no way I'd be asked to work and our language school was going to be closed anyway.
I was psyched about getting some time to myself and I've always enjoyed celebrating Golden Week in Japan because the weather is always gorgeous. This time around, though, things were going to be even better. My sexy Japanese boyfriend of nearly a year, Tomo, had made plans for us to take a trip to Thailand for a week. A whole week! When we first got together, he and I were nearly inseparable. Since that time, though, things had gotten in the way. His new job, for one, had caused us to cancel our last trip, and kept us from getting together as much as we liked during the week. So, needless to say, I was very excited about having unrestricted access to him for a long period of time.
As the last of my students left the classroom, I cleaned up the room, rearranged the desks, cleaned the board and thought about my plans for the upcoming week...
It was just last week that my good vacation plans turned into even better plans. Out for dinner with my boyfriend, he announced that he had some news for me.
"Um, Sara....?" Tomo was leaning over the restaurant table towards me, looking anxious and biting his full lower lip. His deep brown eyes looked searchingly into mine. He ran a hand through his black hair, messing it up sexily. We had just finished an amazing dinner of sushi and were still sipping our beers.
"Yeah, Tomo? What's up?"
He fiddled with the collar of his orange polo shirt before reaching across the table to take my hand.
"Well, it's about Golden Week. Uhhhh....my boss wants me to work."
"What?? He promised you the time off! I can't believe it...we already have our plane tickets booked!! And the hotel..." I was fuming. We'd spent so much time planning this trip to Thailand, and now he was going to back out?
Tomo looked up at me and grinned. "I'm joking, Sara! Of course I have the week off. You're so cute when you get mad!" He leaned forward and brushed some hair off my forehead before planting a kiss on it.
"Damn it! You really had me going there. You know I hate it when you joke like that!"
"Well," he said, "maybe I can make it up to you. Look." He pulled something out of his bag and passed it to me. It was a brochure for a very expensive, very exclusive island resort. The one I desperately wanted to stay at but couldn't afford. And even if I could afford it, I still didn't have the right connections to get in.
"What? I don't get it." I looked into Tomo's dark brown eyes in confusion. He grinned.
"Daisuke, my co-worker, knows the owner of this resort. He got us booked there for the week! Plus, free massages and spa stuff for you, scuba diving lessons, and we can go sailing if we want to..." Tomo's eyes sparkled with delight at the surprise. He flipped through the brochure, showing me all the facilities while I watched, my mouth agape.
"B-but, we can't afford this!! Tomo, really we –" I was cut off when he leaned in and kissed me deeply, holding my face in his hands.
"It doesn't matter, Sara! We need this. We've both been working too much; I never get to see you... Besides, Daisuke got me a deal!" He laughed and I joined in, grabbing his hand and holding it tight.
"This is so amazing. Honestly, I don't know what to say! You are the best boyfriend ever, you know." It was my turn to lean over the table and kiss his soft lips, running my tongue between them, feeling him return my caresses. I finally broke the kiss, a bit out of breath.
"Let's get out of here," I said, my voice low and sultry. One look in my eyes and Tomo knew exactly why I wanted to leave. We hurried to pay the bill then hopped onto Tomo's moped and sped off to my house.
"Sara-sensei? What are you doing?"