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Masaki fetched Sho to celebrate their anniversary quietly without the kids.
Chapter 22
The meeting went well. As expected, Jun's father took a chance to inspect the site. Although there is no major issue, it was enough to make Okada as the Director of Operations in that resort sweats answering all the questions from the big boss. Mr Matsumoto is a meticulous person when it came to maintaining standard and services for each of his hotel chain. Jun is just a replica of his father in that area so Sho understood how nervous Okada was during the past few days they were there.
"Are you sure you are not going to stay for another day, Sho? It will be nice if you can join us for golf at least for today." Jun's father asked while there were walking to the lobby along with Okada. "I'm sorry uncle, tomorrow is our third wedding anniversary and I've promised them that I will be back today" Sho walked to the reception returning his room key and signing the checkout bill without realising the two eyes on him. "Well since you insisted, I guess I have to let you go. So Masaki, he is all yours" Sho turned to his left surprised to see his husband smiling beside him. "You!!! What are you doing here?" Sho tried to fake his anger but his happiness clearly shown in his voice. Masaki secretly reached the resort this morning. He hug Jun's father and said hello to Okada. "Of course I'm here to fetch you home." Masaki replied with his cheeky smile. After saying goodbye to the others they went to the car that had been waiting to send them to the airport. Sho manage to find out that Jun's father and his secretary were the accomplices for this surprise visit.
Another surprise waiting for him when they reached Naha Airport. They will be flying to Ishigaki instead of going back to Tokyo. It took around one hour from Naha to Ishigaki. Both were mesmerized with the splendid view of the emerald green sea spreads out if front of their hotel room in Arezudobare. As an hotelier, Sho can't stop himself from comparing the view with Matsumoto Corporation hotel chain but at the same time it was refreshing to stay at other brand to relax without thinking about work. As much as he is happy with the surprise, Sho can't stop his fatherly instinct and worried about his kids. "Our prince and princess will be staying at your parents house this weekend. I'm sorry Sho-chan but it's been a while since we went to a trip alone and I want to spend our special day together. Thankfully your parents were welcomed with the idea and volunteered to take care of the kids." Masaki explained before Sho could say anything. "So you mean you are not happy when we went on those trips with the kids?" Sho knows what he meant but he just love to see his husband's guilty face. "No! Of course I'm happy and there is nothing else I want other than spending time with our kids but you know just like how you always make sure we have a day for both of us every once a month, I hope we can also have at least one trip once a year with just the two of us. I know you care more about our kids, but for me you are still my no. 1" Masaki arms circling around his waist and he can feel the light kisses showering his shoulders. He love to be embraced by him, feeling the warmness of the other torso on his back. Sho turned around to face his husband without breaking the hugs. "I'm just teasing you Ma-kun, and don't be jealous of your own kids. You are still my No.1 too" Sho laughed when Masaki pouted listening to his reply. "Liar! Sho-chan always forgot about me when Ryo-kun and Rei-chan were around" Sho laughed again seeing his husband childish side. "Trust me Papa, I missed our world of two too" He said and claimed Masaki lips till they out of breath. Both of their stomachs started to growl for attention. "I will eat you tonight, but before that lets get some real food for dinner." Sho nodded his head and followed his husband lead.
They enjoyed their dinner in their room while looking at a beautiful sunset as if a looking at a big painting in the sky. Every moments of it till it came to total darkness. Masaki asked if they should go out to shop at night but Sho prefer to cuddle on bed rather than going out since they will have a day full of activity tomorrow. As if looking at a picture, the sky in front of them now filled with the sparkling stars that hardly been seen in Tokyo. "It is beautiful Ma-kun" Sho can't stop being mesmerized by the master piece in the sky. "But not as beautiful as you Sho-chan" Sho felt his face getting hotter. "You always good in sweet talk" and the sweet talks always warms Sho's heart. He rested his back on his husband torso and tried to squeezed deeper to his embrace. Masaki hold him tighter to feel each other heat. They spend the time talking about their days during Sho's absence and reminiscing about important moments in their life while looking at photos in their phones. The night was calm without any disturbance that they didn't realized it was almost midnight. Suddenly Masaki covered Sho eyes with his left hand. Sho tried to grumbled but Masaki replied with a hushed and start a countdown."Ma-kun..." "Shooo!!! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1" and Whitney Houston's voice saying "and I Will Always Love You" broke the silence in the room while Sho was presented with a handmade snow globe on Masaki right hand. The glitters in red and green were falling down in between the miniature of their family with "Sakuraiba Family" curved nicely at the front. "Happy Anniversary Sho-can" and a lovely kiss fell on his left cheek. Sho can't hold back his tears. He was touched by how much he was love. Without expensive wine, without expensive gift but Masaki made him felt loved, special and appreciated. Masaki knows how much his husband love snow globes although he don't like to be presented as a souvenir but a handmade globe is a perfect gift for their special day. It took Masaki almost a week to finish it secretly with Satoshi's help and Sho's trip was a great help for him.
Masaki turn the other to face him. He wiped the tears with his thumb but it kept falling down. "It's okay Ma-kun, this is not the tears of sadness but it is the tears of my happiness being love by you." Masaki can feel the tears in his eyes too. "Thank You Sho-chan for being by my side and complete my life with our kids" Sho wiped the tears that started to fall on Masaki cheeks. "I love you Ma-kun and Thank you for loving me" "I love you too Sho-chan" Masaki claimed the other lips to a lustful kiss and celebrated the day of them officially vowing their love in their own special way.
Since they only have one full day to enjoy, Masaki avoided activities that may drained their energy. They started their day by taking boat tour enjoying the views of unspoiled and natural beauty around Kabira Bay one of the most scenic spots in Okinawa. After the boat tour, they visited Kabira Park which is a few minutes' walk from the bay. Both was mesmerized by view from its observatory. It was refreshing and relaxing for both of them. After having their lunch at a yakiniku restaurant, they went to the public market to buy some souvenirs for their families and friends before going back to hotel to get ready for their evening activities. Masaki had book canoe trip for sunset and star gazing along Miyara river, the longest river in the south east of Ishigaki. That will be their last activity for their short trip before going back to Tokyo tomorrow morning. "We should come here again with the kids for longer period." Masaki nodded and agreed to his husband suggestion. It will be a great and relaxing escapade for their family.
The kids ran to their fathers arms as soon as Masaki and Sho entered Sakurai's family home. "Do you miss us?" Masaki asked. Both nodded. "We went to shop with obaa- chan and got present for both of you." Ryo pulled Sho's hand and Rei pulled Masaki to Sho's room. "Where do you get the money to buy the gift?" Masaki asked. "We save the money that we received for new year" Ryo replied. "What! Didn't I said you have to save that money?" Sho really don't want the kids to spend money unnecessarily. "Don't worry daddy we don't spend it all" Ryo said. When they reached the room there are to gift wrapped in matching paper. "Happy anniversary, papa daddy." The kids asked them to unwrapped it. Each of them get a shirt with a tie. Both shirts and ties have matching design but in different colours. Masaki received a light green shirt with dark red tie and Sho received a red shirt with dark green tie. They were happy but confused when both of the kids suddenly look sad. "Thank you my babies. It's nice and we love it." Sho said "Really! but it is not from the brand that you like. It was too expensive and daddy will scold us if we spent all the money so we can only buy the cheap one." Rei replied almost crying. Masaki make her seat on his laps. "It was not the price my princess but it's the thought that counts and we love it. Right Daddy?" Sho nodded "Yes we like it and we are happy to get a gift from my prince and princess. How do you know our sizes?" Sho asked "Obaa-chan help us to choose the size" Ryo replied and hugged his daddy. Masaki and Sho pointed to their cheek asking for the kids to kiss them. The kids are the best blessing in their life.
6 years later,
Masaki was preparing breakfast for the family when he heard Sho shouting from the study room. "Papa, did you see my lucky pen that you bought for me? I need it for today's meeting and I can't find it now". It is his lucky pen which Masaki bought for him from Canada with his name engraved on it 4 years ago. Since then he had been using it during important occasions. It made him felt as if his husband is by his side giving him the strength during important moments in his career like today. After turning off the stove, Masaki went over to the study room to be welcome by a messy tables, the one thing that never change since the first day they knew each other. "Have you searched for it properly? Your table was so messy maybe it was covered by those papers and files" Masaki realized he spoke wrongly when Sho shoot him a deathly stare. Ryo and Rei were looking at their fathers with a big grins from the room entrance. "So now I'm messy? I didn't remember you complained about my messiness before?" The kids can't hold their laughter seeing their daddy pouting. They ran away when Sho is looking at them. "Both of you better eat your breakfast fast or go to school on your own" Sho shouted from the room but they know their fathers will never allowed them to go by themselves although they were already in their final year of their elementary school. Masaki went closer to his husband and hug the other from the back. "I'm sorry Sho-chan, I apologized for complaining but you know how much I love you even if you are a messy guy right?" Sho still pouting ignoring him although Masaki can sensed the other relaxing in his embrace after he kissed the other cheek. "Stop pouting or I won't be able to hold back. You know how much I love to kiss that pouting lips and you know it won't end with just a kiss" "Ma-kun!!!" Sho grumbled and free himself from his husband embrace. Masaki laughed and ask him to join their children for breakfast while he help Sho to look for the pen. It was not there in the room even after he rearranged the papers and files on the tables. Not even in the drawers when he checked. There is only one more place to check since Sho always left his things there. He went up to their room and went to check the bathroom. As expected the pen was in the small basket at the changing area. Sho smiled brightly when he saw the pen in Masaki hand. The kids were laughing at him. "Daddy is like a baby when papa is around." Ryo said and laughed along with his sister but stop their laughter when Sho stared at them. "There are still some times, so both of you continue your breakfast I need your daddy to help me upstairs for a while." The kids nodded their head and Masaki pulled his confused husband up to their room. "What did you need me to help? I will be lat.." Sho can't finish his sentence when two lips claiming his. "Just a quick one" Masaki said and bring the other hand to his hardened member. It will be too late to wait for Sho to come home after work. "But I will dirty my suit" "No, you won't Sho-chan." Masaki take off the other pants and tie before pushing him down on their bed. Their movements were too fast but intense and it need a great effort to keep their voice down even though their room was soundproof. Both came in few minutes and Sho quickly dress up back and get ready to work. "You are crazy Ma-kun" "Yes! and I'm only crazy about you Sho-chan." Masaki replied while still trying to catch his breath which made Sho blushed. Both quickly went down where the twin were waiting for Sho to leave for school.
They still unsure what will the future holds for them and are much aware how life will be more harder for them as the kids grow up. They will argue and fight with each other when they can't agree on certain issues and keep making up for their mistakes. But as long as they have each other, they believed, they would be able to overcome whatever hurdles that came on their way. As long they are together, they would be nothing impossible in their life..
Notes:
Ishigaki Island (石垣島, Ishigakijima) is the main island of the Yaeyama Islands in, Japan's southernmost city and part of three main island chains of Okinawa Prefecture.
I hope to visit this Island one day. You can find out more about Ishigaki here, https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e7201.html
Arezudobare is one of the hotel overloooking the ocean with a perfect view of Ishigaki's natural beauty http://www.baleishigaki.com/arezudobare.php