„Nakano-san!"
...
„Nakano-san!"
„Arisa... your boss is calling you.", told me mother.
(Ahh...)
(I so hate it! Why can't I just say... mother, look... this is Tomoka, my girlfriend...)
(Instead I have to call her Akihara-sama?... Ahhh!)
„Arisa! Are you listening?!"
„Huh?!"
„Your boss is calling you."
„Oh..."
„Umm... what can I do for you, Akihara-sama?"
„You can show the surroundings to your parents. Meanwhile I will prepare us lunch."
„Oh. That is very good idea. My boss is very clever woman."
(Aaaaaaah!)
We were about to leave when Tomoka called me back...
„Nakano-san, you forgot your mobile phone here on the table... better take it with you in case you would get lost."
„Thanks a lot, Akihahara-sama... my great boss.", I said it in quit upset voice.
„Arisa, are you alright?", asked me mother.
„Yes... I was never better."
(Tomoka! Why? I forgot that phone on purpose!)
We were just going downstairs when Tomoka called me back.
„Nakano-san! Can you return for a moment... I forgot to give you something... and I can't now leave the cooker."
„Go, Arisa. We will wait outside."
„Mmm."
I returned back to the main room.
„So, what did you want to give me... Akihara..."
„Arisa... turn around.", whispered Tomoka to my ear from behind.
I obeyed her and she gave me a kiss.
„Now you can go... Nakano-san. Hehe. Oh... and buy two bottles of milk... here is money.", she whispered again.
„As you command, my boss!"
I whispered to her back and gave her one kiss too. We both smiled at each other.
„Now go... don't let your parents wait.", she added in low voice.
I quickly ran downstairs and met my parents outside.
„This garden is nice. Are those persimmons over there?", asked father.
„I didn't go there yet. We usually have a lot of work."
„Is that boss forcing you to work even at home?", asked mother.
„No. I like to help."
„It is good being helpful, but you should go outside more often."
„Don't worry, we often go on company trips... the last one was at one local mountain. And everyone really enjoyed it."
(At least those, who were present there. Hehe.)
„Mmm... okay."
„Let's go or we will be late for lunch.", ordered father and we set off.
Since Tomoka always drives me to work and back in her car, I never walked around here on foot. Hopefully we will not get lost.
(If I remember correctly one convenience store was not too far away from here... to the left. So we should now go to the right...)
„Let's go this way. I then need to buy some milk for the boss on the way back."
We walked for about 20 minutes and then turned left... and also again at the next crossroads.
(So now we should be somewhere behind our house.)
While walking, parents kept commenting various objects along the road or were curious about my job.
„Are there any good looking boys?", asked mother.
(Ahh, we are here again.)
„Yes, but I don't like any one of them."
„Mmm... I see."
We continued walking for a while and then turned left once more.
„Now we should be somewhere near the store..."
„Mmm..."
„Or we might be also lost."
„If you get lost, return back in your steps.", father gave me an advice.
„Mmm... but from where we got here?"
„I don't know. This is your home."
I looked around and noticed two men, standing at the edge of one house and an old bent woman, slowly walking behind us.
(Those men look suspiciously. What would Tomoka do?)
„Arisa, what about calling your boss?", said mother.
„Oh! That is a good idea."
I tried to call Tomoka, but her phone was unreachable.
(Did her battery die?)
„Are you lost, my children?"
The old woman arrived to our location and started to talk.
„Hello. Yes, we are looking for a convenience store."
„Shore?"
„No. Convenience store."
„Ahh, I see... follow me."
The woman was walking very slowly and we followed her.
„Are you from far away?"
„I moved to this location recently and my parents came to visit me."
„And where do you live, my child?"
The woman was quite inquisitive, but I didn't mind it.
„I live with a roommate."
„Maybe you know her... Akihara-san.", uttered father.
„Oh, Tomoka-chan... of course I know her. She is very kind and helped me many times.", replied the woman.
„If you live with her than you are very lucky and she must like you a lot."
„She is my boss at work and I like her too."
„Mmm... That is good."
„Oh... look, we are almost there. Just go this way and you can't miss it."
The old woman pointed at a building in the distance.
„Thank you very much."
„No problem. You are also kind girl... Tomoka-chan is surely happy to have you... by her side."
„Thank you and have a nice day, obaa-chan."
„Thanks for the help."
Said also my parents and we continued to the store.
It was then easy to locate it and also to return home from there.
„Tomoka-chan! We are home!"
„Arisa! How do you call your boss? She might be kind, but you should still show some respect.", mother scolded me.
„Oh! Hehe... that granny talked about her like that and so I completely forgot."
(Ahh... I did a mistake. Hopefully they won't be too suspicious of me.)
„Akihara-sama, we are home."
„Okay."
We got upstairs and Tomoka was standing in the kitchen wearing checkered apron and gave us a smile.
„You can have lunch right away."
„Thanks. And we apologize for our daughter's behavior before. She have to be more respectful."
„It's okay."
„Really?"
„Yes."
„You are really lucky to have such a boss, Arisa.", told me mother.
(Yes, I am.)
We were almost after lunch when it started to rain and we had to stay at home until the evening. Father was either watching TV or reading some books, which Tomoka lent him, mother took a rest and I was helping Tomoka in the kitchen.
(Ah! Tomoka is standing just next to me and I can't kiss her.)
„Nakano-san, can you hand me that carrot?"
I took the carrot and passed it to Tomoka. She put her hand on mine and gently stroke it before she took the carrot away.
„Thanks."
My heart started to beat fast and I was happy, that we can at least touch like this. But in the same time it was not enough.
(If my parents wouldn't be here then Tomoka would surely thank me with a kiss.)
(What if we could meet in private?)
„Akihara-sama... you wanted to mop the staircase, right? Can you show me where is the cleaning set? I will do it myself."
I winked at her.
„Sure."
„Wait... Arisa. Let me help you. I want to be useful in some way."
My mother just got up and heard our conversation.
(Why? Why she had to wake up just now?)
Tomoka brought us to a room just next to the bathroom and then returned back into the kitchen.
Together with my mother I then mopped the whole staircase and also the bathroom... because why not, when we already had mops in our hands?
Dinner was delicious as always when Tomoka was cooking and my parents liked it a lot too. Afterward Tomoka wanted to wash dishes, but my mother stopped her again and helped me to do it instead.
„If you excuse me, I have an online meeting with Riana, so I'll go to my room.", announced Tomoka and disappeared in her bedroom.
(True. We could at least freely talk in the game.)
I wanted to log into the game, but my father approached me.
„Did you say, that you test games now? Can you show me what the work is about?"
In the game I met with Tomoka, but when she greeted me, I just replied...
„(Sorry, Riana... I am showing my father what my work is about. Let's play later.)"
Riana then disappeared.
Around 21:00 mom came to us both and sent us to bed. I didn't meet Tomoka again in that day.
(Who will give me my Good Night kiss?)
In the morning everyone met again at breakfast. The weather was still terrible and so we had to stay home again. The situation was the same as yesterday. Either father was searching the internet on my laptop and wanted my assistance or mother always accidentally appeared out of nowhere, when I had a chance to be with Tomoka alone. Until the sunset we were not able to kiss.
(Aaah! I feel like I am going insane!)
(If my parents would visit me just a few weeks ago then all would be fine. But now... Am I addicted to Tomoka's kisses? Ahh... I just need at least one small kiss! How can I stay alive without them?)
(Ha!)
„T... Akihara-sama... can you meet me in the garden in a bit?"
„Sure."
With the evening arrived also better weather and so I moved into the garden and waited for Tomoka. When she appeared there, I ran up to her and hugged her, but then also my father appeared and mother was following him.
„Oh, Arisa! Did you trip? You have to be careful!", told me mother.
„Your father asked me whether they can look at that persimmon tree.", explained their presence Tomoka.
(Noooooooooo!)
Father kept admiring the tree and mother kept asking Tomoka about various flowers planted there. About half an hour later we returned to the main room.
Dinner was prepared by me and my mother... and then we stayed in the living room.
„Is the business running smoothly?", my father asked Tomoka.
They talked about it for the rest of the evening and then everyone went to bed.
(Ahh... I can't stand it anymore! I have to do something now!)
I slowly got up, approached Tomoka's room and got inside.
„Tomoka! Are you awake?", I whispered toward her.
„Yes.", she said and got up.
Tomoka then came to me and we finally kissed. But it was not that a little longer peck as before, it was normal long kiss and then once more. Suddenly I was not able to stop.
„Arisa! We should stop! Tomorrow is also a day. You should return to your temporal bedroom now."
(Tomoka is right. My parents are sleeping in the next room. We will be again alone.)
I opened the door and did several steps backward to the main room. Tomoka followed me slightly outside too and I used that moment to kiss her again.
„Good night, Tomoka."
It was very pleasant moment. Finally I could kiss her again.
But suddenly I felt chills running down my spine... and when I turned around, I noticed my mom sitting on the sofa and looking at me. Even though all the lights were off, I could see her face.
(Did she see us?)
(Aah, everything is ruined now! Why didn't I wait till the morning?)
Tomoka meanwhile disappeared in her room. Probably she even didn't notice my mother there. I slightly smiled and sat at the sofa next to her. She was silent.