Justin's Bittersweet Vacation

Candace Hurt Your Feelings?

For the last couple of hours, before it was supposed to get dark, Justin and Aiko went and visited the strip club of Inna De Poona. Justin wanted to see if his friend, THE only stripper her knew there, was working that day.

"Ah, yes. Ye olde strip club. The best place to get drunk and watch a bunch of naked broads dancing." he stated, sounding a bit rude.

"Do you really have to call them broads?" Aiko said, a bit annoyed.

"Nah, not really. It's just my choice. Have you ever been to a strip club, Aiko?"

She got kind of irritated at this question. "What kind of question is that? Of course I've been to a strip club, idiot! I've probably been more times than you."

Justin frowned. What did he say? "Just chill out, Aiko. I want to see if my friend is working today."

"What friend?" she asked.

"Candeh!" he replied, sounding kind of stupid.

He looked around. Candace wasn't on the stage. But, he did find her at the bar serving drinks. Him and Aiko walked up to the bar.

"Hi, Candace!" he said.

"Oh, hi, Mister. Can I get ya anything?" she said.

"Um, Candace? Don't you recognize me?"

"Uhh... No, I've never seen your face around here." she replied. It was obvious her memory was pretty bad, but he never thought it'd be THIS bad.

"You know who I am. Does the name Justin Dark ring a bell? What about JD?"

Candace gave a blank stare. She still didn't recognize him."I still don't know you. Are you Ms. Polly's friend or somethin?"

"Yes, actually. I came here earlier this year and we did a bunch of three-ways, Polly being a part of one."

Then, she finally remembered. "Oh poop! Now I remember you! Jeez, I'm sorry I didn't recognize ya at first. It's been busy here at the club. I've seen so many faces and can't remember half of em."

"It's fine, Candace. I know you have memory problems. Heck, you sometimes forgot if we were on a date or not."

"Yeah, that's kinda weird. But, how have ya been? Who's this girl you brought?" she asked, addressing Aiko.

"I've been alright. Just dealing with emotional issues. This is Aiko. She's a teacher at the university near my home."

"Nice to meet you, Candy." she said.

"Oh neat! Ya think she could teach me some math problems? I think people would like me better if I'm both smart and pretty."

"Err..." Aiko said, feeling kind of nervous.

"Candace, I don't think you being smart would be any different. My friend Kyu actually thinks you're more attractive for being dumb."

"Oh, really? That's fine. But, I have a question: Ya got any money?"

In that moment, that question immediately turned Justin off. He felt kind of irritated that Candace asked him that again.

"Candace... Do you remember what I told you about asking me for money?"

"Uhh..." she said.

"Of course you don't remember. Candace, I've had to deal with people asking me for money online, using Cashie, of all things. That's one of the things I dislike about you. I understand money is what makes the world go round, but for Christ's sake, it has to be earned."

"Uhh... Dang it. I completely forgot about that. I'm sorry, Justin." she apologized.

Aiko got a bit annoyed with Justin's attitude towards Candace. "Justin, you got that ten grand for this vacation. The least you could do is give her a little bit."

"What the heck, Aiko?" he shouted. "You're actually siding with her? Weren't you the one who was concerned with budget before we came to this island?"

"I mean, you got that money and could've used it for something helpful. But no, you decided it would be a good idea to come to Inna De Poona for fucking Thanksgiving of all things!" she finally snapped.

His heart shattered. Even though he was against it, Aiko was sort of right. He could've used that ten grand for a traditional Thanksgiving break and probably have a lot left over. Still, her going off on him was uncalled for.

"L-Look. I'm sorry, Aiko."

"Don't apologize to me, apologize to Candace."

"Right... Sorry, Candace. I kind of went off. There's more going on and I have a very short-temper right now."

"Oh, it's alright, JD. I understand if you can't afford it. Hey, maybe we can spend a day together before ya leave and I'll pay for it."

Again, this was against his morals. As much as he would appreciate it, it would be rude for the girl to pay for a date and not him.

"Candace, no. When we hang out, I'll pay for it."

"No, no. I'm fine with it. I make enough money here at the strip club. It'll be fine." she reassured.

"Eh, alright. But, me and Aiko should really get going now. It'll be getting dark soon. We should head back to Love Lei."

"Okie dokie then! I'll see ya around!"

"Bye, CANDEH!" he said, doing that dumb voice again.

Him and Aiko left the strip club and went back to Love Lei hotel. They got back to their room. However, Aiko was pretty pissed at him.

"Justin, I'm not happy with the way you've been acting lately." she said.

"What are you talking about?" he asked.

"You've been kind of rude to me and some of the other girls lately. You pulled some crap on that Lilian girl, you scolded Candace for asking for money. Though, I do think you being rude to Sarah was justified, exactly why I cussed her out in Japanese. But..."

"But what?"

"Look, maybe I should switch rooms with someone else. I don't think I want to sleep in the same room with you right now."

"Aiko..." he said, nearly shedding a tear.

"I'm sorry. But, I think I'll go see how your friend Connor's doing."

She left the room, taking her luggage with her. Justin was completely heartbroken. He literally chased Aiko away. This was not good. Maybe, he could try to win her back. But, right now, she was unhappy with him.