It Takes Two

Locked In

"How pretty and a little isolated, but I am not surprised that you picked such a quiet place," Gojo whistled. He scrolled through the photos of the islands, screenshotting a few of the resorts' names and the best seasons to visit the island.

"It's quiet, and I've always liked the beaches there. Besides, there is a ferry that can take you to Singapore and back to the islands in under an hour," Nanami pointed out. He wanted peace, as much as he liked the convenience of everything close to the city. Tropical weather with only wave sounds from the ocean and napping underneath a sun umbrella sounded so relaxing. To be off the grid, away from everything, was a tucked-away dream for him.

However, the Tioman Islands were very expensive, and it was always a dream place for Nanami to visit for years because of the luxury price. Between working nonstop as a salaryman and then now having a family. He could afford it. He had investments that he could've pulled out of, giving himself a comfortable trip. And have a good head start on bonding and providing for the pups for a while. But he would have to put back what he used if he did. Nanami shook the thoughts away of considering starting up another contract of working under JJK Corp again. Five years had passed since he quit, and he hadn't looked back until Gojo came looking for him.

"It's just a place I've always wanted to go to. A bucket list item would be a more appropriate term for it," He replied, shrugging lightly, keeping his eyes on the road. Nanami would tuck that dream away again to ensure his soon-to-be family was well before anything else. Even if he never got to go to Malaysia, and if he just went to Okinawa beaches with his children instead, he would be happy. An image of holding onto a toddler who clung to him, staring at the beach with bright eyes as Gojo held their second child. Cherub-like faces were fitted with dimples, tufts of blonde hair, and eyes that looked similar to Gojo's or his own.

Gojo's voice pulled him out of the daydream. "What are ya smiling about?"

"Hm? Thinking about that beach vacation is all," Nanami mused, not realizing that a faint smile had formed on his lips.

"I'll need to plan that vacation a little sooner to see more of that smile of yours," Gojo flirted, already making a mental note to make a few calls once he was out of the car.

Nanami briefly became flustered before he replaced it with a puzzled look, in response and slowed the car down because of the traffic ahead of them. Getting close to the shopping center and a nearby mall slowed the traffic flow.

He wasn't expecting Gojo just to jump and impulsively plan one for them, and besides, would JJ Corp and the Gojo enterprise even let him take such a random vacation? He always seemed so busy, even before he was pregnant. They made time for one another when they could. Unless, Gojo had admitted to his clan that he was taking time to bond. Which part of him denied at first anyway, considering only Geto, Yu, and Shoko knew about them being friends with benefits to being mated. He doubted that Gojo would tell such a thing to anyone, yet not after mentioning that he didn't want the Gojo family to interfere with them.

Sure, Gojo was the current CEO of the Gojo cybersecurity enterprise, and he did what he wanted most of the time from what he recalled back then. But he was sure that there were rules that JJ Corp tried to make him follow, along with the pressure of other prestigious councilmen that were made of other CEOs from other names such as Zenin and Kamado.

The politics of being a Prime Alpha from a prestigious family and a company that was known because of their Alpha, and this same Alpha created high-value software products such as Six Eyes and Limitless. Nanami believed there was no way that he could just get up and have such a long vacation without a phone or some form of communication. He knew Gojo would carve out his privacy, but at what cost? He wasn't sure about that.