She relaxed slightly as he backed off, and Yurika rewarded him with a tired smile. He could try all he wanted, the Dōjima family had a knack for stubbornness.

"If you lived in Mexico, it would be completely typical of me to blow off work for a week to go play in the sun," she joked. "So don't give me that excuse."

"Maybe we should go back there for the semester vacation, skip Christmas break with our families and go find somewhere tropical. What do you say?"