Part 2

„I am tired. do we really have to get up now?" Sofia's head was half under the pillow.

"No, we don't have to. you can stay in bed and I'll do the shopping all by myself, we'll have a very healthy week. I'm sure you appreciate salad, vegetables and water. and of course a lot of fruits as a replacement for chocolate."

"I hate you."

"I know. You will hate me the next minutes, after your shower you'll love me again. come on, move your stunning body and I'll prepare the breakfast."

"At least you said stunning body." Sofia got up, grabbed her clothes and walked in the bathroom.

Sara's followed her for a few seconds before she turned her attention back to the kitchen with a smile. it was already after eleven, time to get up if they wanted to do any of the things they had planed today. Because of their night out – it was after three when they left the club with Mandy and Alison – all they wanted to do was some shopping and the sunset dinner. the groceries, which were left in fridge were almost empty and Sara didn't find anything she really liked. it looked like the owner of the apartment, Ted and Moira, shared more Sofia's taste of food.

With Ted's car they'd drove after their late breakfast to the Alohoma shopping center. according to Moira's information list, it was the cheapest place to get groceries and the biggest choices. and because there was much more to shop in the biggest shopping mall in Honolulu, Sara and Sofia were likely to spend some more time there. Sara loved already the air conditioner, she would have around her there. the temperature wasn't as high as it was in Las Vegas but the humidity was high and she felt the whole time like she was in a sauna.

"You know we could buy us something to eat in one of these ABC shops. or there was a subway down the road…"

"Sofia, we won't buy and eat the whole week fast food, you wanted to go on holiday with me, you have to live with healthy food."

"My mom will love you."

"Why should I meet your mother?"

"Honey, we will find a reason, or I will mention your name often enough and she will have her own ideas why I talk about you all the time and she will be there very soon. Meet the mother."

"If you set some stupid ideas in your mother's head…"

"They are not stupid."

"They are wrong."

"Wrong isn't stupid."

"Eat your toast and your apple."

"Coffee?"

"I'll bring you some." Sara poured coffee and when she turned to walk back to the bench, she slapped the back of Sofia's head. "Behave yourself."

"I'm on holiday."

"You're with me on holiday."

"And I love it."

"I knew it." Sofia grinned. she knew she was a challenge in the morning. first she was grumpy and after her shower she was too active and playful. lucky for them, Sara could handle these different moods without a problem.

"I've got a text from Alison, they'll be here in a few minutes. she asked if we have a nice spot and some space for them." Sofia put her cell phone back in her bag.

"We do. And we'll wave to them when we're later on the vessel and they watch us from here. I wonder where we'll go."

"As far as I can remember we start here in Waikiki, go over to Honolulu and then further north. I hope we'll see some dolphins jumping around."

"Do you plan to jump into the ocean and swim with them?"

"I'd love to, but there are these nasty animals with the triangle on their back, that love to have a bite of us. So I think I can manage to sit still – or more jump around – and watch them from the save place, take photos and have a cocktail. it sounds so cool, having a cocktail on a vessel while the sun sets down and I can watch the beach, the ocean and all the people around me."

"You'll play diva again."

"That suits me."

"It does." Sara placed her head on Sofia's belly. "And you're very comfortable, I think I'll stay here, it's nicer to read this way."

"That's all right with me. I stick to my audio book, why reading when somebody else reads for me?"

"Show your independence."

"Says the one who has her head on my belly."

"I like to be close to you."

"And you girls wonder why people think you're a couple." Alison started laughing after she heard the last sentence.

"Hey ladies, you look tired."

"The active one kicked the holiday seeker out of bed at half six for the sunrise and the room service woke us up at half nine. We really need some sleep now."

"Don't fall asleep on the beach after dark, it's not the best place to sleep." Sara said.

"No, it will get cold. what did you do?"

"Shopping. it was supposed to be grocery shopping and ended as a souvenir and clothes shopping. The blonde bought a few sarongs, some skirts and tops while the sensible brunette was happy with a top and a skirt. and a huge fluffy towel with a Waikiki beach motive."

"So Sofia will put her clothes in your suitcase?"

"Probably."

"That's the base of a good relationship, isn't it hon?"

"Yes. and we'll share your pay."

"I'm not sure about that." Sofia had one hand on Sara's hair and petted it. she felt a little bit like she had a dog on her lap, not sure if she should tell her that. To avoid any comments she didn't say anything at all.

"What are your plans for tomorrow?" Sara asked. "Or will there be another long party night and you'll sleep the whole day?"

"No, no party tonight. Dinner, one or two drinks and then we want to be early in bed. we tried to book an island tour today, but all the tours we were interested in, were full or don't run tomorrow. So we'll rent a car and explore the island together with our guide book. Ali has this book that has several tour in and long explanations with it."

"She can be a tour guide." Sara grinned.

"Yes, all I need is a driver."

"If we would drive you, would you be our guide?"

"You've got a car?"

"We can use Teds and we wanted to do the island tour tomorrow too."

"Well, if we can share a car that would be great. you provide the car and we pay the fuel and Ali can tell us where to go."

"Is there anything special you want to see?"

"Everything. There are some beaches mentioned in my guide book, I'd love to see the north shore, even when the huge waves are not here and some of the spots where they shot movies."

"I think theses things are mentioned in my book too."

"Perfect. Sofia, what do you think? We'll make the tour together?"

"Sure. as long as I get my lunch and dinner on the beach."

"We won't be between you and that." Mandy laughed.

"There's a bus that goes around the island in four hours. we were thinking of that one too, to get out whenever we see some place we'd like to stay. The bus runs every thirty minutes, it was a good alternative."

"No need for a bus when we can share a car."

"And have dinner on the beach. unhealthy dinner."

Sara rolled her eyes. "We're fighting about the food the whole day. Miss Sophie here wants unhealthy stuff, I prefer healthy food. you can imagine it's not easy for us to find something we both want."

"Don't call me Miss Sophie." Sofia protested. "I'm not that old."

"Old?" Mandy asked.

"There's an old TV show with an elderly lady and her butler. The lady celebrates her birthday each year and because she's quite old all her friends are dead. she insists the butler to serve for her friends, so he has to drink all the different drinks for them and gets more drunk with every minute. At the end, the whole show is around ten minutes, they vanish together upstairs. Same procedure like last year, Miss Sophie?"

"Same procedure as every year, James." Sofia answered.

"You two are truly not boring." Alison laughed.