21. Vacation
"Gaara?" Temari said. Her voice dripped with sweetness.
Gaara glanced up from his paperwork at his sister. "Yes, Temari?"
"Have I been doing a good job lately?" Temari batted her eyelashes.
Sighing and rubbing his eyes, Gaara nodded. She wants something.
"Do I deserve a vacation?" Temari asked, smiling and twiddling her fingers innocently.
Gaara turned back to his papers. "Yes, you have my permission to go back to Konoha and spend a week with your boyfriend, Nara Shikamaru."
Temari gasped and turned red. "But—I never said—"
Gaara half-smiled. "Trust me, you didn't have to say a thing."