"So then I tell him, it really isn't that hard at all! You just need to, you know take a step back and breathe a bit." Whitney was recanting one of her stories of Falkner to her Gym Trainer, Lois, as they spoke in front of the Goldenrod City Gym. It was a pretty chilly Monday, at least by the standards of summer.

"Yeah I getcha." Lois laughed. "I mean for someone whose eyesight is as sharp as that you'd think he'd have good lungs too." The blonde adjusted her hair behind her ear. "I mean, Falkner is like, 24. He's only like 3 years older than you, you'd think he's in the prime fitness of his life."

"You'd figure." She reclined back with a small laugh, back pressed up against a sign post. But then she immediately perked up. She heard a familiar voice.

"Whitney! Whitney!" She heard someone cry out, and from the distance she could see her boyfriend running as fast as his legs could take him towards her. And his arm was up and about waving something around too.

"Oh! Bugsy~!" She was as happy as can be every time to see him. After a bit, she spread her arms out, and the two were slammed into a hug, Whitney spinning around. Bugsy wasn't usually this fast or this fierce with the tacklehugs, what gives?

"Whitney!" He cried out again. "Looklooklooklooklook!" He held up an official looking letter to his girlfriend. Whitney gasped. She knew exactly what it was.

"Oh my gosh, Bugsy, open it!"

Bugsy did just that, tearing open the seal with his pinkie finger. He pulled out the hefty letter, weighed down with professional card stock.

"Dear Bugsy. You had recently shown interest in taking a work trip towards the Alola Region, in spite of your duties as a Gym Leader." Bugsy began to read off the document. "That being said, you have shown intense aptitude, and the League has been made aware of your efforts as well to become a Professor. We've also been made aware of your desire to bring along a guest as well; Whitney from Goldenrod City, despite the fact she is also a Gym Leader but is not attempting to move up in the League Ranks…"

Bugsy's voice trailed off a bit. Whitney couldn't read the note but seemed worried.

"Well, bugaboo, go on, continue."

"Thus… the League has made the difficult decision…"

Their hearts sank.

"...to allow you both exactly one week of paid time off to explore Alola!?"

They leaped up and shrieked together, throwing each other once again into their arms. They kicked about wildly, as if they had just won the title of Champion themselves.

Lois went back inside to inform the other Gym Trainers of the good news, while the two lovebirds, just eagerly cuddled, clasped hands, and smooched each other on the lips.

"I can't believe it! We finally did it…" Bugsy said.

"Bugsy! Do you know what that means? Vayyyycayyyy~!" Whitney cried out in a sing-song tone. Bugsy chuckled.

"There will be time for vacationing and taking a load off, but you gotta remember, this is still a studying trip for me too."

"Aw Bugsy, we have a whole week for it!"

Bugsy had to swallow a little bit. "B-But Whitney. As far as they're concerned this is mostly business not, uh, pleasure." Using the phrase he heard from a movie before.

Whitney just clasped her hands together and stared right at Bugsy with her Baby-Doll Eyes. He blushed, and sighed.

"Alright. We'll have time for fun too. Promise."

"Yayyyy!" She let out a bleating, happy joyous scream as she threw herself at Bugsy, holding her shorter boyfriend in her arms. He always found the warmth of her body to be pleasant. He didn't even mind the fact that his feet weren't touching the ground anymore.