The Vacation by k71

(censored version)

Robotech and the characters of Robotech do not belong to me and no money is
being made from this story.

Chapter 1 (censored version)

Rick and Lisa had managed to keep their romance relatively under wraps for the
first six months they were together as a couple. Up until then, they had both
been working almost nonstop since Khyron’s raid on the SDF-1. They had little
time for recreation, not even much time for each other. To make matters worse,
Lisa was to be transferred to her new command on the factory satellite in two
months. After her transfer, they would endure long separations of months at a
time.

Rick decided it was time for a vacation. He found a small island in the far
south pacific that was said to still harbor some tourism. It was beautiful.
Untouched by neither “The Rain” nor by modern civilization in general. There
was electricity and indoor plumbing, but other than that it was just lines of
small rental huts lined along the beaches. The beaches themselves were
breathtakingly beautiful with white sand and clear blue water. There was a
small barrier island across the water, so the tide rolled in gently.

Rick made all the arrangements and surprised Lisa with the trip a week before
their departure. He was afraid Lisa would be reluctant to take off work. After
all she did have her new command to worry about. He was also afraid it might be
too soon for her to take a vacation after the death of her friends who died on
the SDF-1. To his great relief, she had been ecstatic.

Up until that time, they had been careful not to make their romance too public.
They tried their best to keep a professional working relationship so as not to
upset any of the upper brass.

When Lisa was promoted to admiral, quickly followed by Rick’s promotion, they
felt it was even more important not to flaunt their relationship for fear the
press, and then the public, would see it as a problem. So, although most
everyone around the new base in Monument knew about the Hayes-Hunter soap opera,
no one mentioned it much outside the military. It wasn’t like their romance was
a secret-they just didn’t advertise it.

But that was before they went on vacation.

They arrived to white, sandy beaches that were even more beautiful than the old
travel brochures the owners had sent Rick. Everything was perfect. The hut
they were assigned was primitive but comfortable. The whole thing was on
stilts, so it stood well above- and almost in- the water. The single room hut
had a huge old wooden bed with a giant canopy and large, open windows to let in
the sea breeze. There was even a big hammock out front, hung between two palm
trees. The water was warm and inviting. The public beach was only about half
a mile south, but there was only a handful of people in the whole place, anyway.

Best of all, no one there would know Rick or Lisa. No one would know they were
military officers. No one would know they were admirals. They didn’t have to
worry about looks or proper etiquette or setting a good example. For ten full
days they could just be a young couple madly in love.

They arrived late the first day after two long days of travel. The first night,
they took a quick shower together in the outdoor shower and fell almost
instantly asleep in each other’s arms.

The next day they awoke to the sounds of crashing surf and sea birds right
outside their window.

“Good morning, beautiful,” Rick said sexily.

“Good morning, handsome,” Lisa replied back, just as sexily. She was lying next
to him with her head on his shoulder and her hand across his chest. She
snuggled up to him lazily, loving the way his bare skin felt against hers. He
kissed her forehead and she returned the favor by placing a lingering kiss under
his jaw.

“Did you sleep well?” Lisa muttered while tracing his right jaw line lightly
with her lips.

“Wonderfully, and I had the nicest dream about a gorgeous, sexy woman sleeping
naked next to me all night,” Rick said dreamily. “Oh, wait, that’s what really
happened,” he chuckled.

They lay in bed for some time, their hands playing with each other’s hair,
looking deeply into each other’s eyes and occasionally sharing a tender kiss.

Finally, Lisa spoke, “So…what do you want to do today?”

“Umm, more of this,” Rick answered without hesitation, nuzzling her neck.

“Sounds great to me, but I’m going to need some sustenance to keep this up all
day,” Lisa replied with a giggle.

“You’re right,” Rick said with a smile, “let’s go find some breakfast.”

“Great!” Lisa exclaimed happily as they got dressed. Being among only Rick and
a few strangers gave Lisa an unusual feeling of personal confidence. She and
Rick had only been lovers for a few months, but it was long enough for her to
know he appreciated her well toned body.

Although their new, romantic relationship had been a little awkward at first,
once they got fully used to the idea of being a couple their friendship returned
to its full form and their relationship began to blossom in all areas. When
they reached that stage, they took the next natural step and became lovers.

Their lovemaking was simply perfect, right from the start. After knowing each
other for so long as friends, they both had a secret fear that the first time
would be strange for them both. But that was far from the reality. Once their
lips touched, their bodies knew what to do. Their lovemaking was thrilling, yet
at the same time they were almost instantly comfortable with each other. It was
a perfect combination born of true love.

It was this sexual comfort she had with Rick that inspired Lisa to pack for the
trip with uncharacteristically sexy clothing. The relaxed seaside atmosphere
called for beach attire, anyway; so for their first day in paradise, she chose a
dark blue two piece bathing suit. The top was like a bikini top, but the
bottoms were more like short-shorts. Over the bottoms, she wore a matching
floral sarong. Brown leather slip-on sandals completed her outfit fashionably.

When she came out of the bathroom in her new clothes, she thought Rick would
have a heart attack. All he could do was stare at her with his mouth open in a
big grin. He had never seen her in such revealing clothes and he couldn’t
believe how great she looked.

“I can’t believe you’re wearing that in public,” he said when he could speak
again.

“You don’t like it?” Lisa asked, giving him a sexy pose.

“I love it! But I’ll have to get used to everyone else being able to see…you
know…your uh…assets. Especially other guys!”

“I guess so, because some of the things I brought don’t cover up as much as this
one does,” Lisa said with fake innocence as she took his hand and led him toward
the door.

“You’re kidding,” Rick said with his tongue almost hanging out. “It’s going to
be a great vacation!”

“By the way, you don’t look so bad yourself, flyboy,” Lisa said, purposefully
looking him over head to toe as she ran her finger over his stomach, “but we’ll
have to loose that T-shirt later.”

“We’ll see. After you, my lady.”

After breakfast, they took a walk on the beach. Rick had also dressed casually,
in a T-shirt and swim trunks with leather sandals. As they walked, Rick couldn’t
stop staring at Lisa, taking in every inch of her. She looked so beautiful and
sexy and carefree. He congratulated himself on the vacation. It was already
turning out to be a great idea. It was so much easier to relax here, away from
all the reminders of their painful past. This is what their relationship
needed-a little time alone.

Lisa was happier than she had been in a long time, maybe ever. Every once in a
while, a guilty thought would enter her mind. Guilt for the work she left
behind. Guilt because Claudia and Adm. Gloval and the girls would never see a
beach again. But she summoned all of her willpower and pushed the thoughts
away. Work would have to wait for a change. And of course her friends would
never have denied her happiness. They had died so she could live; the least she
could do was to live life as fully as possible.

She vanquished those thoughts and concentrated on Rick. He was so handsome and
charming and sweet and wonderful; she couldn’t believe he was actually here with
her. That he chose her, not Minmei. That he loved her and her alone.

But it was true, she didn’t have to believe his words, his actions told her it
was true. Every time they kissed, every time they made love, she felt his love
surround her like a protective cocoon; pushing away all the pain she had felt
almost her entire adult life.

As for Rick, he could not remember ever being so happy in his life. He had
found a woman who was as beautiful inside as out. He loved her more than he
ever thought he could love another person. Most amazingly, she loved him, too.
She loved him for his true self more than anyone ever had. She was his friend
and confidant and lover. He knew he couldn’t ask for anything more from life
than to have her by his side.

With this thought, he spun her around and into his arms. He looked into her
eyes and kissed her passionately. Lisa was surprised at first then she let
herself melt into his kiss. Several other tourists were walking on the beach as
well. Some of them stopped to glance at the young lovers french kissing on the
beach with mad abandon. But Rick and Lisa didn’t care; didn’t have to care for
a change. They ignored all of the stares and continued their kiss until neither
could breath.

Rick broke the kiss but still held her close, whispering in her ear, “Hey, let’s
go swimming.”

“Sounds great. Take off the T-shirt.”

“You take off the skirt, first.”

“No problem.” Lisa stood back from him and slowly removed her sarong, placing
it on a tree branch that sat just out of the water. The bathing suit she chose
for this day really didn’t expose her that much. Not like the tiny bikini she
had brought with her to wear later. But these shorts revealed enough to leave
Rick breathless.

“Well, your turn,” Lisa said sexily as she pulled at his shirt. She adored his
strong, well-defined chest. At home, she loved watching Rick take a shower.
Something about the way the water would roll off of his muscled body could just
about drive her crazy. She couldn’t wait to see him swimming in the ocean
waves.

“No problem,” he said, mocking her. He took off his shirt in one motion and
hung it on the tree. He watched her as she headed into the water. He had been
catching himself staring at her bikini-clad breasts all day. Now he couldn’t
take his eyes off of her perfect butt as she walked away from him. The bathing
suit bottom wasn’t really THAT revealing, but showed off just enough of the
curve of her bottom to be extremely sexy.

“Are you coming in?” she asked with a laugh.

“Uh…yeah,” he replied- even though he was now thinking they should just head
back to their room. Rick was suddenly aware his body was having a reaction to
Lisa in her bathing suit.

“Actually, I could really use the cold water now,” he mumbled.

“What?”

“Oh, uh…nothing.”

The two lovers frolicked and swam in the water for hours. After a while, they
found themselves out quite a ways from shore. They were on a shelf, so the
water wasn’t very deep- only about waist high. They could see the shore, but
they were far enough away that they could barely make out the other people along
the beach.

Rick apprised the situation and decided to do something brave. He hugged Lisa
tightly and kissed her. As he was kissing her, he undid the bottom of her top.
As he released her he quickly grabbed the top string of her top and pulled it
off of her. He stood there proudly holding up the bikini top, as Lisa stood
topless in the water with a shocked look on her face. To Rick’s relief, she was
smiling wildly.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Lisa asked, laughing. She was standing waist
deep in the water, her wet breasts glistening in the midday sun. She was so
gorgeous, Rick decided to take the trick one step further.

“What’s that?” Lisa said in a shocked voice, “Rick, don’t you dare!” Before
Lisa could react, Rick had pulled a disposable, waterproof camera from the
pocket of his shorts and snapped a picture of her- perfectly topless. He had
originally bought the camera to photograph fish and other aquatic life, but this
was a better picture than he ever imagined!

“Give me that camera! And give my top back!” Lisa tried to sound mad, but
couldn’t stop laughing.

Rick had the bikini top and the camera in his right hand. Lisa made a grab for
both, but Rick pulled his hand over his head at the last minute, making her miss
her mark. As she made another grab, Rick held her tight against him and kissed
her hard. She pretended to struggle with him, but giggled as she returned the
kiss.

“I love you,” Rick said breathlessly as their lips separated.

“I love you, too,” Lisa said as they kissed again. He wrapped his arms around
her and held her tight.

The rest of their vacation was spent on similar activities. They took long
walks on the beach, swam, snorkeled, and surfed. They took long naps in the
hammock outside of their hut. They talked for hours on end about everything and
nothing. They made out in public and made love countless times.

The vacation was perfect and revitalizing. Their relationship as a couple was
solidified. They returned to work with renewed energy. Ready to take on
whatever their duties required of them.