As Kate went to head downstairs, she finally noticed something in the corner of her room. Her suitcase, fully packed, and propped against the wall. It certainly explained why her closet seemed to be low on options this morning, she had figured it was just laundry day. A bit confused, Kate went downstairs, where her parents were still finishing up the kitchen; her younger sister was nowhere to be found.
“Uh, mom, dad, what’s with the suitcase? Are we going somewhere?”
Her mom merely smiled, while her dad sighed and plopped down into a chair.
“Well, I was hoping you would be more enthusiastic when I teased about a family vacation. But I did, in fact, schedule a surprise trip a few months ago. The four of us are leaving today, in about an hour.”
Emily was definitely surprised by the announcement, but she smiled, hoping not to disappoint her dad. She wasn’t opposed to the idea of a vacation with her family, she had merely thought that having time to prepare over the summer would be nice. She explained such to her parents, who laughed. After giving her the time needed for last minute preparations and texting her friends, soon, the whole family was in a taxi heading to the airport. And soon after that, they were checked in, and before they knew it. They were on a flight taking off.
Seated next to her younger sister, Kate realized it may have been a mistake to wear a crop top as soon as the plane reached a level altitude. Her bare belly, unable to move much because of its seatbelt, was a prime target for her tickle-happy sister Kelly, who poked and prodded it with her bare fingers. Kate squirmed and giggled, fortunately not causing enough of a scene to disrupt the other passengers who were all somewhat lively as they headed to their vacation destination. Kelly even managed to stick her finger into Kate’s belly button for the second time that day, and Kate’s instinctive move to bend forward only trapped the wriggling finger inside there, not doing herself any favours. She just wished she could take her revenge, but Kelly was wearing a wool sweater, making much of Kate’s tickling moves ineffective. After a bit, they calmed down, and Kate slumped in her chair, browsing through movies on her seat. But she caught a wave from her dad, who was seated in the aisle across from her with her mom. He smiled, in an understanding matter, and then tapped his wife on the shoulder.
“Honey, could you please grab me the guide from my backpack?”
Seated in the aisle seat, just like Kate, her mother unbuckled and stepped across to open up the carry-on hatch. But as she reached up high to grab the bag, Kate understood what her dad had done for her. Her mom was wearing a light blouse, which had been tied into a knot at the front. Under normal circumstances, it would only show a bare sliver of skin, but reaching up like this put her bare belly out for Kate to see. She jumped at the chance to poke each of her mom’s sides, wriggling her hands up and down her ribs and sides before she recoiled. Her mom, who the sisters swear they inherited their ticklishness from, giggled and laughed as she tried to step away with the book in hand. She finally swatted Kate away, and sat back down in her chair.
“Now that’s enough, you two. I hope you don’t spent the whole trip tickling each other, and actually enjoy yourselves.”
Kate and Kelly looked at each other, and both knew that they would probably end up doing both. But they agreed to a ceasefire as their flight carried on, before they finally arrived at their destination. From there, a quick check into a taxi, and then, out of the airport, ready for:
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