Despite knowing her program, that still caught me off guard. "Er...I beg your pardon?" I replied. Instead of answering, Naoto seemed to try to sink into the towel she had wrapped around her. Her face was beet red, eyes locked on the wall as she seemed ready to hyperventilate.
"Naoto? Naoto!" I called, waving my hand in front of her face. She looked at me with the expression of a whipped puppy or something. "I...I didn't mean..." she whispered before giving up. There was honestly no coming back from admitting you masturbated in a stranger's shower.
Snapping my fingers, I tried to get her to calm down. "Naoto, look at me. I'm a bit shocked, I'll admit that, but I'm not mad or anything," I explained. "In fact...I'm a bit flattered, to be honest. They say the first impression is the most important. I must have left quite the impression on you." She heard my words, visibly relaxing a bit. My joke didn't get a laugh, but it did seem to ease the tension.
"You...won't tell my grandfather any of this, will you? God, if he knew..." Naoto muttered, shaking her head. "Of course not," I replied soothingly. "The only thing I'll talk about is your progress as a detective. Your sexual activities aren't going in the report and frankly are none of his business. After all, you're not a child. You're a beautiful young woman."
That got her attention. "B...beautiful? Me?" she asked, surprised. "Of course. How could you doubt it? Perfect skin, delightful build...to put in laymen's terms, you're hot." Now...how would she react? |