The Bet 》A Shinichiro Sano Story

Don't Wake Them Up🍋

It was late in the night but Saiko just had to call Taiga. Not only the fact that the girl wanted to know about the dinner, but Saiko really wanted to talk to her about the bet. Taiga was shocked when Saiko admitted she wanted to tell Shinichiro everything.

"Are you insane?! You wanna tell him?" Taiga shouted over the phone.

Saiko sighed. "I want to," she said.

"You wanna tell that pervert about the bet? This is a million yen on the line."

"I know, I know. But...I was wrong about him, ok? He's not a creep. He's nice and sweet."

"Just because he saved you from a bottle doesn't make him nice and sweet," Taiga commented. "What if this was some big plot for him to get into your pants? Or he just shows you that he's one of the good ones and he goes bragging to his friends about how gullible you are."

"Aren't we doing the same thing?"

"Yeah, but he deserves it. Always coming in whenever you work, trying to talk to you, getting a peak up your skirt or down your chest."

"I'm not defending him for that. It might be his way of flirting but...what would you do if Akira wore shorts that's hanging a bit low while wearing an open shirt? Would you stare?"

"I'm allowed to stare because he's my husband. Shinichiro is just a stranger."

Saiko's hand clenched. "He's not a stranger. He's my boyfriend."

"Until you tell him about the bet. You tell him and he's not gonna want anything to do with you. Or even worst, he beats you up and kills you."

"He won't kill me."

"How can you be so sure? If the roles were reversed and it turned out Shinichiro only went out with you because he made a deal with Waka, how pissed would you be?"

"I'd be upset and heartbroken but I wouldn't kill him because of it. You, on the other hand, might trash Akira's car if it turns out he only dated you for money."

"Because I'm not afraid to get my hand dirty. Like I'm going kill Shinichiro the next time I see him for groping you."

"But, I let him do it. I thought it was the least I can do for dinner. Yuri was drunk and giving him a hard time. Not to mention -" the door slowly slid open. Saiko turned to look, only for her eyes to widen along with a huge blush creeping up on her face. "Oh, god."

Taiga didn't know what was going on. "What happened? Saiko? Sai?"

"I'm gonna call you back," Saiko said quickly before hanging up the phone.

Saiko wasn't sure what to do. She didn't know if she should look away or cover her eyes. It's just, she didn't want to look away. Shinichiro entered her room with his towel draped over his shoulders. He was wearing gray sweatpants except he wasn't wearing a shirt.

It was difficult for Saiko to look away. Sure, Shinichiro was buff but he was toned. Her eyes trailed down from his chest to his abs before slowly trailing down further toward his V line.  Saiko mentally gasped before she got enough courage to look away and tried to hide her blushing face.

Taiga and I were just talking about how creepy it was when he stared at me. Now, I'm doing the same shit! Saiko mentally panicked. I'm a fucking hypocrite. I'm practically drooling over him.

"Thanks for the sweats," Shinichiro said as he began towel-drying his hair.

"No problem. It is a bit uncomfortable sleeping in jeans," she stuttered.