Chapter 159: Perhaps I really am a thickheaded protagonist?

Yeah, I was naïve.

Way too naive. 

The café?

It was more than just a café. 

The waitresses were wearing costumes and the people inside were nothing but couples. And that would have been fine but instead of being a typical café, this place had secluded rooms for privacy.

And apparently, one could, in theory, borrow the costumes from the café/ hotel and do stuff. 

I had an extra bad feeling about that. 

"Are you sure, we should be going in there?"

Because no matter how I saw this, this looked more like a frigging hotel- where you do stuff- than anything else: definitely not a café. 

All this time, I was the one who was holding her shoulder but now, now she just grabbed my arm- a lot of stuff touched a lot of other stuff- and we walked. 

She did not answer me, no. 

She'd already booked a room so we went up to the second floor. The secluded rooms I guess. 'Should I really be going here?'

I could hear various types of muffled sounds in the hallway. People were chatting and having fun. Obviously, it wasn't possible to make out anything but one thing I could make out; moans. Yes, there were plenty. People were having very good times and this place wasn't quite soundproof. Or was it just that I had a good hearing?

I again had a very bad feeling about all this. I knew Selene was just teasing me but did she really have to go this far? 

We were just here for a chat, so why was she taking it this far?

Oh boy, not good for my heart. 

With loads of deep breaths, we went into our room: Selene locked the door and went ahead while I still stood by the door. A large fan was blowing and this room was a bit isolated, so the outside sound wasn't as prominent. I still heard occasional loud moans, the extra loud ones. The people who were in the room right next to ours were having the time of their life. 

"So-" Selene looked at me and smiled. "What should we do now?" 

She sat down at the table. The bed was behind us. There was an open bath right in the corner and a toilet in the back. This was a spacious room.

Needless to say, the people who thought about making these stuff thought very hard. 

"Dri-drink coffee I guess?" I tried to chuckle but nothing came out.

And for a moment I'd already forgotten I didn't drink coffee.

Selene giggled to herself. "You don't have to be so nervous. Come take a seat, I already ordered, so things should be here any-"

Before she could finish there was a knock on the door. I opened the door and a boy-roughly fourteen- was here. "Please keep these in the corner once you're done eating and intact if possible." The boy handed me a tray. "And we don't promote toys but- there are some below the bed. There's also protection there. And please be mindful of the sound, unlike them." The guy mumbled and stared to his left. 

Two people were getting out of their rooms and they were done already? And what do you know, it was Johnathan. Yeah, I quickly turned my head before the guy could look this way. 

And the boy also left.

Toys?

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A DATE!

"Don't just stand here." Selene giggled again, took the tray from me, placed it on the table, came back- locked the door- and pulled me down to sit. "I ordered some hot chocolate for you and this is some good quality bread. Feel free." She had a smug grin. This girl knew how to bribe. 

There were also a cup of water? No, that was wine. There were also some chips.

I tried to calm down. 'She's just teasing you, calm down.' I took more deep breaths and took a sip. 

Ahh… relaxation. 

This was good, the chocolate and milk both were good. I tried the bread and it was good too. Sahhh….

I started making weird noises for some reason. This was good quality chocolate and it had just won me over. 

Selene giggled at first and then chuckled. "People can easily deceive you, you know. You should be a bit more careful." She drank hers and a bit of red tint appeared on her cheeks.

I didn't have a response. She was kind of right. When it came to chocolate, my guard always got down on its own. 

"Anyway, again, I'm sorry about hurting you and I hope this makes up for it." The main reason for all this was simply because I allegedly hurt her. Though later I found out, it wasn't me.

But a promise was a promise. 

"It kind of does, but you'll have to do something else too." She finished her drink rather quickly. She didn't get drunk from a single glass of wine, right?

"And that is?"

"You'll have to spend the night with me."

I almost threw up the milk in my mouth but I didn't. It was too precious to waste. 

"What do you mean? That's nothing to joke about. Cheating isn't good you know."

It was fine if she was going to joke about all these and it was fine she brought me here to tease me too. But- I didn't like where this was going and I didn't want anything to do with cheating. 

Knock! Knock!

Selene got up and opened the door, received a package, and then locked it. "This isn't cheating." I recognized the package. Oh no. 

Her dress was quite open, and with just one pull of a string, it immediately fell down. 

Holy black lingerie.

"What are you doing?" I was more flabbergasted than anything else. 

All this time, I thought she was joking but now I knew she wasn't. Merin's words kind of flashed in my mind. 

Maybe I really was a thickheaded protagonist like he claimed. And was it me or were those thick?