I Got Cheated On, so I Thought I’d Cheat Back and Went to a Group Date, I Ran Into a Classmate Who Used to Boss Me Around and Now We’re Living Together - Chapter 21

“Um, the swimsuit shop seems to be this way. Come on, Sousuke, hurry!”

It was the weekend. I was at a shopping mall in Tokyo, here to pick out swimsuits with Nene-san, just like we had planned.

“Are you sure I can really choose the swimsuit?”

“Seriously? We came all this way, and now you’re hesitating? I said it’s fine.”

Nene-san was walking a step ahead like she was leading the way. Her short ponytail showed her nape and made her look cool. She wore a plain black halter top that left her shoulder blades bare, and short denim shorts that showed off her legs.

“Just pick the swimsuit from your own point of view.”

“Alright.”

“Anyway, we’re here. Let’s go in.”

The shop was only for women’s swimsuits. It was flashy and made me feel really out of place. Well, at least it wasn’t a lingerie store. I took a deep breath and went inside.

“So, which one do you want?”

“…There are way too many choices.”

The shop had almost every style you could imagine for women’s swimsuits. There were too many for me to pick on my own.

“Can Nene-san narrow it down a bit yourself? Like, when Umi asks for lingerie preferences, she first picks two or three options herself.”

“Okay, I got it… Then, I’ll narrow it down.”

Nene-san started looking around the store.

We spent maybe an hour going through the options.

“Alright… I’ll pick these three.”

She showed me three swimsuits. A black one-piece, a black frilly swimsuit, and a black bikini.

“All black…”

“Well, I like black, so what can I do?”

“Well… your halter top today is black, and most of your underwear is black too.”

Having seen her laundry before, I could kind of tell what colors and styles she liked.

“Wait… you’ve been looking at my laundry?”

―Uh-oh…

Nene-san’s expression turned suspicious.

I quickly said,

“I-I just want to know more about Nene-san…”

Okay, that sounded super creepy.

It could have made things way worse.

But she just said,

“―H-hmph… well, I guess that’s fine…”

Really? She’s fine with that…

“…Anyway, hurry up and pick one from the three.”

So, it seems my little peek at her laundry was forgiven. There’s no punishment.

Score. That said, I feel like Nene-san could’ve scolded me a bit more strictly, and it wouldn’t have been wrong.

But I didn’t want to get in trouble, so I decided to move on and focus on picking the swimsuit.

Alright… which one should I choose?

The black one-piece, the black frilly swimsuit, or the black bikini.

As a guy, the bikini is honestly the most appealing. No question about it.

But if Nene-san wore it to the beach or pool with her female friends, a bunch of random guys would get to see her in a bikini. That’s not okay. She’s not even my girlfriend, but I still don’t want my choice to help other guys.

So that leaves the one-piece or the frilly design. Neither is sexy. Then the main thing should be cuteness, and between these two. That’s easy to decide.

“―The frilly one’s better.”

I said.

“Oh, you like the frilly one?”

“Yeah, I thought about it… It seems to match Nene-san’s vibe.”

Even though Nene-san has a slightly mature look, she’s not very tall, has cat-like eyes, and a round face. She’s more cute than classy. I figured the frilly one would suit her best.

“Alright then… I’ll try it on.”

She put the other swimsuits back on the rack and went to the fitting room. I followed and waited outside. A few minutes later,

“Hey… do you want to see?”

She peeked out of the fitting room, only her face showing, and looked shy.

Do I want to see? Of course I do.

I nodded, and she warned, “Don’t laugh, even if it doesn’t look good,” before opening the door.

“―!”

And then, I couldn’t help but catch my breath.

“W-what do you think…?”

Nene-san looked down shyly while peeking at me with her eyes. She was wearing the black frilly swimsuit. Since she was trying it on over her underwear, it wasn’t the same as wearing it on bare skin, but it looked perfect on her at a glance.

The top was decorated with frills, covering her chest completely, and the bottoms had a lot of fabric with no V-line showing, so there was no extra exposure. That made her cuteness stand out even more.

The only part exposed was her stomach. Her tight waist and nicely shaped belly button drew my eyes without me realizing it.

“D-don’t look too much…”

She seemed to notice me staring and quickly covered her belly button with her hand. That little shy gesture… I found it kind of sexy. It reminded me how important it is for a girl to have a bit of embarrassment.

“So… what do you think?”

“What do you mean… my opinion?”

“W-what else is there…”

“Y-yeah… you’re totally cute. I’m not just saying that, it really looks good on you.”

“R-really…”

Nene-san looked down and shyly smiled,

“Then if you say so, maybe I’ll go with this one.”

With a small smile, she seemed to have made up her mind to buy it.