Building a Great First Impression (2)

“Genuine? What a word to use... I do enjoy my daughter getting flustered but Onoda-kun, aren’t you being a little too shameless?”

Nami’s mother appeared confused by my word choice but she recovered almost instantly. And the genuine reaction I was looking for was fully displayed by her.

Watching me grab her daughter right in front of her eyes, her eyebrows couldn’t help but twitch and the smile on her face froze and slowly became forced.

I knew that this might come off rude at the moment but if I backed down now, she’d just regain her momentum and staying here tonight would be next to impossible.

Not that I planned to sleep here. When we’re on the bus, I called Akane and informed her that I would be late and the two girls talked to each other with Nami promising that she would send me home before the last train.

Anyway, I doubt her mom would be clueless about Nami’s purpose for bringing me here. Moreover, Nami already called ahead and said that she’d bring someone home.