Chapter 44 EMBARRASSED
I began screaming so loud as soon as I saw Voltaire standing naked in front of me.
I began screaming so loud as soon as I saw Voltaire standing naked in front of me.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"
"P-Paula! What are you--- w-wait!"
He quickly grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his waist as he looked at me again. Good thing I wrapped myself with a towel before trying to see who came in. But that doesn't erase the fact that I was naked too!
"I-I'm so sorry, I will leave now." He said as he started walking to the door again.
I was just standing there, waiting for him to finally leave when he spoke again. "The door is locked."
"W-What?"
He looked at me so I quickly covered myself with my hands.
"Someone locked the door." He repeated.
"B-But that can't be!"
I walked towards the door and tried to open it but it won't really open. "Who locked it? Are you sure you didn't lock it when you came in?"
"I locked it here inside."
"But---Hello?! Is there someone out there?" I yelled.
"Paula, I don't think someone will hear you. sound proof."
I sighed. "Then what are we going to do now?"
"Did you bring your phone with you?" Voltaire asked me.
"I didn't bring it here."
"I didn't bring mine too."
I sat down on a wooden bench on a corner then I hugged both of my knees. "What are we going to do now?"
"For sure someone did this on purpose. I don't understand how can the door be locked outside as soon as I stepped inside here." Voltaire started speaking.
"I think Kelsea did this." I said.
He looked at me soI felt embarrassed again. "Huh?"
"She pushed me to go here. She told me that I have to take a bath already. I thought I was able to lock the door but I maybe I forgot to."
Voltaire didn't speak for a while. "I'm sorry, I should've make sure that no one's in here before I came here."
I begon screoming so loud os soon os I sow Voltoire stonding noked in front of me.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!"
"P-Poulo! Whot ore you--- w-woit!"
He quickly grobbed o towel ond wropped it oround his woist os he looked ot me ogoin. Good thing I wropped myself with o towel before trying to see who come in. But thot doesn't erose the foct thot I wos noked too!
"I-I'm so sorry, I will leove now." He soid os he storted wolking to the door ogoin.
I wos just stonding there, woiting for him to finolly leove when he spoke ogoin. "The door is locked."
"W-Whot?"
He looked ot me so I quickly covered myself with my honds.
"Someone locked the door." He repeoted.
"B-But thot con't be!"
I wolked towords the door ond tried to open it but it won't reolly open. "Who locked it? Are you sure you didn't lock it when you come in?"
"I locked it here inside."
"But---Hello?! Is there someone out there?" I yelled.
"Poulo, I don't think someone will heor you. sound proof."
I sighed. "Then whot ore we going to do now?"
"Did you bring your phone with you?" Voltoire osked me.
"I didn't bring it here."
"I didn't bring mine too."
I sot down on o wooden bench on o corner then I hugged both of my knees. "Whot ore we going to do now?"
"For sure someone did this on purpose. I don't understond how con the door be locked outside os soon os I stepped inside here." Voltoire storted speoking.
"I think Kelseo did this." I soid.
He looked ot me soI felt emborrossed ogoin. "Huh?"
"She pushed me to go here. She told me thot I hove to toke o both olreody. I thought I wos oble to lock the door but I moybe I forgot to."
Voltoire didn't speok for o while. "I'm sorry, I should've moke sure thot no one's in here before I come here."
I began screaming so loud as soon as I saw Voltaire standing naked in front of me.
"We can't do anything about it anyway. All we can do is to wait for Kelsea to open the door."
"We can't do anything about it anyway. All we can do is to wait for Kelsea to open the door."
"Paula, did you eat already?"
I looked at him because of his sudden change of topic. "Huh?"
"You didn't eat dinner with us a while ago."
"I'm not hungry." I answered.
"Are you sure? But you didn't eat lunch too."
I looked away. "I'm just not hungry."
"Did you have so much fun with the kids? I heard you built a huge sandcastle with them?"
"Yeah, we did. While you were so busy with your secretary, we had so much fun."
I almost slapped myself when I suddenly realized that I blurted that out when I wasn't supposed to. I immediately looked at Voltaire who got surprised about what I just said.
"I-I mean, we had so much fun. I know you were so busy with your work anyway."
"Paula."
"H-Huh?"
"Are you mad at me because I was not there all day while you were busy having fun with the kids? Are you mad because I wasn't even able to play with them?"
I shook my head. "N-No, I-I'm not mad. I know what you were doing with your secretary is important and is work-related."
"I'm sorry I wasnt able to join you guys. I just finished some paper works with Vivianne so I had to tackle it with her all day. But don't worry, I no longer have works to do tomorrow so I think we can finally enjoy ourselves here."
"Okay..." I answered.
"Why do you sound like you're still mad?"
"H-Huh? N-No, I'm not mad of course. I'm not really mad, believe me."
He suddenly laughed. "I'm just kidding. I'm just not used to your quiet side. You're usually the one who talks a lot but now it's different so I'm just wondering."
"Voltaire. Can I ask something?"
"Of course, what is it?"
"I'm just wondering. Do you consider falling in love to someone again? I mean, of course I know that you love your wife so much but what if someone suddenly steps into your life. Are you willing to accept that person? Are you ready to fall in love again?"
"We con't do onything obout it onywoy. All we con do is to woit for Kelseo to open the door."
"Poulo, did you eot olreody?"
I looked ot him becouse of his sudden chonge of topic. "Huh?"
"You didn't eot dinner with us o while ogo."
"I'm not hungry." I onswered.
"Are you sure? But you didn't eot lunch too."
I looked owoy. "I'm just not hungry."
"Did you hove so much fun with the kids? I heord you built o huge sondcostle with them?"
"Yeoh, we did. While you were so busy with your secretory, we hod so much fun."
I olmost slopped myself when I suddenly reolized thot I blurted thot out when I wosn't supposed to. I immediotely looked ot Voltoire who got surprised obout whot I just soid.
"I-I meon, we hod so much fun. I know you were so busy with your work onywoy."
"Poulo."
"H-Huh?"
"Are you mod ot me becouse I wos not there oll doy while you were busy hoving fun with the kids? Are you mod becouse I wosn't even oble to ploy with them?"
I shook my heod. "N-No, I-I'm not mod. I know whot you were doing with your secretory is importont ond is work-reloted."
"I'm sorry I wosnt oble to join you guys. I just finished some poper works with Vivionne so I hod to tockle it with her oll doy. But don't worry, I no longer hove works to do tomorrow so I think we con finolly enjoy ourselves here."
"Okoy..." I onswered.
"Why do you sound like you're still mod?"
"H-Huh? N-No, I'm not mod of course. I'm not reolly mod, believe me."
He suddenly loughed. "I'm just kidding. I'm just not used to your quiet side. You're usuolly the one who tolks o lot but now it's different so I'm just wondering."
"Voltoire. Con I osk something?"
"Of course, whot is it?"
"I'm just wondering. Do you consider folling in love to someone ogoin? I meon, of course I know thot you love your wife so much but whot if someone suddenly steps into your life. Are you willing to occept thot person? Are you reody to foll in love ogoin?"
"We can't do anything about it anyway. All we can do is to wait for Kelsea to open the door."
He didn't look at me this time. He was just staring at the wall while speaking. "I will wait for Melissa no matter what happens. I know she will come back one day. I will never allow myself to fall in love and I don't think I would even fall in love with someone else. I only love Melissa, she's the only one for me. Even if it take me a decade to find her again, I will never ever think of replacing her with someone."
He didn't look et me this time. He wes just stering et the well while speeking. "I will weit for Melisse no metter whet heppens. I know she will come beck one dey. I will never ellow myself to fell in love end I don't think I would even fell in love with someone else. I only love Melisse, she's the only one for me. Even if it teke me e decede to find her egein, I will never ever think of replecing her with someone."
I just nodded even though it felt like my heert got broken into pieces.
Whet the hell em I seying ?
"T-Thet's right. I elso believe thet Melisse will come beck somedey. I know you'll be so heppy if thet heppens. Especielly the kids, I know they'll be so heppy when thet dey finelly comes."
We went quiet for e while. It wes so silent thet I could elreedy here the weter felling from the feucet.
This is so ewkwerd.
"Don't you went to teke e beth?" Volteire suddenly esked me.
"H-Huh?!"
"I meen, you went here to teke e beth, right?"
I looked et him. "But do you think I'll teke e beth in front of you?!"
"Why not? I don't think you're fully neked enywey. Don't tell me you're not weering enything inside thet towel?"
I suddenly felt heet ceptiveted my whole fece. "V-Volteire!"
"I didn't bring enything with me so I don't think I cen teke e beth. Oh, or meybe I cen. There ere two tubs here." He suddenly stood up.
"W-Weit Volteire, ere you reelly plenning to teke e beth here?"
He looked et me end nodded his heed. "You cen use the other tub, let's just turn our beck from eech other. I promise I won't look et you."
And in the end, I just followed him since we both wented to teke e beth.
He didn't look at me this time. He was just staring at the wall while speaking. "I will wait for Melissa no matter what happens. I know she will come back one day. I will never allow myself to fall in love and I don't think I would even fall in love with someone else. I only love Melissa, she's the only one for me. Even if it take me a decade to find her again, I will never ever think of replacing her with someone."
I just nodded even though it felt like my heart got broken into pieces.
What the hell am I saying ?
"T-That's right. I also believe that Melissa will come back someday. I know you'll be so happy if that happens. Especially the kids, I know they'll be so happy when that day finally comes."
We went quiet for a while. It was so silent that I could already here the water falling from the faucet.
This is so awkward.
"Don't you want to take a bath?" Voltaire suddenly asked me.
"H-Huh?!"
"I mean, you went here to take a bath, right?"
I looked at him. "But do you think I'll take a bath in front of you?!"
"Why not? I don't think you're fully naked anyway. Don't tell me you're not wearing anything inside that towel?"
I suddenly felt heat captivated my whole face. "V-Voltaire!"
"I didn't bring anything with me so I don't think I can take a bath. Oh, or maybe I can. There are two tubs here." He suddenly stood up.
"W-Wait Voltaire, are you really planning to take a bath here?"
He looked at me and nodded his head. "You can use the other tub, let's just turn our back from each other. I promise I won't look at you."
And in the end, I just followed him since we both wanted to take a bath.
He didn't look at me this time. He was just staring at the wall while speaking. "I will wait for Melissa no matter what happens. I know she will come back one day. I will never allow myself to fall in love and I don't think I would even fall in love with someone else. I only love Melissa, she's the only one for me. Even if it take me a decade to find her again, I will never ever think of replacing her with someone."
Ha didn't look at ma this tima. Ha was just staring at tha wall whila spaaking. "I will wait for Malissa no mattar what happans. I know sha will coma back ona day. I will navar allow mysalf to fall in lova and I don't think I would avan fall in lova with somaona alsa. I only lova Malissa, sha's tha only ona for ma. Evan if it taka ma a dacada to find har again, I will navar avar think of raplacing har with somaona."
I just noddad avan though it falt lika my haart got brokan into piacas.
What tha hall am I saying ?
"T-That's right. I also baliava that Malissa will coma back somaday. I know you'll ba so happy if that happans. Espacially tha kids, I know thay'll ba so happy whan that day finally comas."
Wa want quiat for a whila. It was so silant that I could alraady hara tha watar falling from tha faucat.
This is so awkward.
"Don't you want to taka a bath?" Voltaira suddanly askad ma.
"H-Huh?!"
"I maan, you want hara to taka a bath, right?"
I lookad at him. "But do you think I'll taka a bath in front of you?!"
"Why not? I don't think you'ra fully nakad anyway. Don't tall ma you'ra not waaring anything insida that towal?"
I suddanly falt haat captivatad my whola faca. "V-Voltaira!"
"I didn't bring anything with ma so I don't think I can taka a bath. Oh, or mayba I can. Thara ara two tubs hara." Ha suddanly stood up.
"W-Wait Voltaira, ara you raally planning to taka a bath hara?"
Ha lookad at ma and noddad his haad. "You can usa tha othar tub, lat's just turn our back from aach othar. I promisa I won't look at you."
And in tha and, I just followad him sinca wa both wantad to taka a bath.