As I had questions about him and wanted to observe him more, I chuckled and said, "You’re right."
He was familiar with this hotel and led me to the swimming pool.
There were a lot of swimsuits hanging on the wall of the entrance. I was a little uncomfortable picking them out, so he noticed it and said to me, "Wait here."
Having said that, he went into the men's changing room.
When he came out, there was a gift bag in his hand.
He handed me the bag and said mildly, "Go try it on."
Confused, I opened the bag to take a look and realized that there was a swimsuit inside. Surprised, I said, " How did you-"
"Put it on and see if it fits first," he cut me off before I could finish my sentence.
I said no more and turned around to walk into the changing room.
It was a classic one-piece swimsuit. It was black in color, which made my skin look fair. It would look a little revealing without a cover-up, hence there happened to be a cover-up in the bag.
After putting on the swimsuit, I walked out of the changing room.
He waited for me in the lounge area. When he saw me walking out, he said with a smile, "What an honor. The swimsuit seems to fit you very well."
I smiled. "Thank you."
This was my first time wearing a swimsuit like this and it did look quite nice.
"Can you swim?" he asked.
I shook my head. "I’m a terrible swimmer."
I was afraid of water. Theo had never taught me either. He would swim alone every time while I would wait for him.
If I were to enter the pool, I had to hold the handrail.
"I don’t mind being your teacher," he said, standing up as he spoke. He stretched out his hand toward me.
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