I Asked A Female Co-worker Out...then..
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00:00I'm Shota. In May, I confessed my feelings to a younger colleague.
00:05I really like you. Would you go out on a date with me?
00:08I think we would have a good time together. I'll take good care of you.
00:13I'm very happy to hear that.
00:15I also like you a lot, Shota-san.
00:18But, I'm sorry. I can't answer you right now.
00:23Okay.
00:25Give me a bit of time.
00:27I don't want to go into a relationship half-heartedly.
00:31I will wait for you. Just knowing that you are thinking about it makes me happy.
00:36Thank you so much.
00:38She smiled at me, but it was different from the usual smile.
00:42It stuck in my head. I could not sleep because of it.
00:46The woman whom I confessed my feelings to was called Santa.
00:50She was three years younger than me, and she was an enchanting woman with a gentle personality.
00:56She worked in a different department, but we saw each other a lot at work.
01:01Santa-san, please finish this paperwork.
01:04Thanks. I've got it.
01:06We're running low on stationary stock. Can you place an order?
01:10Thanks for letting me know.
01:12Santa seemed very well-mannered. She said,
01:15Thank you a lot. I noticed that I was unconsciously following her around the room with my eyes.
01:21One day, at the front door of the office, I saw Santa and worked up the courage to ask her out to dinner.
01:27Santa-san, there is a restaurant I really want to go to, but it's not the kind of place I can go to alone.
01:34Would you accompany me?
01:36Yeah, that sounds good.
01:39Surprisingly, she readily agreed, and we went out to an Italian restaurant.
01:44The more time I spent with Santa, the more I liked her.
01:47It was very risky to confess my feelings to her.
01:50If she rejected me, it would be awkward at work, but the risk seemed to have paid off.
01:56That night, I couldn't sleep, and to my surprise, I received a message from Santa-san at 3 a.m.
02:03I'm sorry about today.
02:05Do you want to meet me in Warehouse B at lunchtime tomorrow?
02:09I will answer your question there.
02:12Okay, I'll see you there. Good night.
02:15I was so surprised, but very happy.
02:18Still, I was very nervous and couldn't sleep.
02:21The next day at lunch, I nervously went over to Warehouse B, and after a while, Santa appeared.
02:27What? Why did you lock the door?
02:30There was a strange atmosphere in the room.
02:33I want to get this done first. I don't want to be hated for this when the time comes.
02:39I would like you to see my body.
02:42What?
02:44Santa put her hands on her work uniform and began to slide up her skirt.
02:49Then she started to pull down her stockings to her knees.
02:53Look at me!
02:54Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
02:56What do you think when you see this?
02:59Here, look at this. Tell me what you think.
03:03What? Is it a scar from a burn?
03:08I got this scar in an unlucky accident while I was in elementary school.
03:13My mom dropped a pot from the stove.
03:16I was rushed to the hospital for treatment, but the scar stayed with me forever.
03:22I know it's not nice to see. It's gross.
03:26I'm sure you're disappointed that I have a disgusting leg.
03:30It's not disgusting.
03:32You don't have to pretend. I'll be sadder if you reject me later.
03:37Oh my god! I'm being real! It doesn't change my feelings about you.
03:41I still like you, Santa-san.
03:43Trust me. Let's go out on a date.
03:46I can't wear a miniskirt and I don't go to the beach or pools for the same reason.
03:51I think if I'm next to you looking like this, people will say bad things about you because of me.
03:58They won't. Anyway, I prefer pants to skirts.
04:02We can go hiking in the mountains or scuba diving in wetsuits.
04:06No, it will happen. It happened before.
04:09This scar caused so many bad things in my life.
04:12I don't like it. I hate it. I can't stand it.
04:16I will never laugh about it. I won't ask you to do something you won't like.
04:21Everything will be okay.
04:26Santa-san, can I ask you to give me an answer?
04:29Santa-san?
04:32Please be my boyfriend.
04:34Woohoo!
04:36Thank you.
04:38Santa revealed everything to me and seriously confided in me.
04:42I hugged her tightly to show her how much I loved her.
04:46That very day, everyone who worked at our company found out about mine and Santa's relationship.
04:52Hey, what happened, Santa?
04:54Actually...
04:56Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
04:58I'm in a relationship with Santa-san now.
05:02He's a really nice guy.
05:04What? Office romance? Self-declaration?
05:08Does she lay the groundwork casually?
05:11Due to Santa's story, I was revered as a hero in the office for making her my girlfriend.
05:17After that...
05:19Are you taking good care of Santa-chan?
05:22Yeah, I am.
05:24Don't stay and do overtime. You should go home and see Santa-chan.
05:29Seriously? I can go? But I still have work to do.
05:33I felt like everyone at the office was trying to make life easier for our relationship.
05:39No, they were watching us, but I was happy they were.
05:44Now we were officially dating.
05:46I'm sorry I told everyone that we were dating.
05:49I was just so excited.
05:51People have been saying things to you, haven't they?
05:55It's okay. I'm happy about it.
05:58Are you happy?
05:59Yeah. It's nice to have some recognition and support from work.
06:04He is so positive.
06:06Shota-san, you're such a positive person.
06:10I thought you would be angry at me for that.
06:13Many people prefer to keep these things secret from the people they work with.
06:18You made me realize that people aren't only interested in the bad things about each other.
06:23What?
06:24Maybe I was stupid, but I was just happy to be the person they were gossiping about.
06:29At the beginning of our relationship, I learned a lot about Santa's past.
06:34Santa's burn marks on her leg are gross. Ask her to see.
06:39What?
06:40One of Santa's closest friends teased her about her burn marks.
06:44As a result of this, she felt like she couldn't show her true feelings to other people.
06:49How Santa tried to make friends while in university, even though it didn't work out in the end,
06:54I got the feeling that all of her self-deprecation was just a test for me.
07:02Even when she said that she didn't want to show her leg to other people.
07:06What's good on me?
07:08When we spent time alone together in my room, she always chose to wear dresses that showed her legs.
07:15Hmm...
07:17I'm sure Santa was just seeing how far I'd take it.
07:21But I was crazy about her, and I was determined to protect her, so I never got fed up.
07:27We had fun together trying to find ways to hide her scars with creams and makeup.
07:32Maybe it needs a darker color.
07:35Ugh, that tickles!
07:37Santa, I can't concentrate on what I'm doing.
07:41Two years after we got together, in summer, we went to the beach together for the first time.
07:47I bought my first bikini ever!
07:50No one cares about my scar, do they?
07:52Santa's first bikini looked great!
07:55Wow, you look so beautiful!
07:58I've fallen in love with you all over again!
08:01No one cares about your scar.
08:03You think so?
08:05Huh? Are you crying?
08:08When I saw her having fun in her bikini, I was overcome with emotion.
08:13No, I'm not crying.
08:15I've just got sand in my eyes.
08:18Hey, stop it!
08:20You're gonna make me cry too.
08:22I don't know why.
08:24Honestly, under the strong sunlight, her scar was much more visible than usual.
08:29Santa and I never gave it another thought and just enjoyed our time at the beach.
08:34Three years after I told her how I felt in May, we got married.
08:39People in the company were worried about how long it took us.
08:42They all urged us to get married faster, but we took our time and waited till we were both ready.
08:48In the summer of our third year of marriage, the sea had become a summer staple for both of us.
08:55Santa's thighs still had the burn marks, but she no longer lay face down trying to hide them.
09:01Every time I saw her smile, I realized that I didn't want to leave her for the rest of my life.