Chapter 63: Too Much Adrenaline

When Samantha and Daniel entered the skydiving center, there were already a lot of people waiting to skydive more than usual. Samantha actually wanted to jump once more but it seems like she'll have to wait. Daniel noticed her expression,

"Did you wanna go again?"

Samantha looked at him with a slight smile, "It's fine. I'll just go next time."

Although she said it's fine, it was pretty obvious to Daniel that she was disappointed.

"Go change your clothes, I'll wait for you here.", he said as he sat at the bench and drank some water.

Samantha curiously looked at him before she turned around and went to the changing room.

After several minutes, she came out with a bag in her hand; Samantha had already changed into a sporty casual look. She sauntered towards where Daniel was sitting and stopped a couple of meters away from him when she realized that her outfit matched the colors of Daniel's attire. She was wearing a very light grey hoodie, black yoga pants with the same logo as Daniel's black joggers and then they were both wearing white and black running shoes. Samantha looked at Daniel's clothes, then she looked down at her body and then back to his.

Daniel noticed Samantha near him and caught her cheeks that were blushing red. He wondered what made her blush before he realized that they looked like they were wearing matching outfits. Daniel chuckled and teased, "I didn't know you wanted to pair with me so badly.", he spoke while he walked towards her.

Samantha avoided his eyes as her heart pounded like crazy, 'What is wrong with you? How could you get affected so easily? You're acting like a schoolgirl, Sam! Get a grip!'

"I didn't. It's just a coincidence.", she said while still looking away.

Daniel was very amused by her cuteness. She doesn't blush like this in front of him before. He finds the new Samantha more interesting, he liked how she was before and he liked her even more now. "Are you hungry? Let's go I'm taking you out for a good meal."

"What? Hey!", Samantha protested when Daniel grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards the exit.

Kai appeared in front of them with River and Chelsea; the woman who's crushing on Kai for a few years.

"Hey… Kira, where are you guys going?", Kai said as he glanced at Daniel holding Samantha's wrist.

Daniel and Samantha stopped, "I'm not sure.", she said before she looked at Daniel.

Chelsea checked out Daniel from head to toe and a smile appeared on her face when she looked over Kai. She must be having a mental comparison between the two guys who were after Samantha.

"Who's your friend, Kira?", said Chelsea.

Daniel was still holding Samantha's wrist, he refused to let her go and Samantha didn't mind his grip either; she's beginning to feel a bit comfortable around him again. Though she still has some reservations, she couldn't control her fondness of Daniel.

"Um… This is Daniel.", she then turned to Daniel and gestured her hand to the other two people. "This is River and Chelsea."

"Hi.", Daniel greeted them politely and the other two responded with a handshake.

"Are you heading somewhere?", River asked.

"We're going to eat lunch.", Daniel responded.

With one hand on his tummy and eyes so bright, River brazenly asked, "Oooh! Can we come?"

Chelsea elbowed him on the side and he winced. "Ow! What?"

"Why would you go? They clearly want to be alone!"

Samantha shook her head and waved her hand, "No-",

But Daniel interrupted her before she could say more. "Sure."

The four of them looked at Daniel with a surprised look and Samantha furrowed her brows, "What?"

Daniel Cho turned his head towards her and smiled; teasing her, "Why? Did you not want to be disturbed? Would you have preferred for us to be alone instead? I would love that too."

"I didn't say that!", she gulped.

"It's fine. They're your friends, right? Of course, it's okay for them to come."

Daniel pulled Samantha out of the center and towards their car.

As soon as River saw Samantha's Bugatti and Daniel's GT, his eyes grew wide, "Woah... man, I have already seen your car, Kira but dang! Daniel's ride is sweet! Where the hell are you guys from?!"

Country D actually has a lot of rich people so luxury cars are not uncommon to see but River isn't from the country. And now that he personally knows wealthy people like Samantha and Daniel with expensive cars, it's still a shock for him.

"Do you want to ride with me?", Daniel asked Samantha

"Huh? No-- I'll drive my car.", Samantha turned to Chelsea, "Do you want to ride in my car?"

Chelsea blushed and nodded profusely, "Yes!"

"I want to ride with you guys too!", shouted River but Kai grabbed his shirt and dragged him towards his Nissan GT-R.

"You're riding with me!"

"What?! Noooo!! I always ride with you!"

Daniel drove his car on the road first followed by Samantha and Kai. Daniel brought them to Lucas' fancy restaurant. He had already called his friend on the way so Lucas was waiting for them by the entrance. When they got to the entrance after they parked their cars, Kai, Chelsea, and River exchanged looks.

"Uhhh... are we really going to eat here?", Kai couldn't help but ask.

Samantha turned to Kai, "Why?"

"Isn't this... the Olsen's? How are we gonna afford it? I'm pretty sure I can't even afford their bottled water."

"Daniel! I'm glad you decided to have your lunch here!", Lucas smiled and greeted Daniel as soon as he came near.

"I'd like you to meet, Samantha.", Daniel introduced her to Lucas. "This is Lucas, he's a very good friend of mine."

"It's a pleasure to meet you.", Samantha shook his hand politely.

"Oh, the pleasure is all mine. I've heard so much about you.", Lucas said teasingly as he glanced at Daniel.

Daniel also introduced the other three who were still stunned while they looked at the man in front of them.

"I-it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Olsen.", Kai nervously shook his hand.

It was Kai's first time to meet a very influential man like Lucas, he was both excited and scared upon meeting him face to face.

Everyone entered the restaurant and was led to a private dining room where Lucas served them delectable dishes.

Daniel and Samantha sat beside each other at the long table; sneakily, he reached out his left hand and held her's under the table.

Samantha turned her head and her eyes widened but Daniel didn't even look at her as he continued to talk casually with Lucas. 'Um, hello? Why are you holding my hand?'

She tried to pull her hand away but failed; he didn't allow her to. Daniel Cho stroke Samantha's hand with his thumb as if saying 'Shh... let it happen.'

She gulped and beads of sweat started to form on her forehead, her lip twitched.

"Are you okay, Kira? You're sweating.", Chelsea asked from across the table.

"Ah yeah. I'm fine.", she quickly wiped her forehead with the free hand and laughed awkwardly, "It must be from too much adrenaline. Heh-Heh-Heh."

'Rapid heart rate, feeling jittery and sweating? Yeh. Too much adrenaline, uh-huh, keep convincing yourself, Samantha', she thought.

Daniel was very pleased with the effect he has on her. And all throughout the meal, the right-handed Samantha clumsily ate with her left hand; as the Devil had refused to let go of her punching right hand.

He whispered to her ear in a sexy low voice, "As I said, you're never getting away from me. I'm never letting you go.", a wild electric shock shoot through Samantha's abdomen.

...

The Busy Bean Cafe at Country K.

Hannah was going through some accounting files of her business when her crew knocked on her office door.

"Ms. Chu, I've already cleaned up, I'm going to head home now."

Hannah looked at the time and realized that it was already very late. "Okay, go ahead."

Her phone beeped and she received a message from Seo Joon,

Seo Joon: [Still awake?]

Hannah: [Just taking a rest. I didn't notice the time, I got caught up with accounting stuff.]

Seo Joon: [You're still at the cafe at this hour?]

Hannah: [Yeah.]

After receiving Hannah's text, Seo Joon called her phone.

"Don't go out yet and wait for me. Lock your doors."

"Wait, what? You're coming?"

"Yeah. Just don't go anywhere."

Hannah was confused why Seo Joon was suddenly coming but she couldn't hide her excitement as her lips formed into a smile. She fixed her light makeup and waited for him to arrive by the counter. After 15 minutes, Seo Joon's new Mercedes-Benz S parked in front of the Busy Bean. His car was totaled in the accident and after recovery, his habits and interests had somehow changed.

He peeked inside the coffee shop and saw Hannah who was behind the counter. Seo Joon knocked on the glass door of the cafe and Hannah looked up. She hurriedly went over to open the door and greeted Seo Joon.

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to pick you up."

"Huh?"

"It's late, Han. It's not safe for you to go out alone."

Hannah pursed her lips. "It's not like I'm gonna walk home, I have my car over there."

Seo Joon cleared his throat, "Still. It's unsafe. Are you ready to go?"

She nodded and gestured for Seo Joon to exit the cafe before she turned off the lights and locked the door.

It's Hannah's first time to ride Seo Joon's new car. She began to feel nervous about being alone with him. As they sat inside the Mercedes, Seo Joon probed, "Are you hungry? Do you want to drop by somewhere before going home?"

"Wow... you're very nice to me today, Mr. Kim"

"I'm always nice."

"Tch, then... I wanna eat some barbecue."

"Really? It's almost midnight though... Hmmm... Ah! I know just the place."

They drove towards a famous barbecue house and when they arrived, there were still a lot of customers. Seo Joon walked around his car and opened Hannah's car door.

When she got out of the car, she was surprised when Seo Joon suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the restaurant. "Let's go."

Hannah's heart raced by the sudden contact. She was caught off guard and felt all weird inside. 'Why is he holding my hand? Does this mean anything?', she thought as she tried to hide her blush.

She's starting to see Seo Joon in a very different light. But this part scared her, will it be okay to date her best friend's brother?