It"s been a month since Samantha last spoke with her grandfather Kim. She loves this grandpa of hers despite the old man being grumpy. Her grandfather dotes on her so much because she looks a lot like her grandmother when she was young."h.e.l.lo, gramps.", Samantha spoke to the person on the other line.
"You child, if I didn"t call you, I wouldn"t hear from you."
"I miss you too, grandpa."
Grandpa Kim snorted, "Come with me tomorrow, let"s go fis.h.i.+ng."
Samantha thought about it and replied, "Hmmm.. I"m busy tomorrow, how about the day after?"
"You"re too busy to see me now?.. Tsk."
"Gramps.. Don"t be so grumpy. I"ll bring you some Mango Cheesecake.. It"ll be our secret." Samantha giggled as she tried to bribe the old man. Grandfather Kim is supposed to avoid eating sweet food but Samantha brings him sweets once in a while.
Grandfather Kim smiled brightly upon hearing, he coughed to compose himself. "*Cough*, I"m not allowed to eat sweet food. You better come and see me in 2 days." He hung up the phone before Samantha had the chance to reply.
Samantha chuckled as she imagined her grandfather"s reaction.
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2 days later at Lake Momo, Grandfather Kim and Samantha had been sitting for a while but still haven"t caught any fish.
"Here, this is yours.", the old man handed a small wooden box to Samantha. "Happy birthday."
"Aww.. Gramps, thank you! But my birthday"s not until next week." Samantha received the box with a big smile on her face, "What is this? Can I open it now?".
"Be careful, it was your grandmother"s."
Samantha opened the box and saw a beautiful jewelry. Inside sat a mix of old and new striking black opal and diamond cl.u.s.ter set necklace; the diamonds surround the round opal, "Grandpa, this is too precious! How can I accept this?"
Grandfather Kim glanced at the necklace and looked at his granddaughter"s gentle face, "You look like your grandmother so much. You always remind me of her. You should take it. It"s yours now."
Samantha became teary eyed, her grandmother died when she was in high school. Grandpa Kim loved her grandmother very dearly.
"Thank you, gramps! I will treasure it." She took the necklace out of the box and wore it around her neck, it looked really nice on her fair complexion.
Grandfather Kim smiled lovingly as he looked at Samantha.
"I thought you were bringing me cake?"
"Oh! Right!" Samantha exclaimed when her grandfather reminded her. She then took out a slice of cake from the box that she brought along.
(Grandfather Kim sure loves his Mango Cheesecake.)
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Later that night, Samantha was driving her white mini cooper convertible when she received a phone call from Andrew.
Putting on her bluetooth earpiece, she answered, "h.e.l.lo~"
"Hey babe, are you near? I just arrived.", Andrew replied over the phone.
"Yep, I"ll be there in 5.".
"Cool, I"ll wait for you at our table. Drive safe."
Just in time as the call drops, Samantha arrived at the The Meridian Hotel.
There was no one inside the elevator when she got in. She was wearing denim jeans, black ankle boots and a black flowy low cut top; the outfit was casual with a bit of s.e.xy for a date night.
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The elevator doors opened and Daniel Cho with a.s.sistant Ahn got in.
Samantha was standing in the middle of the elevator so when she saw that there were other people joining her, she moved to her right to give way.
Daniel Cho looked so das.h.i.+ng in his black suit. One look at him and the ladies would day dream about their future wedding.
When the elevator door closed, he caught a familiar peachy scent.
Daniel glanced at the woman beside him and he was a bit intrigued as he stared at her.. well um.. chest..
(Mr. Cho, are you a perv?)
Samantha noticed the man"s gaze at her.. So she crossed her arms and looked at him as well. "Why, you"re not the only one who can check someone out. Tss, good thing you"re hot.", she thought to herself.
She haughtily said, "Take a picture, why don"t you?"
"Huh?" Daniel Cho, confused, looked at Samantha.. Not sure what she meant.
"You like what you"re seeing, I"ll let you take a picture.. That way you can keep looking at it."
"What? I wasn"t ---"
The elevator door opened and Samantha got out not caring what the man wanted to say leaving Daniel feeling wronged as he watched the woman leave.
He cleared his throat and sighed.
Daniel wasn"t really looking at her b.r.e.a.s.t.s, okay he was but not in the perverted way. He was actually looking at the necklace the woman was wearing. It looked familiar but he couldn"t recall where he could have seen it.
The necklace wasn"t common so he couldn"t have made a mistake since he"s aware that a black opal costs more than USD 10,000 per carat.
"Boss, *cough*" a.s.sistant Ahn wanted to say something.
"Speak."
"I know it"s not my place to say this but..."
Daniel closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, "So don"t say it."
"But boss, even if you can"t control your urges, it"s rude to stare--"
"Shut up."
"Yes, sir." a.s.sistant Ahn pursed his lips, scared to utter more words. "It was you who stared at the lady, okay? I"m just experiencing secondhand embarra.s.sment."
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At a table in the restaurant of the hotel, Samantha and Andrew just finished their dinner.
Andrew looked handsome in a white checked s.h.i.+rt and navy pants.
"That"s a nice necklace." Andrew admired while holding Samantha"s hand on the table.
Samantha subconsciously touched the jewelry and smiled, "Yes, thanks. My grandfather gave it to me."
"When can I meet your family?"
Samantha retracted her hand from Andrew and drank wine, "We don"t have to do that now."
"I know, but we"ve been dating for 7 months and I haven"t even met them."
"They"re… we"re just an ordinary family. I told you, my dad runs a small business in the suburbs and my mom"s a housewife."
Samantha never told Andrew about her family background. She"s actually good at hiding since she has known Andrew for almost 2 years now but the man still has no clue who she actually is.
They don"t see each other a lot, at an average, they would meet 5 times a month and always in a public place. Andrew thinks Samantha is living with Hannah, and that Samantha is currently studying baking and pastry. The latter is actually true, Samantha likes to make cakes and pastries so she attends cla.s.ses a few times a week.
Andrew ogled at Samantha drinking wine. His eyes bore into her skin as he watched the movement of her throat when she swallowed. Andrew ran the tip of his tongue on his lower lip then biting it subtly and there was a glint in his eyes.
"Let"s go upstairs. I have something for you.", He spoke as he stood up and reached for Samantha"s hand, taking her away from the restaurant.
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As they reached the 19th floor, Andrew led the way and they entered the room.
On the bed were some gift bags with luxury brand logos. Andrew Park"s family is in the food industry and also entertainment industry. Growing up, money has not been an issue for him; in fact, he"s so generous.. he loves to spend a lot of money for whatever he finds pleasure in.
"I bought them for you when I was in Italy a few days ago." Andrew pushed Samantha gently towards the bed and hugged her from behind.
She peeked inside and sure enough it was what she expected to see inside the bags. "This man really can"t wait to get in to my pants."
"Check out the black one.." Andrew whispered into Samantha"s ear as he roamed his hands around her waist.
Samantha took the black clothing from the bag and held it up, she blinked.. and blinked again… her mouth twitched, "Oh dear, what the h.e.l.l is this thing? It"s barely covering the places that needs to be covered!"
Samantha gulped as she scanned the piece in front of her.. her thoughts scared the sh*t out of her, "Is that thing at the bottom supposed to cover my cave of wonders? I"ll be practically naked if I wear this."
"Andrew, it"s so.... sweet of you to buy me gifts. He. He."
"Why don"t you put it on for me? I"m sure you"d look great in it..", Andrew skimmed Samantha"s sides, slightly brus.h.i.+ng the sides of her b.o.o.bs.
He planted small kisses on her neck and just as his hand started to hover over her pants, Samantha turned to face him and smiled.
"Thanks, Andrew--", Her phone rang cutting her off.
"Wew! Saved by the bell. Whoever you are, I"ll praise you!"
Samantha walked away from Andrew and checked her phone to see who was calling.
She smiled when she saw the caller ID, "h.e.l.lo, big brother."
"Where are you?", Kim Seo Joon asked.
Samantha: "What? You"re picking me up?"
Kim Seo Joon: "What?? I didn"t say that."
Samantha: "You"re saying, mom and dad wants to see us?"
Kim Seo Joon: "Huh??? Are you on drugs?? Samantha I swear---!"
Samantha: "Okay! I"m coming downstairs!"
Kim Seo Joon: "What the--? Ha?? I"m so confused right now."
Samantha hung up the call and turned to face Andrew who was oblivious of what just happened.
She reached to grab the gift bags from the bed and tip-toed to kiss Andrew on the cheek.
"You"re leaving?" Andrew asked as he tried to trap Samantha in his arms.
Samantha smiled apologetically, "Sorry, my brother"s waiting downstairs. I have to go..", she said as she gently brushed his arms away.
Samantha Kim speedily walked towards the door and exited the room; afraid that Andrew is going to keep her from leaving.
(A/N: Run like the wind, you little liar!! ?)