CHAPTER 5 : THE BLIND DATE

Hanson went to the restaurant to see his mom there, from far he had saw a girl sat beside her mom, he stopped for a while and heaved a heavy sigh "I've thought so, she'll bring another girl !" then Hanson continued his walk toward his mom table.

"Hi mom, nice to see you." he ignored the girl beside his mom.

Selina welcomed him with a big smile "How are you my son ? Oh by the way Han, this is Linda do you remember my friend's daughter Linda ?"

Hanson tried to force his smile "Oh hi Linda, I remember when you were a child you often came to our house." All he could remember from his childhood was the annoying spoiled little girl who always trailed him wherever he went, and that was Linda that girl who sat next to his mom now.

Linda smiled excitedly "Yes, I often went to your house when I was a child. Nice to see you again Han bro !"

She offered her hand to shook his hand, but he didn't respond back. Selina got upset and she kicked his foot.

Hanson ignored her and called the waiter, then he ordered some food for them. Selina was trying to make them talk to each other.

"Han, Linda had just came back here from UK, she's looking for a job now. Do you have vacancy for her at your office ?"

Hanson didn't see their face instead he looked up at his phone "Nope, I've just hired some workers."

Selina tried to get his attention "Linda, what had you learnt before in UK ?"

"I've graduated from finance aunt Jang. I've graduated with excellent grades aunt Jang !" she said to her proudly. But Hanson didn't care with her, he continued ignored her.

Selina widened her eyes "Oh really ? That's great Linda ! Come on Han, just give her a try, let her work at your office will you?"

Hanson ignored her all along "Sorry mom, my office had no vacancy for now. Everyone had their post already. Why don't you asked dad, he may had some vacancy for her ? My company is very small compare to him !"

"But I want you two to get to know each other better, so it would be nice if you two working together at one place right ?" she's trying to persuaded him.

But he kept on rejecting her "Sorry mom, I can't. Let's just eat now will you ? Don't let the food get cold !"

Selina was still trying to match them while eating, she told Hanson to change his seat beside Linda and she told him to talk to her. Linda was very happy she could sat beside him and she tried to speak with him about anything with her sly act, but Hanson didn't respond her, he felt awkward and her spoiled behavior annoyed him. After he finished his meal he stood up and getting ready to go in hurry, his mom didn't prepare much for his sudden left.

"Mom, I'm finished, sorry I have to go now, I have an appointment !"

Selina got shocked "Hey where are you going ? We haven't finished yet, you should send Linda home !"

"Sorry I can't. And don't worry about the bill I've paid them all."

He was very irritating with that stupid blind date. While he went out from the restaurant, his mom and Linda was trying to go after him. He walked very fast to avoid them, he's trying so hard to escape from them.

Then he saw Candy from far, suddenly he had an idea to escape from his mom, he ran into Candy as fast as he can and took her shopping bags then he held her hand. Candy got shocked by his sudden action she never expected someone would held her hand. "Oh it's you !"

Hanson gave her signal "Listen to me, just walk together with me for now don't ask me why ! Can you walk a bit faster ?"

His mom was still trying to chase him, when she saw him holding a girl hand from far away. She was more curious to know who she was and never stop chased him she shouted from far "Han ... wait for me !" Candy heard her voice from far, she's began to had a bad feeling about it.

Hanson knew his mom wouldn't give up easily so he suddenly had an idea about another act to stop his mom from chasing him back. He stopped suddenly, and dropped the shopping bag, he pushed Candy's body to the wall beside them and whispered to her ear very close, she could hear his gentle voice speeding up with his gasping breath "Listen, what I will do now is just an act, don't ask me why now !" He held Candy's head with his hand then he kissed her lips, his other hand held her waist.

Candy shocked, her heart was beating up fast but she couldn't resist him since he had ordered to obey him. She didn't expect that her boss would be that aggressive. He acted fast and it made Candy stunned like a statue, she's unprepared also.

Selina saw that from far, she stopped her walk and she felt embarrassed to Linda, his son had kissed another girl in front of the girl she wanted to match.

Candy felt suffocated after a while and she tried to pushed his chest, he knew it and he let her go then. They're panting and she's trying to calm down for a while, they looked each other very close.

Hanson had back to his sense "I'm sorry, I was too rush, let's go back to my apartment now !"

He held her hand tightly and the other hand took her shopping bags then they continued walking back to their apartment.

When they got into their apartment door he said to Candy "Candy, I'm sorry I have another request for you, can you stay at my apartment until tomorrow !"

Candy shocked hearing his next order "Huh ? Why ?"

"I'll tell you why later, now just get some change cloth from your room and go to my room fast !"

Actually Candy had a lot of questions in her mind, but she held it. She had to obey his boss order first. She back to her apartment fast and took her pajamas and her toothbrust with her, then she ran back to his aparment.

Selina was trying to figure out who was the girl his son took just now, she was wondering " Is she just random girl that he took to revenged me " She then decided to visit her son's apartment with Linda to ask her son about her.

When Candy got into his apartment, he told her to change her cloth to his bath robe and wet her hair a bit. She didn't understand it but still followed his instruction.

He tried to explain to her his plot "If my mom came into that door, you don't have to answer her anything, let me handle her all ! You just act according to my signal."

"OK, got it !" Candy was trying to dry her hair with the towel when the door bell rang few minutes later.

As his prediction the drama was occurring, he let the doorbell rang for a while he gave signal to Candy to get ready on her position.

Hanson finally opened his door, his mom and Linda directly entering his apartment with force, but they stopped when they saw Candy came out from the bathroom wearing her bath robe she was holding a towel to dry up her wet hair.

"Who are you ?" asked Selina curiously.

Hanson answered her directly "She's my girlfriend, mom I think you should go home now. I'll take her to our house some other time OK ?" He then chased her mom and Linda finally got out from his apartment with force.

Selina still curious about Candy "But I want to know her now ! At least tell me what's her name ?"

Hanson ignored her "Later mom, you scared her now ! Bye mom !" he closed the door finally. Selina didn't give up, she still knocked on his door for a while "Please open the door Han I need to talk to you a little more !", but he ignored her. "Mom don't make any noises to the neighbor will you ? Just go home for now, Linda is waiting for you !" he shouted from inside his apartment.

Selina back to her senses, she knew that Linda still with her. So, she decided to stop and went back wit Linda for the time being. "Sorry Linda let's go back first !" Linda can't talk much she just followed her, though deep down inside her still curious with the girl they saw at Hanson apartment just now.

Hanson heaved a heavy sigh, he felt relieve now, finally he could chased them out.

"Is it OK to drove away your mom like that ?" asked Candy worriedly.

"Let it be... she was so irritating me !" he felt so embarrassed with his mom.

Candy tried to ask him again "Is she your blind date today ?"

"Yeah you may call it like that. But I've known her since we were a kid, she was an annoying spoiled girl. She's different from my other childhood friend, she was a brave little girl and when I'm with her it was always exciting, I wonder where is she now, how is she look like, she was a cute little girl !" His mind was wondering to the old days when he was with the little girl he admired, his imagination made him longing to her.

Candy broke the silence "So, can I guess what is going on here ?"

Hanson woke up from his loving memories daydreaming.

"You were trying to escape from your mom and your blind date, am I right ?" she poked him.

Hanson smiled embarrassingly "Yes, you're right. Thank you for your cooperation just now, and sorry for the sudden action."

"Well...It's OK, but what is your next plan ? You said you'll take me to your house ?" she asked him curiously.

Hanson smiled "Don't worry, I'll postpone it as long as I can, I've done that before and it worked !"

"I hope you won't give me another heart attack and trouble in the future !" she threatened him.

"Don't worry, I won't ! But thank you anyway, I owe you a lot this time. How can I repay you back ?"

Candy was thinking for a while "Well...I maybe need you too someday, you can pay me back then. Now can I back to my apartment ?"

"No you can't ! At least not now !"

"Why ? Your mom had left long time ago right ?" she's wondering.

"You change your cloth now, then we go out for a walk to buy some groceries, you'll see out there someone is watching us when we walked out from my door !"

"Really ?" she really didn't expect it.

They walked to the lift and they saw someone was reading newspaper sitting around the corner near the lift. When they went back the man was still sitting in the corner.

"You've seen him right ?"

Candy couldn't believe her eyes "Yes, woah your mom's curious was very big huh ?" she laughed.

"Maybe he'll report to her very late at night then he will go tomorrow. That's why I told you to stay here tonight !"

Candy a bit worry now "But where should I sleep tonight ?"

"You can sleep in my room, I'll sleep here in the sofa." he felt a bit guilty to her.

Candy hesitated "It's OK, I'll sleep here in the sofa."

Hanson insisted "No, you sleep in my room tonight !"

She gave up "Well OK then. Let's make some dinner first, what do you wanna eat ?"

"Anything, let me help you prepare." Hanson was excited to cook together with her.

"OK"

Candy slept in his bedroom that night "Wow it's very neat and clean for a man living alone, his bed also smells good. I can sleep well tonight here" she smiled happily.

But she couldn't sleep directly that night, she remembered his kiss again this afternoon when she smelled his bed, her eyes opened again and she touched her lips "It was my first kiss ! He stole my first kiss ! I should have my first kiss from my boyfriend !.. ah just forget it ! It happened already anyway !" She tried to close her eyes and get a sleep again. She's an easygoing girl.

Hanson was trying to make himself busy since he couldn't sleep that night, he worked on his computer, the sofa was too small for him.

He then remembered about what had happened this afternoon, he touched his lips and smiled "Her lips was soft, did I kiss her too harsh ? It was really nice kissing her lips. I want to have it again someday !" he felt so happy and satisfied with his kiss earlier he remembered his burning desire when he kissed her earlier, and now he felt like he want more, suddenly he back to his senses and had to endured his passion for her.

He didn't dare to go near her, he just peeping her from the door to make sure she could sleep well. Then he got back to the sofa and tried to sleep again.