Noah Clayton

My biggest fear in life is to experience heart attack and die young that's why I have a really healthy lifestyle and make sure to exercise everyday. I know that I could take care of myself most of the time but the woman who's sitting in front of me not.

She's beautiful and no one could deny that statement. She's attractive and yes, she has her ways how to make people look at her. She's smart and I'm sure she is because she's running a big company. But she's careless and she needs a lot of attention. She's handful and that's the last thing I want from a woman.

Dating her will be a definition of nightmare and disaster. I will have sleepless nights worrying about her. I will have a heart attack knowing she could do something crazy. I will die young when I know she'll get into trouble anytime and anywhere. I'm not risking any of that.

My life is a doctor already stressing me enough and I don't need her to add my stress level.

"You really have to reject me again and again huh?" She leaned back to her seat and looked at the hotpot sadly. "Technically, you rejected me first." I said because she did but I was glad that she rejected me back then.

"It was 3 months ago."

"But you were right. We're busy and we won't have time to date." I said and the waiter came with the vegetables, meat and the sauces. I grabbed the chopsticks and a spoon for her.

"What if I didn't reject you back then? Were you trying to hit on me for real?" She asked and I nodded. There's no point of lying about it.

"But I'm hitting on you now. I never done this and to be honest.. it hurts my pride and ego." She said and I ignored her. She's someone who cares about what people think, she knew she has the control over people.

"Why bother asking me then? Find someone else.. I think I've told you that I bet you have a long line of men wanting to be with you." I said it clearly as I put the vegetables in.

"Come on, Noah. Try and date me, I will make sure you won't regret this." She said and I looked at her. "Why bother when I will end up on your ex list? I told you that I won't date for fun anymore."

"I don't mind if we get married." She said like it's the easiest thing to do in life. "No."

"Really? I can be your wife, I'll be a good wife." She was filled with confidence but I doubt it. I shook my head and gestured her to eat. "Take one slice of meat and dip it for 3-5 seconds, it's good." I said pointing at the meat. She grabbed her chopsticks and started taking a slice of meat. She dipped it into the non-spicy soup waiting for it to cook.

I found her very adorable. She was counting it with her hands and she picked the meat up. She blew it so it won't burn her mouth. She took a bite and her eyes widen looking at me.

"So good.." She said and I gestured her to eat more. I started to eat more because I'm so hungry. I turned to the window and it's raining. "I love rain.. it gave me a weird feeling of comfort." Jaclyn said and I turned to her. Her emerald eyes were stuck looking at the rain drops on the window.

"Date me." She turned her attention to me again. I put my chopsticks down and sighed.

"It won't be a good idea."

"Why not? I have what all the guys want in a woman. You won't regret it." She said as she put her hair back to her ear and smiled to me sweetly.

"You don't have what I want in a woman so.. there's no point of dating you." I said and she pouted. "Besides I bet you want to date me because I'm a doctor."

"You're wrong and you don't need to know why you're wrong."

"Nice statement." I said and continued to eat. While I was busy eating, I noticed that Jaclyn was looking at the bandage on her arm. She looked out to the window and I stopped eating.

"4 years ago.. I was in a fatal car accident." She said and she turned to me. She sighed before continuing her story. "It was raining that day, it was right at my mom's 2 years of death. I was racing that night in the rain trying to distract myself from the sadness that I'm feeling."

"It was reckless, I know. You were right about me not caring about my life because I felt like there's no meaning anymore when my mom's not around. I might be a triplets and have two other people who shared the strongest bond with me but my mom was the most important person for me." She bit her lips and closed her eyes.

"I was suicidal. I was ready to die that day, I was planning to die. I was crying and can't concentrate throughout thenrace and ended up having a really bad car crash."

"I was a wreck. I broke my arms and my right leg because of the impact and I went into a coma for more than two weeks. I had complications on my back because how hard it was and my family was frantic about it. I didn't know about it until my siblings told me."

"They thought I won't make it alive but I did. I promised my family that I won't car racing again but I just couldn't stop. It was the only way that I could distract myself. I know it's bad and you can judge me whatever you want but it's not something that I want to hide." She looked up to me and tried her best to smile. Her emerald eyes were full of sadness and I completely understand why she's acting like this.

We both lost someone in our life and we all cope differently. It's understandable but when she wanted to end her life, it's a whole new level of distraction.

"That's my story, I know I can't make you like me with this story but it's the real me. I know you want someone who.. cherish her life and maybe more caring and more more more in other things but I want to try." She said and I know she's being real. Her gestures, her eyes, how she talks and how her fingers were showing that she's nervous.

"I don't think it will be a good idea, Jaclyn." I said honestly and she bit her lips.

"I will take this seriously and I can guarantee that you won't be disappointed at me!" She said as she clapped her hands.

"You're going to make me die young."

"You're going to die old with tons of kids, don't worry." She said and that made me chuckle.

"Come on.. you were into me back then. We both have the same feelings so.. let's just go for it." She said and I found myself nodding.