Adrenaline!

Untitled Part 1

The rumbling of the car engine reverberated through the interior of his black Dodge Challenger SRT, as Oliver Queen sat with a foot on the gas and one on the break. He gripped the wheel tightly, with one hand and gripped the gear shift in his right hand, his eyes trained on the man standing in between him and the blue Mustang GT next to him. The man lowered his arm and Oliver hit the gas, putting the pedal to the floor. The engine roared to life and Oliver felt his body shift back in his seat as the back end of his car drifted slightly to the right before settling down and roaring down the street. Their was a multitude of people along the side of the road, but Oliver kept his eyes forward, his concentration on keeping his monster of a car on the road. He could see the guy at the end of the stretch, and the guy waved him down as he passed, 2 seconds ahead of the mustang. Oliver hit the breaks, coming to a stop before turning around and heading back to the start line. He had just won $2,000 with that race, and the opportunity to come back tomorrow night and race against a 2005 Honda Civic that had been on top of the Star City underground street racing world for 2 weeks. As he pulled to the curb, John Diggle, his bodyguard walked over with a smirk. Roy Harper was with him and he could tell they were happy with how the car had responded. He had just purchased the Challenger after his 2015 Toyota Supra's front axle broke when it drifted and hit the curb. Oliver climbed out of the car with smile, and John and Roy slapped him on the shoulder as they shook his hand.

"She handled beautifully.", he said before he noticed Slade Wilson approaching with his girlfriend Shado Gulong. Slade and his crew were undefeated on the streets of Star City, but Oliver had just changed that. Slade would be driving the Civic in the race tomorrow, so the fact he had to hand over $2,000 to a billionaire playboy with an adrenaline addiction did not make him happy. He was confident he would win it back tomorrow and slapped it into Queen's palm with a smirk.

"Beginner's luck, kid.", he said.

Oliver ignored the blatant invitation that Shado was offering him as she looked him up and down, and he looked at Slade.

"It wasn't beginner's luck Wilson. Your guy was a second late on the pedal.", he said with smirk of his own.

Slade gave Oliver a measured look, "Well I won't be.", he said, before turning and walking back toward his crew who were hanging out by the Mustang. Shadow gave Oliver a sexy smile as she walked up placing a hand on his chest, and stuffed a piece of paper into his pants pocket. She let her hand brush across the front of his pants as she took a step back.

"Nice race Queen. Call me.", she said as she winked at him and walked away. Her hips swaying seductively for his benefit.

Oliver tore his eyes away from her ass as he turned to John and Roy. He took the money and divided it three ways, with a grin. John and Roy were integral to how well the car had handled.

"Roy I want to make sure she is ready to go for tomorrow night.", he said, looking back at the car. "Let's put those new road hugger GT tires on tonight. I think they might work well on this car.", he said as caught the eye of a red-head, dressed in a short, tight mini-skirt and black heels. John noticed where his attention was heading and quickly spoke before Oliver could move away.

"So tomorrow morning, you have a board meeting with your father at QC at 9:00 a.m. I will pick you up at the mansion at 8:30 a.m.", he said as Oliver groaned. He threw the keys to Roy so he could take the car on back to the garage, and glanced at the red-head before placing a hand on John's shoulder. "I can't wait!", he said sarcastically before moving his attention back to the red-head and heading her way. John shook his head as he walked to his car. Based on the look in Oliver's eye when he walked off toward the red-head, John decided he had better have some coffee waiting for him. Oliver would probably not get much sleep tonight.

Oliver woke the next morning when his alarm went off and told the red-head she needed to go. She gathered her clothes that were strewn around the room. What was her name? Ashley? Angie?. As she put her shoes on she looked over and smiled. "Last night was amazing.", she said as she walked over and handed him a piece of paper. "Call me.", she said before she gave him a kiss and sacheyed out of the room.

Oliver immediately threw the number in his waste basket, before he got up and headed to the bathroom for a shower. He never called the girls he slept with the day after, because being the next in line to be the CEO of QC and a billionaire, left him with plenty of choices when it came to women. But all of them were all after the same thing. His money. And he usually didn't hook up with the groupies at the races, but sometimes his adrenaline was still humming after a race and he needed a way to release it. Sex was a good way.

Oliver showered, and then put on his dark blue suit and tie. He was not looking forward to the board meeting today but he knew his Dad expected him to be there, so he would put in an appearance. He grabbed his phone and headed down the stairs to find his friend Diggle waiting for him. He and John met when John was hired by his parents to keep an eye on him. They were concerned he was becoming a little reckless and hired Diggle to keep him in line. John did his job for the most part. But what his parents didn't know was that John was just as fascinated with street racing as Oliver and when Oliver had approached him about joining his crew, John had readily agreed.

Skipping breakfast Oliver followed John out to the car and slid into the back seat. As they drove to Queen Consolidated, they discussed the coming race. Oliver was looking forward to getting to race against Slade Wilson. He was one of the best street racers in Star City, and had a reputation of being one of the most ruthless. Oliver was still known as the spoiled, young billionaire who was dabbling in street racing, and tonight he hoped to change that perception.

John parked the car and they headed up the executive elevator to Oliver's office. Oliver was next in line to become the CEO of his family's business and with that came a certain persona that he had to uphold. He could play the playboy billionaire at night but during the day he was expected to be all business. A few minutes before 9:00 a.m., Oliver picked up his packet for the meeting and headed to the board room. They would be voting on some technology investments today, so Oliver needed to be on his game. The future of QC depended on them making some good investments. John stayed at the back of the room, ever vigilant as the meeting began.

The board meeting went smoothly with Oliver giving some suggestions for some opportunities that they could look into, and after an hour and a half of discussions and votes, the meeting was finally over. Oliver's dad Robert walked over as Oliver was trying to get out the door. "Oliver!", he said, catching up with him. "I'm proud of you son. Those were some good investment suggestions you gave to the board. I had them checked out myself a few months back. Good work son.", he said with a slap to the shoulder.

"Thanks Dad. I know what this means to QC and I promise I won't let you down.", he said.

Robert gave him a smile as he headed down the hall, and Oliver immediately went to his office, followed closely by Diggle. He let out a breath of relief as he was ready for the meeting to be over as soon as it began. John watched Oliver with a thoughtful look. He knew Oliver felt a lot of pressure about taking over his family's business and that was part of the reason he was involved in street racing. He had once told John that it gave him a sense of control over his life that he did not feel he had when he was Oliver Queen, billionaire and future CEO. Being able to control the car, the speed were things he needed to experience.

When lunchtime rolled around, John ran to Big Belly Burger and got them both a burger. They sat in Oliver's office and enjoyed their lunch and discussed the particulars for the coming night. Oliver called Roy to check in and make sure the car was ready.

"Hey Oliver! I got the tires put on and tested. They are fantastic. I think you are going to like how they drive.", Roy said excitedly.

"Good, thanks Roy. John and I will meet you at the garage at 9:00 p.m.", he said before hanging up.

"Roy said the Challenger is ready to go.', he said to John with a grin. "Slade won't know what hit him."