Jackson, on the other hand, had long gotten used to people's stares whenever he was out in public, so he paid no attention to it at all and just leaned down toward Serenity as he asked her, "Which flavors do you want to try? How about we just order a couple of slices for every flavor they've got?"

"No," she refused, "Don't! That's just too wasteful!"

Although she knew that he could easily afford to buy the entire cafe, she still wished that he would not throw his money away like that just because he was rich.

"I'll just have the dark chocolate cake," she told him. "What about you?"

"Any flavor will do," he replied, having no particular preferences in regard to cakes and desserts. The only reason he was here was to accompany her since she wanted to try them.

Serenity knew that Jackson did not have a sweet tooth, so she chose the blueberry cake for him.

They were then served the two slices of cake. Serenity picked up the dessert spoon and took a bite of the dark chocolate cake. It