He stared at her. "Do you think I earn too little money?"

"Ah, no!" She denied it. "I just wish you could have a better life." Maybe she wouldn't amount to much, but she wished for a better life for him.

"I will have a better life. And when the time comes, I can give you whatever kind of life you want, too," he looked at her seriously and said.

Obviously, this was just a game to him, but now, he really wanted to give her a different kind of life. It would be something that he could easily do.

Serenity smiled. She did not believe that Jack could give her the kind of life she wanted. However, she did not want to hurt his self-esteem, so she simply said, "Nice. Then I'll wait for you to get rich and just be a leech and live off you.”

"Okay," he replied as a glint flashed across his deep, dark eyes. If she wanted, he could support her for the rest of her life.

The next day, when Connor Gunn went to the pantry, he heard some co-workers chatting with each other. "Have you seen the swea