The situation was surprisingly harmonious. We didn't talk to each other because we enjoyed the time, not because we felt awkward…. At least that was what I feel right now.
After a while, Mason put down his pumpkin latte and asked, "Em, are you happy right now?"
"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked. I found that question pretty weird. Of course, I was happy right now. I got to eat my first, and probably one of the most delicious cakes I had ever eaten in my life. I could also experience having a first real date with a boy, although I knew this date would lead to nowhere.
But at least, it still counted as a date, right?
"It's nothing," Mason shook his head. He was about to say more, but he paused as if hesitating to just say it out loud.
"I… I want to make you happy…" Mason mumbled in a low, almost inaudible voice.
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