Serenity could feel her heart pounding heavily in her chest.

Goodness, what had gotten into her?!

She blushed and quickly withdrew her hand.

"Okay, let's... eat before it gets cold."

With that, she concentrated on her food and started eating voraciously.

Jackson smiled faintly as he watched her face almost disappear into her bowl of soup, and the amusement in his eyes seemed to deepen.

"Then, do you like me, Sis?"

"Yes, I do," Serenity replied without hesitation.

"I like you very much to