Daniela stopped moving and sat perfectly still. She stared up at him with wide eyes. He decided to take her stance as agreement, and he gently removed her glasses so that he could gaze into her beautiful, brown eyes.
For a few moments, he intently studied those sienna orbs. She had tiny flecks of gold shining in them. Daniela had lovely eyes. Suddenly, he smiled as he refocused on her eyes in such a way that she felt as if he was seeing into her soul rather than inspecting her irises.
“Your eyes are beautiful,” he responded. Then he handed her glasses back to her. He glanced down at the table. “Are you hungry?”
“Mmhmm,” she nodded.
But honestly, she just wanted to look into Jungkook’s eyes again. Who cared about cheesecake when the most gorgeous guy on earth longed to stare into her eyes?
He met her gaze again and laughed. “Daniela, are you okay?”
Silently, she nodded again. Then she blinked and for the first time took a good look at the tray of goodies between them.
“Wow. What all did you get us? I see the cheesecake.”
“I got us chocolate cheesecake too. And their decadent chocolate cake.”
“With chocolate frosting?” She was gazing down at the chocolate torte with chocolate mousse between the layers and a dark chocolate frosting on top.
He nodded. “It’s really rich. But I like it. I’m hoping you do too.”
“Is that a cream puff?” She was studying a brown puff that seemed to be modeled after some sort of creature.
He nodded.
“What’s that?” She pointed at a concoction of vanilla cake, strawberries, and whipped cream.
“A strawberry cream cake. Just for a change of pace. And that’s a macaroon stuffed with gelato.”
“Interesting.”
“It’s a popular thing here. In Korea.” He shrugged. “I wanted to give you some variety.”
She giggled. “I think you succeeded. It all looks delicious. Though, honestly, some of it is too pretty to eat.”
Her eyes were studying the vanilla torte that was dotted with sliced, red strawberries and covered with whipped cream. Then she perused the cream puff that had two eyes and a beak stuck in its whipped cream. Apparently, it was supposed to be an owl.
“Here’s looking at you, kid,” she intoned as she picked up the cream puff bird and made it talk to Jungkook.
He laughed. He picked up the macaroon. The top macaroon was purple, the bottom cookie was pink, and the gelato was also a dark shade of plum. “It made me think of ARMY. Want to try a bite?”
“Sure. What flavor is the gelato?”
Jungkook cocked his head as he considered the ice cream sandwich. “I’m not sure. Try it and tell me.”
He held it out to her, and she took a bite, letting her teeth sink into the chewy macaroon layers before biting through the creamy ice in the middle.
She chewed it for a few moments as she tried to discern the flavor. Puzzled, she responded, “I’m not sure. Can you tell?”
Jungkook popped the remaining cookie into his mouth and chewed thoughtfully. “I think it’s red bean.”
“Ohhh.” No wonder she’d been clueless.
He grinned. “Want to try the main star – the cheesecake?”
“Yes! I’ve been waiting for this!” She picked up a fork and cut out a little wedge from the mini, circular New York cheesecake. She put it into her mouth and closed her eyes as she savored it.
Jungkook smiled as he watched her. “What do you think?”
“It’s amazing!” she breathed as the creamy cake slid over her tongue. “So good!” She opened her eyes. “Thanks for bringing me here, Jungkook.”
“My pleasure.” He took a bite of the same cheesecake. He was enjoying it every bit as much as she was. “Want to try the chocolate one now?”
She nodded vigorously. He cut a piece and held it out to her on his fork. For a moment, she just stared at him. Who would ever believe that Jungkook of BTS was feeding her cheesecake? She could hardly believe it herself.
Inwardly, she shrugged and leaned forward to take the bite he was offering her. She wasn’t sure that she was even going to tell anyone about today. No one would believe her anyway. And she kind of just wanted to keep it to herself. It was special. She was spending a whole afternoon with this amazing man.
In that moment, she felt truly blessed simply to have the chance to get to know him. Separate from his life as a celebrity. Away from BTS and ARMY. Just the two of them. Two young people enjoying some sweets together. How amazing was that?!
