You were pretty sure you had made it clear that you weren't interested in him—in fact, you weren't interested in anyone right now. But Leon's pick up lines were so silly, making you not only roll your eyes, but also slightly lift the corners of your lips. Maybe that's why he kept coming back, despite your rejections each time.

And when he tries again, you could only wonder how he still had the patience not to give up.

“Do you wanna come over today and try what my mom made?” Leon began, sitting down across from you with a broad grin on his lips and amusement in his eyes. This time more confident than ever.

“What’d she made?” You asked with a slight sigh, not sure what would come next, for the fact that Leon had lost his parents as a child was a well-known fact.

“Me.”