Alex's surprise to me was a candle-lit dinner by the beach. There were rose petals everywhere, and I kept grinning from start to finish, especially when he told me he had cooked the main dish himself. The fact that he put so much thought into our first date made me fall deeper for the man if that was possible. Would I ever be able to call him mine? I was starting to get greedier for him with each passing moment together, it would seem. The dessert was a small-sized layered cake that had one candle on it. "Happy birthday, love," he said, his smile moving me to tears. "Thank you," I struggled to keep the tears at bay. Then, he nodded to one of the servers, and I was soon presented with a small box. My eyes widened at once. "There's more?!" I squealed in delight and disbelief

