After the server handed her the strawberry ice cream cone he ordered a cookies & cream one, after he received it he handed a ten dollar note to the server and got the three dollars change, which he put in the tips jar.<br/>He sat down at the nearest table he could see, leaving the trolley beside him.<br/>He motioned towards the seat looking at Sophia,<br/>"Have a seat, it's nice to relax sometimes."<br/>He took a few licks of his ice cream, it was delightful.<br/>Alex looked at Sophia carefully, was that an expression of grief on her face?<br/>He had quite a lot to learn about this lady he assumed, and he had plenty of time to do so.