Tuck Everlasting Sequel (My Way)

Winnie has waited the longest for Jessie's return. Could she have drank from the spring? Would Jessie come back? Would Winnie find another man? This is what I think would have happened.

Chapter 1-

Winnie stroked Jake's cheekbone eying him. She curled a loose strand of his shiny brown hair back behind his ear.

"I love you," Winnie said aloud blushing her cheeks red.

"I love you to, dear," Jake reminded her.

Winnie lie while Jake hovering on top of her eying her beautiful blue eyes.

Winnie never told about the spring, nor Jessie. He had been so long, too long. Winnie knew it was wrong, but he never came back. If he will, it is already to late. She is different now, Jessie wouldn't understand. She drank from the spring at 19, she waited 20 years. Then 40 more, he still never showed up. Jake was a wonderful man, she was her best friends brother. Her best friend, Allie, met her in high school. They soon became best friends, then moved to college with her in a dorm.. No one knew about the spring, nor that she drank it at 19. Now she is considered 22, when she is physically 19.

They lay there in the wood, next to the "T" carved tree and the spring, that she covered up after she drank from it.

"Jake, should I go prepare lunch?" Winnie asked politely.

"I would much rather prefer brunch and spend the morning here, all alone with you." Jake chuckled.

Jake lightly pushed his lip against hers freely. Winnie pulled in and stroked his cheek.

Winnie heard a rustle of bushes behind the "T" Carved tree. Winnie looked up at it and Jake followed her movements. Jessie stuck his head out the right side staring at them in a shocking way. It was dead silent for a while.

"Excuse me, sir. Do we know you?" Jake chimed in ignoring the moment of dead silence.

"I'm…I'm Jessie Tuck. Old friend of Winnie's." Jessie sighed.

"Do you know him?" Jake questioned aware of her.

"Yes….yes..I…I do." Winnie said with a shocked face.

"May I have some privacy with Winnie for a minute?" Jessie splurged.

"If that's okay with my Winnie. Is it?" Jake questioned her.

Winnie nodded 'yes' slowly, unsure of what he would say.

"I guess I will head back home and start brunch." Jake commented walking away to the house."

Once Jake had logged out, it was silent for what seemed like hours.

"I….I….I'm sorry. You never came. I waited and waited, then drank the spring at 19. I would be 22 now. I waited 2 years after that and you never came. I attended high school and made a best friend Allie's brother. We fell in love." Winnie began.

"You didn't wait, I thought you would wait! You are a very unfair person, Winifred Foster. I thought I could trust you." Jessie said angrily.

"I waited 20 years! You should have came earlier, but you didn't. I can't control that." Winnie whined.

Jessie walked toward her eying her. Winnie stared at the ground, eyelids mostly closed.

"Winnie, I wanted the time to be perfect. I thought we would be traveling the world. Sleeping in the same bed. Having fun no matter where we are. Even have children. But no, I'm 'to late'. " Jessie said calmly.

Winnie felt her body shiver. She knew it would be wrong and right to love him again. Jake was wonderful. Jessie was wonderful.

Winnie's phone buzzed. Jake texted her.

Lunch is ready, honey. Mind coming in?

Can Jessie come? He must be starved.

Well, I guess it will be alright. Allie should be heading home from work.

Alright, we're coming. It'll be just a minute.

"What was that?" Jessie chimed in.

"Oh, Jake invited you for lunch, if you don't mind. Allie should be her soon, as well."

Jessie nodded in excitement and added a tint of a smirk to his smile. Winnie could feel the butterflies in her. It's been 20 years. She was nervous, and Jessie looked nervous as well. Winnie leaded Jessie out to the gate, with a little chit chat here and there. Winnie was confused.