B is for Because You're Sweet

One Halloween night, John and Sunny sat quietly in their home in rural Maryland, awaiting kids to come to their door and ask for candy.

Sunny wasn't that familiar to the tradition but John had enlightened her with the description of some of his previous Halloweens.

Coming around to the idea, John and Sunny stocked up on candy and made it a stay at home movie night, the flicks they watched ranged from Ghostbusters to The Warriors to My Big Fat Greek Wedding, giving out candy to trick-or-treaters as they came by.

Hours went by, from 6:00 in the evening to about 10:00 at night, the two had almost run out of candy.

Finally the last of the kids, a dark haired 12 year old boy wearing a robot costume, and an auburn haired 11 year old girl with a small face, her hair cut the same way as Sunny's, dressed in a knocked the door.

"Last one probably, let's take this one together." Sunny said as the two had been tag teaming all night.

The couple got up and headed for the door to see the two almost teenagers alone at the door.

"Trick or Treat!" the two kids yelled holding their bags of candy out.

"Hey guys, last batch of candy, just for you!" John said, sneaking away a Twix bar from the bowl.

He poured the rest of the sweets into each of their bags wished them a Happy Halloween but just as the two were about to leave, John called the boy back with a "pssst!" sound.

They boy pulled back and John knelt beside him.

"Hey, do you like her?" John asked bluntly but quietly.

"Kinda, yeah." The kid responded.

"More than a friend like her though?" the ashen haired man pondered.

"Yeah," the boy said somewhat embarrassed.

John took the Twix bar and gave it to the boy.

"Split that with her, and she'll like you back."

The man gave the pre-teen a fist bump and closed the screen door with a clear window after him.

The boy caught up to the girl and tapped her on the shoulder.

He pulled out the Twix and gave her one of the chocolates.

"Because you're sweet." The teen said to the girl.

"Awww…" the girl said as she took it and ate the candy, then gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek.

The two held hands and walked off and the boy looked backed at John giving him a wink and a thumbs up.

John then turned out the porch light and closed the door entirely, then noticed in te bowl of candy there was one lemon Starburst left in the bowl.

He picked it up and before the couple got back to their movie night, John stopped Sunny, giving her the candy, saying "because you're sweet."

This registered an "awww…" from Sunny and a rewarding juicy kiss.