008. Liar.
Winnie rests her head on Jesse's shoulder.
He squeezes her hand gently.
"Aren't all the kids in their little soccer uniforms adorable?" She queries dreamily, as they watch the children across the park play.
Jesse shifts to look at her face, trying not to disturb her too much. "Are you trying to imply something with that comment? A child of ours would most likely up like Claudia ."
Winnie rolls her eyes, repressing a flutter of disappointment in her belly. "You're just paranoid because of that vampire book. Besides it wouldn't necessarily happen that way. But no, I wasn't trying to imply anything by saying that."
Jesse gazes at her warily.
She lifts her head to meet his gaze in a more normal fashion. "Stop distrusting me."
"But you're so easy to mistrust." Jesse teases finally managing a smile.
"Right 'cause I always lie to you." Winnie retorts.
"You lied about being dead." He points out.
"Only so you'd come back, you great lummox. You promised you were going to. Sixty years was more than enough waiting for me."
Jesse sighs. "I guess that was partially my fault. But I came back once, and you were married, with a child."
Winnie places a hand by against his cheek. She remembers the child, wishes that Jesse wants one too. She loves the poor dead baby even now. Her sweet little foundling. She dreams of having the chance to mother again. "I know, it was my fault too."
They kiss gently, trying to bury their hurt at those memories all over again.
Author's Note: For those of you who don't know the book they are referencing is Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice. Claudia is a child vampire, that wishes she were a grown-up. Basically.
Also this is one of my first attempts at writing using present tense. What do you think?