Silver Creek Silver Waters

Perhaps it was a slight bit of projection, that he would assume she be jealous. He'd never truly been in love, though his eyes had danced across many a pretty face. He'd thought that he might be tasting the first tendrils of the bittersweet poison with the female from his last pack, but that was not a drink he was meant to take. Even still, he'd felt a few pricklings of green in his eyes when that female had cast her eyes on other males. She had been only a friend, but with friendship often comes love. Whether it blossom romantically or familially was the true question. He had felt the stirrings though, and he had felt a the growing affection in his heart. While he had been juggling the idea of two females, courting them both subtly but openly and in a manner so as not to confuse anyone, he'd thought that he might have his pick. Such are the ways of tragedy and love.

He smirked at her and laughed, nodding. "I suppose you'd be right. The heart wants what it wants though." He cast her a sly look, that slowly morphed into a more serious one. "I'll tell you a secret though, I'm not a man to ...shall we say...collect a body count. Once I call someone mine, I'll want no other." He paused a moment, thinking back. "Unless, I suppose, they are not so careful with my own heart. Then I could." He exhaled a puff of air, nodding. It sounded justified to him. Take care of me, I'll take care of you and if you fuck me over, I'll ensure it's mutual. A gentleman until given a reason not to be, that was Heston. Or, so he imagined himself.

She called his bluff and he merely shook his head, drawing his tongue over his teeth. "You've caught me out. I mean you, and a few of the other's I've had the privilege of meeting. Definitely you, though." He winked at her. His question of the water drew another taunt and he groaned, rolling his eyes. "Thwarted again, it seems. It shouldn't be very long for that to happen, though, I hope. I've met a few members of your pack. I think I'm mingling well with the locals. I have your vote at least, hm?" He waggled his brows at her, tongue lolling from his mouth in a goofy manner.