Sweetheart
Title: Sweetheart
Author: Amata le Fay
Story: Omni
Flavor(s): Chocolate Chip Mint 7 (turbulent), Pomegranate 28 (too much of a good thing), Dark Chocolate 21 (sarcasm)
Toppings/Extras: Whipped Cream (both are 15)
Rating: PG13
Word Count: 243
Notes: Written both for RaTs and for Creative Writing class; the assignment was to write a scene with just dialogue and no tags, so... keep DC21 - “sarcasm” in mind when reading.
“Hi.”
“Hello.”
“I...”
“'I' what?”
“Don't you go pretending that you don't know what I'm talking about. Not again.”
“I can't help it, I guess.”
“You guess.”
“I do.” (pause) “Really, what is there for me to say?”
“'nara-”
“What?”
“Don't go.”
“Thought that's what you'd want.” (pause) “Oh, please. Look at you. You're allergic to confrontation.”
“Well, it's not. We...”
“What?”
“We need to talk. I need... I need to talk.”
“So this is about your needs, then.”
“It is. You've been... ignoring them. All this time. I-” (pause) “I didn't realize-”
“Give it up already. All those emotional speeches, the waterworks. They're not gonna sway me, sweetheart.”
“Don't call me that.”
“You used to like it.”
“Well, I'm over that. I'm over all of this.” (pause) “And over you.”
“You're really not!”
“I am over you, Inara Reynolds.”
“Just keep lying to yourself, sweetheart!”
“I-” (pause) “Did you mean any of it? I mean... was any of it real?”
“I don't know what you're talking about-”
“Answer me!”
(pause) “Maybe.”
“That-that's it.”
“Oh, is it? I assumed we were through with as soon as I'd done the deed.”
“Do you care about anything? Anything besides yourself?”
“No. Honestly, I don't.” (pause) “Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get to class.” (pause) “Satisfied?”
(pause) “No.”
“Well, I am.”
“Get back here.”
“Why should I?” (pause) “Why should I do anything for you?”
(pause) “Because I'm still in love with you.”