What's the difference between a trip and a journey?

“Hello, Joshua.”

“I'm four.”

“Aren't you precious?”

A pat on the head.

“How old are you?”

The patting stops.

His face turns serious.

“My mommy's a vampire slayer.”

“What an imagination!”

“She told me what to do if I see one.”

“Really?”

“One- No coming in. Two- Call for help.”

Deep breath into small lungs.

“No need to-”

Voice from behind.

“I'd say there's a need.”

Dust on the porch.

“Daddy!!”

Later, the parents sweep off their porch.

“They were looking at him like...”

“Food?”

“No, like a favorite grandchild.”

“Not even vamps can resist those eyes.”

Hug.