A WHISPER OF ETERNIT

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aboutBryan . He was fun and easy to be with. What harm could it do?
He arrived promptly at six on Friday night and they drove into the city for dinner. "I had a call from my dad today,"Bryan said. "He wants me to come home and settle down." "Are you going?"

"I don't know. Sometimes it seems like it's inevitable that I go home and become a cop like everyone else."

"But you don't want to."

"Not really. I miss my family, though. They all live close together. My sister just had her first baby." He slammed his fist on the steering wheel. "I just wish I knew what I wanted to do."

"Do you have to decide now?"

"Well, the next academy class starts in October. If I'm going, I need to make up my mind so I can apply before the cut-off date."

"Well, I'll miss you if you decide to go." "I'll miss you, too."

He pulled into the restaurant parking lot a few minutes later. The Blue Lantern was a popular restaurant with a bar and a dance floor on one side, and a restaurant on the other.

They ordered drinks while waiting for their table.

Bryanglanced at the couples who were dancing, then looked atTracy . "Want to give it a go?" "Why not?"

Somewhat tentatively,Bryan took her in his arms.

He was a pretty gooddancer, though not nearly as smooth as Dominic… she slammed the door on that train of thought and focused on the music. The jukebox was playing an old Heatwave tune,Always and Forever .

Tears stungTracy 's eyes and she blinked them back. Dominic had vowed to love her forever.
Their table was ready when the song ended.

Tracyordered shrimp.Bryan ordered steak.

Abruptly, he reached across the table and took her hand. "Tracy, you know I'm in love with you." She blinked at him.

"If I decide to go back home, I want you to come with me.As my wife."