A WHISPER OF ETERNIT

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"What made you buy a TV?"Tracy asked.

"You cannot paint or read all day, every day," he replied with a shrug. "I did not want you to get bored." "Thank you."

"Is there anything else you want?"
"Cable would be nice.Oh, and a stereo." "I will see what I can do."

"Too bad we don't have any of my DVDs," she remarked.

He smiled a sly smile,then left the room. Moments later he returned with a cardboard box.
"What's that?"

"Your movies," he said, dropping the box on the sofa beside her. "You never fail to amaze me," she said, grinning.

They spent a pleasant evening watching a DVD ofThe Mummy . Dominic admitted he hadn't watched many movies. Books were more to his liking, but he seemed to get a kick out of watching this one.Tracy had seen it several times before but she never tired of watching Oded Fehr .Or Brendan Fraser, for that matter.

About halfway through the movie,Tracy went into the kitchen and came back with a bowl of popcorn and a can of root beer.

Sitting down, she looked at him and shrugged. "I'm hungry."

His gaze met hers and then he glanced at her throat, his eyes darkening. "So am I."
Tracystared at him, her mouth suddenly dry. "Dominic…"

He didn't say anything, only looked at her, his whole body still, waiting for her decision.

She saw the need in his eyes and while the thought of letting him drink from her was instinctively abhorrent, on some deeper level, she wanted to take him in her arms and ease his pain.

When he stood up, she reached for his hand. "Where are you going?" "Out."

"Didn't you… do that earlier?"
He nodded.

Then why… ?"