Drabble 11

What was that?

"What—" my wife started.

"One joule per second!" I interrupted.

"Zip it!" she groused, "what was that?"

"I didn't hear—"

"You wouldn't hear a bomb going off right here!"

"No," I laughed, "I'd probably be too busy flying about. Really, woman—"

"Just go check already! I won't sleep otherwise... and neither will you."

"OK! Enough already. I'll look."

"Love you," she breathed as I left the room. And, for the first time in years, I thought she might mean it!

***

"So," the officer repeated, "you came home, and found his body?"

"Yes," she grimaced, "it was such a horrible shock!"


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