Todd sat across the living room reading the Sunday Times. “We should do something interesting today,” Cassie said.

“I like the peace and quiet,” Todd said.

Cassie sighed. It was quiet. Wind jingled the chimes out on the porch. The clothes dryer hummed in the basement. Todd’s paper rustled. Cassie thought maybe she’d mention that it wasn’t completely quiet, but she held her tongue. The dryer stopped. The wind stilled. Might as well be in a dreamless sleep, she thought. Might as well be dead. Wasn’t there something about a tree falling in the forest? She opened her cellphone to a story on Stories-On-Line. A good one. Arousing. Her hand crept into her panties. Wet. The girl screamed when she came. Cassie was pretty sure she didn’t scream. But she wasn’t sure. Orgasms could be obliterating. She tapped the record tab on her phone and set it on the table. Pushed her panties to the side. “Todd, get over here.”