Toenadering
A man and a woman make a home together.
She looked at the white-and-gray metal box with the big round porthole. Her arms were crossed and her brow was knitted.He glanced at her sideways, a small curl of a smile hiding in the corner of his mouth, underneath the full beard she wished he would shave off.“You know, it isn’t going to explode, love,” he said mildly.He saw her already straight back straighten even further, like he his words had zapped her with electri...