Both of them were exhausted. Jesse hadn’t wanted to watch regular TV. He said there was just too much junk on TV. Melissa thought a musical was in order.She flipped through her DVDs. “The Sound of Music?”Jesse shrugged. “I’ve never seen it.”Melissa nearly dropped the book of DVDs. “Are you kidding me? Who hasn’t seen this?” She held the disk out in front of her.“Me.”“Julie Andrews? Christopher Plumber?”He laughed. “I know the people in it, and I know all the songs. I’ve just never sat down and watched it.”“Well, if you want to be with me, you’d better see it.”“Then hurry and put it in.”His eyes were playful, but soft. She took the cue and inserted the disk into the player, retrieved the remote, and sat back down next to him. He pulled her in closer to him, and she started the movie.Melissa remembered the family beginning to flee after the concert, but the next thing she heard was her own mother’s voice.It was then she realized that she’d fallen asleep on the couch, wrapped under a blanket with Jesse’s arm wrapped around her.The DVD repeated the menu items, and the music played over and over as she tried to comprehend the moment.“Missy, get up.
