Fish

Carina was perplexed by the silence that fell between them in the black BMW. Her future husband also seemed uncomfortable, and he chose to focus his energy on his MP3 player. She tried not to wince when he finally chose to play Mozart's music. He really likes music without words. She almost shivered again when she thought of sharing the same place with him.

In. Near the. A year.

"Do you have any of the Black Eyed Peas?"

He looked confused by the question. "To eat?"

She suppressed a groan. "I would pick a few more classic discs. Like Sinatra, Bennett, Martin."

He remained silent.

"Eagles? Beatles? Just shout if those names sound familiar."

His shoulders stiffened. "I know who they are. Do you like Beethoven?"

"Forget it."

They went back to silence over the piano music. Carina knew they were both stressed as the distance to her parents' house shortened. Playing the loving couple is not going to be easy when they can't even have a two-minute conversation. She decided to try again