Sometimes even Vampires get bored on rainy Sunday afternoons. Andy knew that well, so he invited his friends over to binge watch. He’d gone out for snacks and come back to find everyone lounging around drinking wine and talking about other things.
“We tried to watch some Vampire shows but they were all so gloomy,” said Jayne.
“Don’t forget bad dubbing. There is nothing as bad as a mouth that doesn’t match up with the words,” said James.
“I dated a guy like that once,” said Elizabeth as she scratched Andy’s cat under it’s chin.
A swirl of color blasted through the air, then landed on the back of the couch. Six tiny fairies in pastel colored sat with crossed arms. “The Notebook. We want to watch The Notebook.”
“No,” said Andy. “You’ve watched that at least fifty times. Let’s go upstairs. I’ll put on Bridesmaids, or Enchanted, or something else you haven’t seen yet.” He looked back at his friends as the fairies swirled around his head and pulled at his arms. “I’ll be right back.”
“We’re not watching Moonlight again,” yelled Jayne at Andy as he went up the stairs. “Alex O’Loughlin is absolutely gorgeous, but we’ve seen every episode five time at least.”
Andy settled the fairies in front of the upstairs TV in his office to watch Rebecca, then 27 Dresses.
Downstairs again he poured nuts in bowls, cut up some apples, and uncorked a few bottles of blood. “How about the movie Moonlight?”
“I’ve heard it is really good,” said James.
Elizabeth had seen it but said she’d gladly see it again. As a whole Vampires are pretty agreeable.
The four friends hunkered down to watch the movie.
They knew nobody would ever make an honest movie about people like them. Then again, who said movies had to be honest. It was just entertainment.
After the movie Andy went into the kitchen to make dinner. Vampires never ate in movies. Tonight he’d fix rare tri-tip and a dark leafy salad. None of them felt like going out in the thunder storm for fresh blood. In the movies the weather was always bad, and everyone always wore leather. He thought about his sister who wrote stories about Vampires. Nobody else knew they were based on real life. She wasn’t about to give away the fact she wasn’t like her readers.
He could hear familiar music. His friends had found something else to watch. Twilight Zone. Go figure. Andy smiled and continued to make the salad. Nothing like friends and an afternoon of binge watching.
~ end
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