I paused at the door, and glanced back at him. “I really do want you to be happy, Sam. We all know the past year has been difficult for you, but we can’t help if you don’t let us.”
“I know,” he said. “I’m trying.”
With a nod, I returned to my office. I had nineteen urgent items on my list, and it didn’t matter how tired or sore I was, I wasn’t leaving until I had this place under control.
That was the price of disappearing, and I’d pay it again.
Chapter Nine
WILL
Fifteen months ago
Will:Chicago. Second Friday in November.
Shannon:That’s where you’ll be masturbating to Katy Perry videos and crying into your Muscle Milk?
Will:Putting up with your shit requires conditioning. I should be hitting the weights harder just to prepare myself for you
Shannon:Mmm. Best wishes.
Shannon:Oh and when did you put your number in my phone?
Will:While you were in the shower with your little helper
Shannon:Can we stop talking about the shower yet?
Will:That was a religious experience for me. It was better than surfing at sunrise.
Shannon:I don’t know what to do with that information
Will:While you contemplate it, go lock your doors
Shannon:I live in a very secure building, and before you remind me that you got in, I’ll remind you that you’re not the average criminal
Will:Lock your fucking doors or I’m sending one of my guys to do it for you
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Will:Hey. What’s instagram
Shannon:Is that a serious question?
Will:No, I’m just testing you to see if you can summarize things on demand. It’s on my checklist, right after “Uses shower heads but gets very dirty”
Will:Of course it’s a serious question! Answer me.
Shannon:You are a douche waffle.
Will:I thought we agreed on lawyer-fucking meathead…
Shannon:Bad things happen when you bring up the showerhead…
Will:I’m authentically curious about this instagram thing. My mother keeps sending me emails about her travel blog having a “super huge IG following”– direct Judy quote, btw– and telling me to get on it
Shannon:It’s a photo sharing app. Selfies, pets, kids, food, landscapes.
Shannon:What’s the story with the blog? Matt’s always sharing it on Facebook
