Page 45 of The Cornerstone


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Shannon:My sister, Erin?

Will:And my brother, Wes

Will:Apparently, they know a lot of the same places overseas, and were in the same area. They’re hanging out now

Shannon:That’s Erin. Making friends everywhere she goes

Shannon:You’re sure he’s gay?

Will:Positive.

Will:She gave him a tour of a volcano.

Shannon:That’s special.

Will:He seemed to think so. She took him to an old school mafia speakeasy where, says Wes, they treat her like family

Will:Or whatever the Italian equivalent of a speakeasy is

Will:Maybe they were at a mafia den, and if that’s the case, we should talk about whether your sister is actually deep cover foreign intelligence

Shannon:She is so odd

Will:Odd is one way to put it

Will:Is there a short explanation on the odd?

Will:I’m game for the long explanation too

Shannon:there’s a thing. I don’t want to talk about it

Will:A thing?

Will:Did you kill a guy in Reno?

Shannon:Something along those lines.

Will:But you don’t talk anymore. You and Erin.

Shannon:No

Will:Stretch that out for me

Shannon:Nooooooo

Will:You’re fucking comedy, peanut.

Shannon:I’m not getting into it with you. Stuff happened, things were said. She’s happiest when I’m not part of her life.

Will:So the cone of silence is her choice?

Shannon:I’m not getting into this with you.

Will:On a scale of chicken on a bone to that C word you dislike so much, where does this fall?

Will:Still there?

Will:Ok so it’s up there. Understood.