“Don’t do this to me, Black Widow,” he sighed. “He’s going to be a hellcat all night and I don’t have time to babysit his ass. My fantasy football team is last in my league right now.”
“Do you think he’s all right?”
Riley tucked his notebook away, shrugging. “The only thing I know is that I know nothing.”
I nodded. “Same.”
*
Shannon:Any chance you’re around?
Will:At your service, ma’am
Shannon:When did you get back?
Will:Couple of hours ago
Shannon:Did everything go well? What’s the preferred outcome for these things?
Will:Decent training op. Everyone came back, and with all limbs.
Will:Fucking tired though.
Shannon:You should sleep. I’ll talk to you later
Will:You’ll talk to me now.
Will:What’s up?
Shannon:You know what I hate
Will:Chicken on a bone
Shannon:Well, yes, but other things too
Will:The use of the word cunt
Will:Which, I have to tell you, I don’t understand. I figured you’d be all over that one. Think of the inventive ways you could mix up your insults.
Will:I’d be excited about you calling me a rusty old cunt or something.
Shannon:You finished?
Will:Yes ma’am.
Will:Tell me all the things you hate
Shannon:I hate when people expect me to be the bitch. Like, they just assume my cold, dark heart beats for the sole purpose of being awful.
Shannon:And yes, sometimes, I have to strap on the balls and be the bitch because that’s what I do here but I hate when people can’t see that there’s a difference between me and my role.
Shannon:It’s really fucking messy because my family and my work are indistinguishable. Right now, Sam thinks I’m the most evil bitch in the world because I suggested he talk things through with his psychiatrist
Shannon:And because he’s too busy being a man to acknowledge that a lot of things are changing in his life right now and he needs some help processing it all
Shannon:Not because I think he’s mentally ill, deranged, or unfit for society. Because it helps to talk things out
Shannon:But no. to him, therapy is for pussies and he freaks when he thinks people are criticizing him, and I’m the worst
