Shannon:Nothing
Will:Save us both the time and energy of wading through the bullshit and tell me.
Shannon:I’ve fucked things up with Sam
Will:What happened?
Shannon:I’ve handled the whole thing wrong. Everything. I’ve taken a lot of shit for coddling him over the years, and I should have kept doing it. Never should have backed away or gotten into this fight about his issues and his strange girlfriend or any of it. I should have snuggled him up and doubled down on the coddling.
Will:Ok, so move on. If you want to do things differently, go ahead.
Shannon:Yeah, unfortunately, Sam’s busy being furious at me and he interprets everything I do as manipulative or malicious or whatever, and he’s not having it
Will:I know what you should do
Will:COME TO MEXICO
Shannon:omfg would you stop it?
Shannon:Allow me to be abundantly clear: I am not going to Mexico with you. I have articulated my reasons and I’m finished with this topic.
Will:Your reasons are shit
Shannon:They’re still my reasons and I’m serious about being finished. I’m not talking about this anymore.
Will:And here’s why your reasons are shit
Will:You’re in a war of hearts and minds with Sam. You need to let the insurgency run itself into the ground. Let it blow up, burn down, and when there’s nothing left to lose, you can get in there and fix things
Shannon:I can’t let Sam blow up or burn down
Will:At the minimum, you need some distance from that shit.
Will:Matt and Lo will be in Mexico, so you’ll have family. Also: Judy will love you.
Shannon:Don’t you think Judy will require some kind of explanation as to why I’m joining the Halsted Family Festivities?
Will:Let me deal with Judy
Shannon:And you’re going to deal with Lauren, too?
Will:Stop obsessing about that. Come to Mexico. Stay with me. There’s nothing more to be said.
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Will:Care to explain why you aren’t answering your phone?
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Will:Here’s the situation. I’ve called you 6 times and left 5 voicemails. That means it’s time for you to call me back.
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Will:Just talked to Tom. He confirmed you’re alive.
Will:He’s a treasure, btw. Gave me your entire schedule for the week.
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