Page 19 of No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding

Can I have an...Aperol spritz?

BARTENDER

Si, naturalmente.

MAN (O.S.)

Put that on my tab, Eduardo.

Eduardo nods and walks away to make the drink.

Cecilia looks over to a dapper MAN (35, Captain America with a smirk) sitting two stools over. He’s wearing a suit, and there’s a fedora on the bar in front of him.

CECILIA

I can buy my own drink, thank you.

MAN

But why would you want to?

He moves one stool closer. Cecilia is wary, but he’svery attractive.

MAN

Connor Smith. And you must be Cecilia Crane.

CECILIA

How did you know that?

He points to her luggage tag on the suitcase by her feet. Her name is written on it in all caps:CECILIA CRANE. VENICE BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

CECILIA

You’re observant.

CONNOR

Comes with the territory.

CECILIA

What’s that?

CONNOR

My profession.

CECILIA

Are you some kind of Sherlock Holmes?

CONNOR

Something like that.

CECILIA

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