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Of the three of us, she has the best relationship with our father, so for her to be so wound up around him tells me I’m not the only one who’s felt the pressure the last several months as we push for record-breaking profits. Again.

Couple the work pressure with a divorce right after my own, and a sick kid, I can only imagine the pressure she’s under without adding Dad’s watchful eye and never-enough attitude to it.

“So,” she says, and then leans forward in her chair, shaking her head like she’s trying to forget the interaction we just had. “Tell us everything.”

Chapter 18

Piper

PIPER DELMONICO

Ok, but have you SEEN Fear Street?

FITZ WESTFALL

No, it’s a show about teenagers. Why would I watch that?

PIPER DELMONICO

You like Scream which is literally Degrassi but a horror movie. This opinion is invalid.

FITZ WESTFALL

I think I’m missing something. Zombies? Of all the horror tropes?

PIPER DELMONICO

Judge away, Westfall. It’s my comfort genre.

FITZ WESTFALL

Not even scary vampires? Come on, I never pegged you for a zombie girl.

PIPER DELMONICO

*Zombie Woman. Edward ruined vampires for me.

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FITZ WESTFALL

I’m just saying that if you gave it a chance, you’d probably like it. I saw all of those fantasy books on your shelves.

PIPER DELMONICO

You want me to give a Russian mermaid horror movie a chance because I read high fantasy romance books?

FITZ WESTFALL

I’m not saying they’re the same, but…

PIPER DELMONICO

As fun as that sounds, I don’t think anyone in The Mermaid is going to tell someone they want to lay them out on a table like their own personal feast.

FITZ WESTFALL

???

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