Page 461 of Lodestar

Me: Ah, shit.

Vana: And he smelled of weed when he came up.

Me: Double shit.

Vana: Camden would say it’s okay to open up with Aidan about everything, but he’s got so many issues that it's knowing where to start. Aidan would probably suggest rehab and that won't work.

Me: If it was possible to fix people, I’d like to fix him.

Vana: We could always neuter him.

Me: LOL. Not sure how he’d feel about that.

Vana: Maybe he’d get himself under some semblance of control.

Me: You just huffed then, didn’t you?

Vana: Maybe. Did you know the last time he went to rehab, one of his stalkers broke into the facility?

Me: Jesus. Your family is so fucking unlucky.

Vana: YOU are our family too. Stop excluding yourself.

Vana: I'm not the only one who's going to regret our dinner.

Me: Why?

Vana: He told Mom about it.

Me: So?

Vana: She wants to see you.

Me: Then she can go fuck herself lol.

Vana: She might like that though.

Me: Hahahahahaha.

Vana: :P

Vana: Don’t expect to get out of this lol.

Me: I’d like to see your dad.

Vana: They come together as a pair.

Me: I GTG.

Vana: No, what a surprise lol.

Me: Not because of the conversation. I’m waiting for someone. They showed up. TTYL.

Vana: Okay. TTYL. BTW the last of the articles goes live today. All those politicians’ dirty secrets are out in the open.

Me: Good. Lay low on the writing front for a while. I’m shifting focus to the Interpol department handling the Sparrows and this charity Rachel has started. You okay with covering society events?

Vana: Duh.

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