Chapter 74: The Cross-armed Toast

To spare Iris the awkwardness, Wesley Kershaw took a seat at the table. Little Winnie sat between them, peeking left and right, happy as a clam. "Hey, did you hear? The Junoz Hotel we're eating at went into lockdown two days ago. People said the military was involved. We haven't had a story this big in Tadville in ages." Trying to cover her discomfort, Iris steered the conversation to the lockdown. Wesley thought, I set that in motion. How could I not know? Of course, he couldn't say so. "I heard....