Dean won't take no for an answer, apparently. Caston takes hold of the sandwich if only because it's being shoved into his hands, and he peers down at it quizzically. If Dean insists, then he'll eat it, and he makes a good point about using it as an excuse to leave early.
Except it won't happen that way. Caston has to help with the dishes tonight, which means staying the whole way through. Skipping out early isn't done in the Shurley family.
Caston takes a seat in one of the office chairs and sets the sandwich in his lap, unwrapping it so that he can start eating. He ponders Dean's offer, one that he's been given plenty of times before, but the answer will always be the same. It isn't worth the strife that would come if he ditched his weekly family gathering.
"I can't tonight, but maybe another night," Caston says after a pause, and then he takes a sizable bite of the sandwich. It's greasy and delicious and the exact opposite of anything Michael will cook, which is reason enough to enjoy it.
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Except it won't happen that way. Caston has to help with the dishes tonight, which means staying the whole way through. Skipping out early isn't done in the Shurley family.
Caston takes a seat in one of the office chairs and sets the sandwich in his lap, unwrapping it so that he can start eating. He ponders Dean's offer, one that he's been given plenty of times before, but the answer will always be the same. It isn't worth the strife that would come if he ditched his weekly family gathering.
"I can't tonight, but maybe another night," Caston says after a pause, and then he takes a sizable bite of the sandwich. It's greasy and delicious and the exact opposite of anything Michael will cook, which is reason enough to enjoy it.