There's one more thing. [ As much as Shadow wanted to leave things at her believing him, he truly didn't want any harm to come to Jessica. He polished off the glass in hand before continuing. His chest moved pronounced with a deep breath that he took regardless of feeling as if he couldn't breathe even after taking it. ] Laura came back from the dead.

[ He now wished the liquor bottle was in hand's reach. Shadow didn't cave but continued to explain, still watching Jessica with a pleading look. ]

She's got a pass from the underworld. It's a long story but I made it to her funeral, I had a coin on me that I won from the son of a bitch Wednesday used to railroad my life. It's a lucky coin. Not only did she rise from the dead but has your strength. Only she's still a corpse. She was decaying to the point she...

[ Maybe he should stop and give Jess a chance to process. ]