"The Gorge Road" Chapter 2
2. Encounter “They actually said that to you? Sorry, who are these people again?” Deon was skeptical as we drove away from the party and I recounted my experience. I had spent the rest of the evening chatting with Richard and Angela (their different investment ventures, Daniel’s interests) until Deon intercepted me on the way to the bathroom and suggested we hit the road, or Sarah would be worried. Jesus, married people. “Richard and Angela DiAnnon,” I repeated to Deon, in the car. “I figured they were Denner & Birch clients. They live somewhere out past Corbett?” “They probably are clients, but I’ve never heard of them,” Deon said, bemused. “Damn, that’s out in the Gorge.” “The what?” “The Columbia River Gorge. Good hiking out there, supposedly. They didn’t say what they did for a living, other than investments?” “I didn’t ask. I was sort of sick of that topic, honestly. Sometimes it’s more interesting to focus on who someone is, beyond their job title.”