"I think it would," Francis agreed. "Though openness can be learned. You're speaking to me right now and you don't know me that well." Francis had to think about how to answer Will's last question.
"I do love Michael, very much. I'm not in love with him any more, but I was for...for far longer than we were together. For years afterwards, which he is very aware of, but that's in the past. And it's a good thing I wasn't still in love with him after his last encounter with the sheriff. I- I stayed to help him recover and there was a lot of swearing. Sometimes at me."