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But those words of Declan’s needled Ronan: She’s nothing without dad

It was like he knew Ronan wanted badly to kno much Declan knew, but it wasn’t like he could ask hiSo that wasn’t uine, pleasant air of either a nun or a pothead "He was just upset Dad liked you the best I didn’t care Everybody has favorite things Moive my entire interest in the real property which was ether with any insurance on such property, to my middle son

They both quietly ate their sandwiches Ronan thought they were probably both considering how this left Declan as no one’s favorite

If I was your favorite, he asked his dead father, why did you leave me a home I could never return to?

Carefully -- this was difficult, because Ronan never did anything carefully -- he asked, "Does Declan ever talk about dreams?"

He had to repeat the question Both Matthew and Chainsaw had gotten distracted by a circling pair of ed elaborately "I don’t think he drea pills, did you know?"

Ronan didn’t know "What kind?"

"I dunno I looked at the bottle, though Doc Mac gave thelionby doctor?"

Ronan hissed "He’s not a doctor,I don’t think he’s legal to give out drugs Why does Declan take sleeping pills?"

Matthew stuffed the reiving hi probleh your stomach"

"Says you and dad were both drea to "

Ronan sat very still He was so still so quickly that Chainsaw froze as well, her head tilted toward the youngest Lynch brother, purloined tuna sandwich forgotten

Declan knew about their father Declan knew about their , un under the seat of his car," Matthew said "I sahen my phone fell down between the seats"

Ronan realized that Matthew had stopped chewing andand was instead just curved on the bench of the picnic table, his liquid eyes uncertain on his older brother’s

"Don’t say burglars," Matthew said finally

"I wasn’t going to," Ronan replied "You know I don’t lie"

Matthew nodded, fast He was biting his lip His eyes were unselfconsciously daain, "Look I think I kno to fix Mom She won’t be able to stay at the Barns and -- I o there anyway -- I think I kno to fix her So at least we’ll have her"

Niall Lynch was, at the ti said Will, of soundand not under any restraint or in any respect incompetent to make a will This Will stands as fact unless a newer docuned this day: T’Libre vero-e ber nivo libre n’acrea

This was probably why he’d called Matthew Probably he’dProbably he needed to say it out loud so it would stop chewing a fucking hole through his stoer brother looked wary "Really?"

The decision galvanized Ronan "I promise"