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Kelsey stood outside the family mausoleum she hadn’t seen since her mother’s funeral

It hile they were there, with Liae touch

It was a co touch, as if soently She heard a voice speak softly

"He rests in peace He was a good reat adventure, where he will do well"

She turned around, looking for the speaker who had given her the kind words Lia just spoken softly to Katie Sean O’Hara, Katie and Vanessa were just behind her, a respectful step back

Katie, however, was frowning

At so her eyes and trying to feel the air around her Silly There was nothing there, and she had iined the words, or a friend had come close…

The service finished She went to throw a rose on the grave, and others followed suit Cutter Merlin’s coffin was carried into the mausoleum by representatives frorave would be sealed later People she knew, and people she didn’t know, came by to squeeze her hand and re Ja his nephew and niece to take their tiood Irish sendoff for Cutter at O’Hara’s, a celebration of the life he had lived

Alice and Esther Beckett came to her, supported by David and Liam

"Oh, child! It was a wonderful service," Alice said

"Nonsense,all those years, and really living while he could Too eezers--ah, well, hiven up on adventure You be proud of Cutter, and all that he did!"

"I am very proud," Kelsey assured them

"And you come see us, dear, promise?" Esther asked

Alice took her hands "Oh, Kelsey, dear! You are just beautiful, even more beautiful than your sainted mother, may she rest in peace Thank God you’ve come home to us Liam, didn’t I tell you once? I knew that Kelsey would come home to us Remember, dear, we must never live for the past Only for the present, and a bit for the future"

Esther grinned wickedly "Right now, I’e, dear, one doesn’t count on a future"

"Oh, Esther, we all pray you’ll be with us er!" Liaood years,people come to see us, you hear? Where is my dear Betsy? She’ll see us ho, kind, had glossy dark skin and spoke with a beautiful and ave Kelsey condolences and led her charges away, Liaround of the cemetery

More people ca the her hands "Kelsey, I’ve heard about that guitarist fellow being found dead on the property You ht want to stay somewhere else while… Well, I just don’t kno safe that house is, young lady!"

"Why?" she asked him

"Well--the felloas dead, Kelsey!"

"I don’t know if I ever knew hi to do with the house or e place, Kelsey"

She found herself rerandfather in months while his secretary had said that he’d been out recently She ht after Jaive his condolences and kiss her cheek that she noticed Katie, David, Sean, Lia over by the Beckett e conversation, talking and yet not see at one another It was bizarre, and she wanted to walk over, but others kept conore what seemed to be sincere sy him He smiled and waved

But they all looked so odd As if they were talking to air

It was a cehosts

She thanked a stranger for his kind words and ot across the ce called

"Kelsey, Kelsey, irl!"

She turned around, stunned to see her partner, Avery Slater, tall, handso across the ceed

He reached her, wrapped his ar her face "My poor, poor, Kelsey I’m sorry I’ is going to be all right,life"

"Avery You’re here," she said

"Well, of course, I’roup over by the Beckettat her, and it looked as if they had received a group Botox injection, they appeared so surprised