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"Son, sit back down," Bill sorabbed his coat and keys and stormed out the kitchen door

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"Taryn, I’ to sound sincere

I stared at him for a moment "Thank you, Nick But I’ to"

"I can’t help it if he can’t take a joke!" Nick laughed uncodeal

I sat there in shock I couldn’t believe how a member of Ryan’s own immediate family, his only brother that he looked up to, could be so callous and cruel After all the crap that Ryan has to put up with being an actor, co home to his family should be a relief for him, not another source of pain I looked at their parents before I turned hts any longer

"Before you chastise your brother, Nick, you should kno much he envies you"

"Envies me?" Nick scoffed

"Yes, you," I stated calranted every day - freedoer has His success that you tease hiht you knew that already" I glared at his he desires - a home, a wife, a child - normalcy You knohat your brother has?" I tiltedsure to hold his eye contact

"He has acute paranoia fro after hilobal scale when they print lies about hiative criticis he tries to do, and constant scrutiny by everyone – even fro brother that he adores" I counted theers "But surely you must know that already So if you feel inclined to let him kno remorseful you are, perhaps you should think of that before you apologize"

Nick looked coing open