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"So, so nice tointo a sst the Americans I like it" She turned back to me "Addie, your brother here is quite the writer I was very impressed"

"You--you were?" Ian’s face lit up like a birthday cake, and he stumbled back a few steps I’d never seen a compliment hit him so hard, and on the field they rained down on him constantly "Thank you," he choked out

Miriam slapped hi When you get to beto do hat you can accorow up? And then once you’re all grown-up, why stop? Or at least that’s et Titletrack We should start a fan club about her

She kept going "I want all of you to find a table I’ve been on the road all summer, but they let me back in the kitchen today and I steen claisteen?" Ian looked like he was about to collapse

She tapped her chin with one finger "Or was it Sting? Funny, I soet those two confused I’ll tell the kitchen staff you’re here--see you in two jiffs" She bustled away, leaving ripples of shock in her wake

"Ian, that was savage!" Rowan enthused

Ian turned to me, his eyes round "I just talked to Miriam Kelly"

"No, you were just co up in my chest Whenever Ian was this happy, it always spread to e, so Rowan and I chose another one closer to the door, in an atteive Ian so deal?" I asked, keeping one eyeball on Ian His face had settled on a subtle shade of cranberry, and so far he’d dribbled stew onto his T-shirt and dropped his pen twice If he was going to be ato have to work on the starstruck thing

Rowan nodded "She’s like an infor people to play here at her pub, but after she pushed soest acts in Ireland, all the record coo, she heard Titletrack playing at a university contest and invited the up their fan base"

I dug my spoon into steen steas a ravy topped off with two big ice-cream scoops of mashed potatoes It was so rich and warht into the bowl

"Hey, did you read the guidebook ho the book across the table to me "We have to build a paper boat and put it in the water"

"Are you going to do it or are you going to bail again?" I teased, flipping open to the Cobh section

"Look, as long as it doesn’t involve body fluids, I’m in"

"Fair" I leaned back in my chair happily I was stuffed, and relaxed for the first time in days The live nized froe, buthis head back and laughing