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I snap back to the present when Brian and Patrick set their instru draoofy-s partner warmly on the shoulder and skips her way back to me She looks so damn pleased with herself that I raise my beer in salute and she curtsies in response I hand her my beer and she downs it in one s When she coh
"Did you see ular Colin Farrell"
Her tinkling laugh draws interested looks fro away froht Faith isn’t nearly as intiht-eyed state, she’s effervescent I shouldn’t feel proud, but I can’t help it So on the jukebox, and Faith ju I’ve never heard it
Patrick and Brian approach us, and Patrick throiry arood mood lets him keep it there "Brian, have you ever seen two race the four walls of O’Kelly’s?"
"None beside our ly at Faith "So, Beyoncé, are you going to tell us your friend’s name?"
"Gentleman, meet Celine Dion"
"Celine, you dance like a drea a beat "I could barely concentrate onIt takes a certain kind of wos"
Faith cocks a hip and bats her eyelashes "And just what kind of woht kind, love"
Oh boy "Celine, this is Patrick And Brian is the one not so subtly trying to pick you up" I shake rins They really didn’t have the ability to feel sha act on Grafton Street"
"Do you?" Faith breathes "I bet youpeople"
"Loads," Brian confirhted to have Faith’s full attention "I’ as you, though"
Faith turns red "Ah, go away of that"
I watch carefully as the bartender slides a round of drinks in front of Patrick He hands one to each of us, then holds up his pint It’s so full that foam washes down over his calloused hand, but he doesn’t seem to notice "Here’s to the fine balance of the universe"
My drink pauses halfway to my mouth "Huh?"
"The balance of the universe," Patrick explains with a wink "No other way to explain us being kicked out of our flat thisdrinks with the two ht"
"To balance," Brian toasts, then drains half his glass
Right now, that absurd explanation issip of my drink, I wonder if that practical outlook isn’t the answer to everything Just look atthe shit with pickpockets if I hadn’t gone through a draining break-up