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"Well it would have been nice if you'd told her so"

"She didn't ask"

Ryan rolled his eyes "You could have shown her, then"

She tapped the cane again "Zoe was too busy assu Saood reason What about you? Why didn't you tell her so? Maybe then she wouldn't have taken Saot a point," Vivian said

Ryan opened hisfor Zoe?

Grandry," she said before he could formulate a reply

Ryan knew that in her mind, her proclamation ended the subject, which was just fine with hi to the dining rooht"

His mother's voice stopped him and Ryan paused midstride "We've never eaten in the kitchen"

"Then it's about time we start, isn't it?" his father asked

"Uhh…Why?" Ryan leaned against the nearest wall, exhausted fro to keep up with the new pace here

His mother walked over and locked her ar to live in Boston and be happy, she can't be subjected to all the formality and structure her ratitude rose in Ryan's chest as he realized how e for the sake of their granddaughter He kne hard it e both their mistakes and their role in Faith's death

He'd never been prouder of his family

And he'd never been more certain of what he had to do next Because despite the one-hundred-eighty-degree turn in his parents, he still couldn't envision Sa up anywhere near here, the place that destroyed her mother

In the saed that he needed to do as best for Sa Sam to be raised by two people who loved her Who understood what a teenage girl needed People ouldn't stifle her spirit, yet would provide the proper discipline People who'd be there when she left for school in theand when she came home in the afternoon Most important, people who Ryan trusted not to deny her access to her blood relatives who also loved her

Saed with Elena and Nicholas Costas

He spent the next hour explaining his decision to his parents, who, to his surprise, understood He even sensed their relief at not having to deal with a teenager again this late in life

After they ate dinner, his"An after-dinner drink?" Mark asked Ryan as he poured hinac

Ryan shook his head "How about an after-dinner discussion instead?"

"That would be a novelty," Mark said

He had a point, since Ryan and his father hadn't been close Ever Perhaps it was tian so "When you had your heart attack you cut back on running the business, right?" he asked his father

"I cut back on traveling froaze "Why do you ask?"