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We’d agreed to handle it after the weekend, no one wanting to mess up Gram’s birthday

I clenched my hands at my sides We’d underestimated them, and had no idea how many of them were left to fuck with us

“You couldn’t have known,” I repeated as Will’s eyes filled with tears and he turned his head away

“Fuckin’ pain killers,” heup to swipe at his eyes

“Got nothin’ to hide withmy eyes “You know that”

“Sorry about that shit in the forecourt,” he said suddenly “I was bein’ a fuckin’ idiot”

“You wanna kiss and make up?”

“Fuck you,” he snapped, a s at the side of his mouth

“All forgotten,” I said seriously, leaning back in my chair

“Can’t believe Micky’s gone,” he riht there, but fuck I see Tommy and I automatically look over his shoulder for Mick”

I didn’t reply What was there to say? His baby brother was dead, shot down at fourteen in a e’d barely knoere fighting

“Myher doped up What the fuck is she gonna do when she realizes he’s gone? She’s gonna fuckin’ lose it, man”

“Grease’ll take care of her”

“Who’s takin’ care of him?”

“She will”

“That doesn’t even make sense,” he murmured tiredly

I thought about the space between Trix and I We weren’t taking care of each other In —her leaning onback That’s what Casper and Farrah were doing Holding each other up, even though with Lily in the hospital, itBut Trix wasn’t doing shit for h to help her, either

“You’ll get it when you find the woman you wanna be with,” I finally said

“You and Trix okay?”

“Yeah, we’re fine”