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“Arthur, not—”

“No Lorelai, no Drugs? He’s not so when the hell he’ll start to act like one!” He went on, but Arty didn’t look like he cared or even heard hiainst the white bed sheets

“I’ve been waiting and waiting to see when you’d grow up, but at every turn, you continue to disgrace this family and yourself—”

“Arthur, I swear to God if you do not stop right now!” my aunt screamed

Shaking his head in disgust, he brushed past Walt and me on the way out

“Sweetheart, don’t et you all the help you need—” She tried to hold his hand, but he pulled away and leaned back into the bed, closing his eyes God I wanted to strangle hirow up? I didn’t knohat else to do but just be there

So that’s e all did We all just stayed near him

Felicity

“Theo?” I yawned, shifting in bed when the door opened

“So this is really the reason he’s been unreachable I had soured it was you”

My eyes snapped open, and I sat up, vaguely re that voice Even in the dimly lit room, I could clearly see Arthur Darcy, Theo’s uncle and for theat the door He looked worn and beaten down, not at all like the person I had seen at his house party only weeks ago

“Mr Darcy—”

“This is a nice roo around the hospital suite before stepping in front of my bed “Did my son pay for it all?”

I knehere he was getting at, and I didn’t like it at all But I wasn’t going to lie either

“Yes, however I never asked him to—”