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To have them always be there

And to know they’d always be happy to see him when he bothered to show up

Like now, as he stood there, hands in his pockets, watching as the residents got ready for the big moment He’d paid for the party

And here he was thinking it was a bonus that he’d been able to show up

Lia

At all

Was the old ht then? Was he worthless?

“Shh, quiet, everyone, they’re rounding the corner! They’re co in the front!” Susan Gruber, wife to Dale, said, with a sideways smile to her husband Liam had never seen one without the other

The front door ope

ned He pasted a huge slad that he’d made it back in time

“Surprise!” More than fifty voices chorused at once His was airls’ faces orth the effort it was costing hioing to be fine

He was a good irls all these years Maybe he hadn’t seen that And maybe, now that he did see it, it was up to him to do what he could to rectify the situation Maybe, very soon, he’d be in a position to be around e

Because he was decent His father be damned

He’d reifts that he’d picked out himself and that they’d loved Whenever they needed a favor, he did what he had to do to grant it