LUNCH WITH LIAM helped to take my mind off of Slade for a while. Between bites of corned beef and cabbage, he told us stories about some of the escapades involving him and his two brothers, when they were growing up. By the end of our meal, I couldn’t remember laughing so hard. “You and Aiden were so cruel,” said Melody, after he told us about Torin and some of the practical jokes they’d played on him. “We were usually just trying to get him to laugh. He’s always been so damn serious about everything,” replied Liam. “Unfortunately, he didn’t have a very good sense of humor, even back then.” “Did you ever think that maybe he’s like that because you and Aiden are a couple of jokers? Maybe he just felt the need to balance you two out,” said Melody. “Yeah, I guess that would make sense. An

