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Just as Heather and I had hoped, my brother had slotted in and got the place moving. I had found that when dealing with the boys, the only way to get anything done was to deal with Peggy, who at least knew what was going on, and made up for Patrick’s mad panics, and his and James’s complete inability to take managerial control of what could be a very good business. My brother’s and Peggy’s romance had come as a bonus.
Besides our catering business, my life revolved around organizing functions, and reducing my debt to the bank. They had funded a bigger, fully equipped professional kitchen that gave us the sort of generous working area we needed. But my emotional life was a shambles, as it seemed that everyone close to me had taken a deep dislike to Gerard, indeed Heather was quite exas
