The next morning when they wake up, Tracy is home and has breakfast ready when the boys get down stairs, they boys are surprised because they didnt expect her to be back till later that day, Ryan walks into the kitchen wearing just a boxers and the tshirt he wore to bed the previous night, “for fuck sake ma why the fuck are you home so early im mortified” he turns around and runs back up the stairs to change “god forbid i came home to my own house, and besides i gave birth you you iv seen you in much less” Kevin laughs and sits down to eat, while Ryan is getting changed. Tracey sits down to talk to Kevin “So Kev  tell me  did he meet anyone special at the training day because we  both   know that  he isn't going to tell me himself”  Kevin pauses for a second before he responds  “ well yeah he did it's this American dude who moved here a little over a year and a half ago and is living in Dublin and Ryan seems to have fallen head over heels for him  to be honest I don't know what to think of him  like I haven't talked to him so I don't know what he's like but Ryans on about wanting to meet up with him again soon”  

Tracy thinks for a minute before she responds "I don't really see an issue  with him wanting to see him again, i just worry  about him, with the way things are these days you know, things still aint as easy and safe as they should be which really does grind my gears”  they are sitting drinking your coffee Waiting for Ryan to come back downstairs,  he comes back through the door this time I'm fully clothed He sits down and takes a sip of his coffee  before cup even get a chance to hit the table Tracy enquiries about Toby “ so chap  tell me about this Toby fellah”  Ryan turns to look at Kevin “ you little feckin  sellout”   Kevin grins  back at him, “well ma there's probably not much else I can tell you that the Kevin hasn't already told you”  Kevin Sniggers.

Ryan decide to ask her can he go to meet up with  him again “ well ma if it's alright with you  I'm going to go up on Saturday or Sunday  to see him again, to be honest  I actually really like him……..  before either of you say it I know that sounded cringey but it's the truth” Tracey looks at him she's stuck between a rock and a hard place she wants him to be happy but she also wants him to be safe at the same point. “Look Ryan i don't mind letting you go up to see him, but please just be careful, i'm not telling you to be yourself but there's some pricks of people out there” Ryan gets what she is trying to say even though she didn't say it out right. He knows the dangers that he faces by being who he is and loving who he wants to but he's done hiding it away, where will it get him if he doesnt out that behind him and move on he wants to be happy, “ok mam i'll talk to him and see what the story is”

Ryan texts Toby “good morning handsome, mam said its ok if i go see you this week end which suits you better saturday or sunday” a while goes by before Toby replies “good morning cutiepie, i'm so happy i get to see you again, saturday suits me better won't have to rush home to get ready for school, what you fancy getting up to”. Ryan thinks back to what Kev said the night before. “We could go out for lunch and then see a movie or something. Maybe then get a milkshake or a walk in the phoenix park” Ryan suggested this because he wanted to play it safe and see what his intentions were.

When his reply pops up on Ryan’s phone he is nervous to open it but wants to see what it says at the same time, after a few minutes he decides to open it, part of him is dreading the response while the other half is excited once he opens it he's filled with so many different emotions, “i love that idea we could get lunch in this really nice cafe on O'Connell street we can have lunch there it's cheap and has really nice food” once he reads this he finally realises that it's going to be the way that he expected it to be, but this is just the start of something that he thinks is going to be amazing and if he puts the work in and Toby puts the work in they can both make it work regardless of how far away from each other they will be it will be ok in the end.

Ryan goes to tell his mom about his plans, when he sees her in the kitchen he's never saw her like this before, it was like she saw a ghost, “eh erm Ryan this just came for you in the post it looks like your das writing i can't be 100% sure” Ryan is shocked by this as he hasn't spoken to his dad in over a year, he takes the letter into the sitting room Tracey followers him in they sit down. Ryan takes a minute before he decides to open it, once he opens it he sits back and reads it aloud so he and Tracey can hear it.

“Hello son,

I know this might seem out of the blue because the lack of communication between us and i have to be honest it was a majority of my fault but like i always say a phone works both ways, dont forget that either, well to cut to the chase of this letter, im leaving ireland for good, i dont think ill come back, even to see you, i dont think there is a point in trying to make a connection with you when there would be very little chance of you replying but i guess your mother has some explaining there, reguardless of the situeation i see no point in dragging it out, i herd about your illness and i have spoke to father o’shea hell be around to you over the next couple of weeks to get that sorted out for you so you can get your life straight and back in order, i dont want to see you making those stupid mistakes, i will not have my name associated with that at all, you need to be honest with your self this is not you, this is the rasp that quear friend “kevin” has on you, and i do not want you to be in his presence any longer this has to stop,

I’ve attached a cheque for you with money to get your life sorted and plan a decent wedding with a good irish girl,

Warmest regards

Your dearest father”

Once finished reading the letter both Ryan and Tracey are left speechless, Kevin walks into the sitting room to which he says “i always thought he was a right oul narcissist and i'd like to say i'm surprised that that's how he described me”. Ryan looks at Kevin “what the fuck kevin your more a part of my life than he was or ever will be and i wouldnt have it any other way” he turns to Tracey “if you even let Fr. o’shea step foot in this house i will loose my shit the fact he tried to blame me for not making contact, how many fucking times did i ring that prick to come to awards ceromonies, events and shit like that to be told hes to busy with work and that skank of a wife hes with, then to try pay me off to marry a woman, i dont give a fuck im taking this money and im going to marry a man that i love and that loves me for me” for once Tracey doesnt tell him to stop giving out about him she just lets him go “how much did he put on the cheque chap” she asks “i dont know i didnt even look its still in the envelope give me a second ill look………”  once he looks hes shocked “theres fucking €40,000 on it” they are all shocked and don't know how to react