Saviour

Epilogue Part 37

15 years later

The stars twinkle above Sheephaven as I sit filling out paperwork for the next month's bookings The Willow Guesthouse has been thriving now for years not a week goes by during the summer when we don't have our rooms fully booked, thankfully now towards the end of autumn the bookings ease up a little. Apollo helps out when he isn't touring the small venue circuit with Shannon. We converted the stables into living quarters and use the house for guests. It makes me so happy inviting people to stay at my home and teaching them all about the coast the flora and fauna the history of the village and just making their stay comfortable and enjoyable.

The Gallery has been doing amazingly well too, most of Willows original photos are still on display along with contributions of my own, quite often a visitor will stop and ask me about the Impractically New York exhibit after recognizing "Those famous TV guys" and I'll proceed to tell them the story of Sparrow Throne finding herself in New York thanks to these 4 amazing dummies.

Fallon moved from Willows home just before baby Shane was born the April after Mam died. An angsty but loveable teen now at 14 he leads the next generation of Sheephaven residents. Fal and Eamon were also blessed with baby Juno 4 years after Shane a kind hearted and gentle soul just like her Mama but a daddy's girl at heart. After both her babies reached school age and she had nobody to look after during the day Fallon had so much time on her hands she became a part time carer for the elderly. I don't believe she will ever lose her maternal spirit.

Apollo's career has taken off amazingly he lives with me in the stables when he's not on tour or traveling in his van always the journeying spirit my older brother spent a year in America starting in New York with the guys and finishing in Nevada at burning man not yet married nor do I think he ever will be Apollo is happy as the lone wolf he's always been. He absolutely loves preforming and his confidence has grown amazingly.

Shannon and Bronach are happily married, the year after I returned home same sex marriage was made legal in Ireland and the nation celebrated the O'Reillys had a huge ceremony on the beach and 5 years later thanks to a donor they began their family little Maxie is now 8 and the ultimate water baby I've seen him operate a sail boat better than some grown adults.

Liam married after a few years of living with me and Apollo. One summer he fell head over heels with a beautiful Irish-Australian by the name of Aine Stone, she visited one year during her studies and fell in love with both Sheephaven and Liam 13 years later they have a beautiful family together a daughter who I am godmother to Paige is very much the ultimate wild child and lives up to her middle name of Rebyl. Whether it's her constantly scraped knees or swinging in the trees causing Aine to panic she is noisy, colourful and thankfully takes very much after Auntie Sparrow. Paige will be 11 now in a few days' time and she absolutely loves to torture her little brother Dexter James who is the most adorable fair haired little noise box you will ever meet. Little Dex is 5, being the youngest of the family children on the Irish side, overall he loses out to Joes second daughter Isabella who is now 4.

Speaking of the loveable rouges that are The Tenderloins they are all well and healthy, still living and breathing NYC although the TV show itself ended a few years back they remain the best of friends doing the occasional reunion tour together alongside their solo works. They usually take some time off each year to come see me. 4 years back for the guys joint 50th Eamon gave them a newly renovated home on a beautiful piece of land to share between them so for a few different weeks or sometimes all together on special occasions the guys with their families come to Sheephaven to the shared home for a holiday. We've spent many a memorable if not slightly drunken week getting together for food, laughs and bonfires on the beach.