Oh. My. God.
You are the most amazing writer. Never give up writing, ever. Seriously, you have a full-blown potential career here! This chapter was amazing, the detail you go into is just breath-taking, and you do it in a way that doesn't leave the reader bored, which is talent! The bit with the page under the veranda was, oh my god, just amazing, it really jumped out to me. And the exchange between Frank and Gerard- there was so many feels! I love it, please please please drag this one out as much as you want, even if it ends up 400 chapters long, I will be anxiously checking my gmail for a new chapter!
Jack