Explaining Himself
Emily was inconsolably upset. Her eyes welled up with tears as she glanced at Tommy, perplexed. Tommy finally took a step back and calmed his emotions after realizing what his fury was doing to Emily. Tommy apologized, explaining that his prior family situation was a difficult subject for him to discuss and that he was only in contact with them now.
Explaining Himself
The Life He Had Left Behind
He acknowledged his dissatisfaction with that period of his life and stated that he was simply not ready to reunite with the family who had brought up so many negative emotions for him. Tommy claims that meeting and falling in love with Emily and the kids gave him the chance to start over, and he would rather concentrate on that. But Tommy’s surprising revelation didn’t end there…
The Life He Had Left Behind
