Betsy didn't bother asking what Jono meant when he said he wasn't worried for himself- that much was clear. Betsy wasn't really sure how Brian would deal with a telepath- he was immune to most of her powers, so there was no way the twins could have tested out who was the stronger mutant, not that they wanted to. Still, Betsy wondered- and worried- about it, but managed to push the thoughts to the back of her mind to consider later.
Betsy missed Jono's recoil- being in the process of recoiling herself- but did not miss when Jono asked about Tom, though initially she jumped, having almost forgotten that she had mentioned his name. Betsy nodded, taking a deep breath even though they were communicating telepathically. She felt she needed to be honest about it- especially since Jono had always been only kind to her, even when her powers led her to do awful things, like read his emotions and mind. "Tom was a psi user, and me trainer and," she paused a moment, considering what word to use before continuing, "And fiance. Or would have been if he hadn't..." Betsy paused once more, not sure she wanted to talk about this- but she did. A part of her really, really did want to talk about what happened. And she trusted Jono, a realization that scared her tremendous amounts. And a realization that led her to continue her story.
"Tom was... was a secret agent. He used his powers to fight against bloody bad guys, or something like that. And one day... he lost. It was the same day I lost me blasted sight." She could feel tears invading her sightless eyes as she spoke, but knew if she stopped would not be be able to continue. "I know what it feels like to die, because I had been looking for Tom, because I can sometimes see the future, and I knew something awful was going to happen, and... I was there when he died. And I felt him die. I watched and felt him die. And despite that I couldn't kill the bloody bastard that did it... but he managed to blind me. And... well, that's how I lost me sight."
By now tears were streaming down Betsy's cheeks but she kept herself from openly crying. She looked down, trying to hide her face. She knew that someone was going to find out- but she didn't want to end up crying over it, especially not in front of Jono.