"I'm going to sit down," Thomas said before moving to the sofa. He sort of collapsed into it and was pleased when Lena seated herself next to him. At least she was being okay about this.
He ran his fingers through his hair a few times, trying to figure out how to explain it. He didn't want to make Jamie feel bad, but he also didn't want his son to think he just punched people now for no good reason. "It was a man from my work and he was being terrible. And it was an incredibly stupid thing to do, not least because he is clearly far better at punching people in their faces than I am," he said, indicating his eye.