"That's my boy," Thomas said soothingly, inching ever closer to his son. "There you go, just breathe slowly. In and out. You're going to be just fine, sweetheart." Thomas hadn't called Jamie 'sweetheart' since he was about five.
Lena backed up, letting Thomas take the lead here, since he was his son, after all. She glanced over at Maddy though, and mouthed 'thank you'. Then she reached out for the other woman's hand.
"Lena's not going anywhere," Thomas assured his son, and Lena knew then that was the end of the argument. "And we're going to block my old number and then turn your phone off for a little while, okay? I love you. You're alright." But was he really?