Re: Tommy/Sean
"It's appreciated despite the lack of asking," he answered, but it had happened too long ago to still be painful. Tommy still missed his mother, but the pain was fading, just like the memories of her. "I can barely remember her. Sometimes I'm not sure if something is a real memory or something that I made up from pictures and stories from our maids. My dad never talked about her after she died."
Tommy chuckled. "He's right that some people care. He's wrong that I do. You? You definitely care." He patted Sean's back. "I haven't known your dad for long, and he's kind of nuts, but he's a good man. I can see why you would care."
He stood in front of Sean, eyebrow raised as he heard the answered. "Really? That would have worked out great after the thing closed," he said, with a snort. "Look, I get that it's easy to be upset, but you can't move forward until you can let go of the anger and embrace all the pain." He didn't really remember with his mother, but he knew what he went through with Oliver, looking for someone to blame until there was no one left to blame. "You can do it the right way, or you can do it like i did, with lots of alcohol, drugs and sex. What you can't do is being angry at a woman you obviously loved."
He squeezed Sean's arm. "What was she supposed to do? She was standing and then she was falling into another place, into water, and she was trying to help a friend. Just picture yourself in that position, without knowing what you know now. Boom, and you're somewhere else, and what do you say. Yes, let me get my gun out while I'm trying to stay afloat and keep someone else afloat, because there might be a giant dinosaur like sea monster? Oh sure, that's exactly what it would go through everyone's mind. And for the record, if you've watching Jurassic Park, you know a gun isn't going to do anything." He smiled a little. "I know we're supposed to get married according to my sweet sister, but when we go home, maybe you can spend some time with your family, talk to them about her, talk abot the good times and even the bad ones. Remember why you loved her so, and don't play the what-if game or you will drive yourself crazy."