Meeting the missus
"No, you were never physical about it. But when you'd had too much to drink you could certainly give a good tongue lashing!" She hated telling him this, would rather focus on the good times.
"We did have a huge knock down drag out fight about sending Tony away." Her smile turned bitter as she remembered that night. "I was rather strenuous in my objections. The day after you sent Tony away I showed up here. Anything that happened after that you'll have to speak to your son about, I don't have any direct experience with it."
Maria shook her head to clear it and tightened her hold on his hand in case he tried to pull away and she looked him in the eye. "Whatever else you might think, know I still loved you then Howard, even though I was very angry right at that moment. I hoped I could help you get past the demons you were battling."