Thomas tore his eyes from the house as the cab started to drive off and looked to his wife; his beautiful, loving and supportive wife. He smiled and leaned over to kiss her, "Thank you for be there with me to face this," he said, "At least my mother seems quite taken by you. I'd say that's a silver lining," he said.
Robert threw his spoon down and sat back in his chair, anger from his conversation with Thomas and that girl still simmering in his eyes. "He chose her over the family," Robert said stubbornly, "Now I don't want to hear another word about it," he said.