Hide Your Heart

Screaming Match

On the way home, Paul tried making conversation with Tommy. The younger man had his eyes closed leaning against the window. "Babe, how do you really feel?" "I don't mean physically, I meant emotionally."

Tommy's head snapped up immediately. "HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?" "I'M FUCKING PREGNANT AGAIN!!! THAT'S YOUR FAULT!!!" he yelled, waking up the triplets. His eyes flashed as his temper flared. 

Paul pulled over and immediately turned the car off. "I will not move until you calm down. Please do not keep screaming in front of the girls." "Yes, you're pregnant but it took both of us." "You wanted me that night---in fact you practically begged me to give it to you all night long. SO don't you dare lay all the blame on me."

Tommy continued to rant and rave at Paul until he was cut off with a slamming car door. Paul got out and walked off with his phone in hand. Dialing Gene, he told him what had just occurred.

"Go get back in the car, drive home and go inside with the girls." "Leave Tom in the car until I get there. " "I will talk to him. " "I'm honestly surprised you were stupid enough to even consent to him. " Paul, honestly, did you think?"

Hanging up, Paul walked back to the car to find Tommy holding all the girls and trying not to cry.

Looking at Paul, he handed them over and took off in the dark. Paul had lost sight of him by the time he got all three strapped back in.

"Damnit Tom where are you?" Paul drove around until Gene called him back. He told his best friend that Tommy had taken off.

By the time Paul got to the house with the girls, Gene was there with Eric and Bruce. "Pat's driving around trying to find him." replied Eric. "Why happened?"

Paul told them what had gone down.