"I earned it and so I don't complain." he grinned.

"Yeah, he is. Truthfully...he's the man I wish I could have been if my life had turned out differently." Tommy said.

"I'll try to be around when he gets back but I can't make any promises. I do a lot of traveling and I don't know how long I can stay before I've got to get to the next place. But you can tell him I was here and that I wanted to apologize. Maybe that'll be enough if I'm not here." Tommy said.

"But for what it's worth, you'd be good for him. He needs someone like you." he said.