"I don't think he'll be that much of a brat." Tom laughed, finding he liked these two very much and he didn't blame Jack at all for his doubts. "If he tries, I'll just remind him that he said he wasn't going to let your opinion change his mind, of course he meant if you hated me, it wasn't going to stop him."

Looking at them both, he continued. "You know he loves you both, don't you? More than he'll admit even to himself."