“Fine, maybe I overreacted. But I don’t want to be pushed out of her life,” he admitted, his voice softening slightly.
I took a deep breath, forcing myself to stay calm. “Tom, you’re not being pushed out. But you need to understand that what you did was wrong. From now on, every time you see Emma, Alex will be there too. We’re going to work on this together. Emma needs to see that Alex is not a threat.”
There was a long silence. Finally, Tom spoke again, sounding resigned. “Alright, Jess. I’ll play along. But if he does anything to hurt her, you’ll be the one to answer for it.”
“Nothing like that is going to happen, Tom. We’re doing this for Emma’s sake. She needs stability and to know that the adults in her life can get along,” I said.
“Okay, fine. I get it. I’ll cooperate,” he muttered, clearly unhappy.
“Thank you, Tom. This is what’s best for Emma,” I replied, feeling a small sense of relief.
“Yeah, whatever. Just… keep me in the loop, alright?” he said before hanging up.
I ended the call, my emotions tangled between anger and sadness. I knew this wouldn’t be easy, but I was determined to fix things—for Emma.
