Goodbye, Mr. Regret

Vince stepped out of the car, and Yates followed close behind. "Where are you headed?" Yates called out.

Vince filled him in on everything that happened that day, explaining that he needed to go over to Zimmerman Mansion. When Yates insisted on coming along, Vince decided to leave his own car at home and ride with him instead.

As they pulled out of the driveway, Yates glanced over. "Timothy's different now."

"Different how?" Vince asked, his thoughts circling back to the day's events. In his mind, it was simple-Timothy only realized what he had after he lost it. Now that Jessica mattered to him, of course he'd show up at the critical moment to save her.

"Last time, he called me, practically begging me not to fight him over Jess. I told him Jess was set on the divorce and asked if he'd ever thought about why. He admitted he'd neglected her too much, but I said it was more than that he was too selfish, their values didn't line up. He wanted to know why I was telling him this. I told him, 'I'm not like you. I won't guilt-trip my friends into backing off. I'll compete fair and square for Jess.' Maybe that finally got through to him. So even when he saw Jess with Herbert, he still went back in to save her."

Vince was quiet for a long moment before finally replying, "Doesn't matter if he's changed or not. The damage is done there's no erasing it. Even a passing bird leaves a mark in the sky."

He couldn't bring himself to feel too sympathetic.

After all these years, it was hard to be completely cold toward Timothy, but the old emotions were still there, impossible to shake off entirely.

condition's pretty serious. You think he'll recover?" Yates sounded

"No idea."

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