"You mean after I apologize to Peter for drinking and double down on that promise to seek therapy?" Tony had no intentions of just abandoning the boy--but he was in the moment with somehow else whom he owed a great deal. The vomiting had a halfway sobering effect.

"It's been on my mind non-stop." Enough to distract him from the five reality warping fruity pebbles. Small blessings. "I won't get on my knees and plead you back. Sober enough to spare us that much. I just want you to believe me."