“I wanted it physically there so I couldn’t avoid it.”
“And then?”
“I drank.”
“You chose cowardice again.”
“Yes.”
He did not fight me.
That almost made it harder.
“What do you want now?”
He answered:
“For you to know everything.”
“That is not same as wanting marriage.”
“I know.”
“What do you want?”
He cried.
“You.”
I cried too.
“That may not be available.”
“I know.”
We remained separated.
Ryan eventually entered a plea resolving charges connected to leaving
scene and related conduct based on evidence prosecutors could establish.
The exact legal outcome was less satisfying than fantasy.
No dramatic life sentence.
No courtroom gasp.
Accountability rarely matches emotional scale.
Thomas faced separate fraud-related prosecution and civil claims
concerning billing scheme.
Some allegations were proven.
Others were dropped or resolved.
Redstone recovered money through settlements and insurance.
I received compensation through civil resolution related to collision
and concealment issues.
