Had he squandered his only opportunity? Had he spoken too much or said too little? Would he in twenty years look back on this moment as the defining blunder of his life? “I love you,” he said. “I know you do. You wouldn’t have come here, risked so much, if you didn’t. And I love you, too. With all my heart. But this isn’t about us, Tom. This is about the lives and hearts of others. For their sake—for mine, too—I want you to get as far away from here as you can. Please.”
