He nodded with a gentle smile. "That's my mom's influence. She was pretty awesome." His smile slipped. "I'm not saying I'm the same as my father. I'm saying I can be like him in moments of weakness. I think... I think he surfaced when Gloria asked me to do what her husband wouldn't. I knew it was wrong. I knew it was breaking the spirit of Gloria's marriage vow of faithfulness. It would have broken my mother's heart if she'd known what I did. Hell, it disturbed me... after the fact," he said with a frown. "I have to be more vigilant. I have to be a better man. I...