Tony
Leaving Pepper in L.A. was the hardest thing I’ve had to do. I wanted to just pitch a goddamn tent on the sidewalk outside her mansion to make sure she is safe and healthy. But then, I’m the guy with a hitman coming after me, so my presence only endangers her. And she asked me to leave.
I’m not gonna force myself on her. I will never be that guy. I have to respect her wishes, even if it kills me.
I stand now and stare at the empty stage at the Bellissimo.
I’ve never been so lonely in my life. So utterly gutted. Knowing she’ll be back here, singing and dancing on that stage, but she won’t be mine? It kills me.
But I want her to be happy.
I need her to be happy.
And if that means respecting her wishes for distance between us, I will. She deserves that honor from me.
I can’t make
