" and—feelings. He wasn’t used to having feelings, let alone facing up to them. “We might’ve been once, but, well... things happened.” Great, really descriptive. She deserved a better answer than that. “My dad’s an alcoholic,” he said baldly. There was just no other way to put it. “He bottomed out, became abusive.” The words flowed on, even though "

― Pamela Aares , The Heart of the Game (Tavonesi #6)