Josh’s bossiness resulted from the tragic loss of his parents when he’d been a child. He hoped to avert anything like it again by controlling everything around him. Probably because nothing as devastating had happened since that accident, he thought the technique worked. Except for Jeannie. Was he even more determined to control things after her? For a long time she wondered if Josh would always be that way, or if now that he recognized his actions for what they were, he'd ease up a bit. Molly thought about her father and of the way his life had changed when his wife left. Had he been trying to avert another loss by controlling everything he could, just like Josh? Had that been the reason he wanted to control every aspect of her life? To keep her safe and near him. To keep him from experiencing another loss as he had when his wife had left? For the first time in months, Molly wanted to talk to her father. She wanted to know if what she suspected was true. If so, they needed to discover if they could have a normal relationship.
