`` you 're going to kill him , are n't you ? '' i guess i took my eye off the ball . not yet , i replied standing up slowly . what was the point of having a mother if she wasnt going to take your side ? we stood there together for a few more minutes , just holding each other before we headed back into the party to find our friends . on a business trip i sent you on ? '' `` that 's why you were irritated with me , '' i said . 