"Hurts me too," Johnny admits. He kisses Michael's hair. "Ya can come as little's possible, promise. Holidays an' big family things, ya gotta come 'less we're goin' ta your brother's, but family dinners an' shit, ya don' generally need ta. Okay?" He hopes that's going to help. He doesn't want things provoked for Michael any more than they have been, but he has to be around her sometimes.