Throughout Tom Sandoval’s seven-month affair with Raquel Leviss, his best friend and business partner Tom Schwartz helped the scandalous couple cover their tracks.

But at least someone in Sandoval’s life was playing the role of the angel on his other shoulder.

And that job fell to Tom’s mom Terri, who made her disapproval of her son’s behavior abundantly clear.

According to a new report from TMZ, Tom and Raquel made two treks to his hometown of St. Louis during the early days of their affair.

The first trip happened around the end of December, and Tom’s family was so upset about the situation that they refused to see him.

Of course, Ariana still wouldn’t learn of the affair for several months, and she probably would have appreciated a heads up from Tom’s mom.

Terri dropped the ball on that one, but at least she took a stand by refusing to meet Raquel … at first.

Sandoval and Leviss apparently took a second trip to St. Louis just a few weeks later, and this time Raquel and Terri crossed paths.

It seems that Tom and Raquel were at a bar with some of his hometown pals when the place was forced to close unexpectedly due to an ice storm warning.

The crew was forced to evacuate, and they took shelter at Tom’s mom’s house.

Now, if you’re a longtime Vanderpump Rules fan, then you’re probably aware that Terri is a retired firefighter who brokers no BS.

(Of course, she also raised a son who named his flatiron and shaves his forehead, but that’s a conversation for another time.)

Obviously, Terri wasn’t about to turn her son down when he needed literal shelter from a storm, so she allowed the whole gang to spend the night at her place.

But hilariously, it seems she refused to talk to Raquel or acknowledge her in any way.

It may have seemed harsh at the time, but it’s important to bear in mind that Tom was with Ariana for over nine years, and his mother thought of her as family.

In other Scandoval news, Tom recently told TMZ that he was “really happy” for Madix after learning that she was spotted hooking up with a new dude at Coachella over the weekend.

“Ariana just got out of a long relationship, and isn’t jumping into anything serious,” an insider told People magazine of Madix’s new relationship.

“What you’re seeing is a woman who is single and having fun.”

Tom Sandoval Tried to Convince His Family to Accept Raquel Leviss, But They Weren’t … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.