[Fuck, Ellie. Try harder. Tess deserves that much. If she can muster up something for Steph, she can do so for Tess.]

I... I just know it's not us. We didn't make this happen.

[Maybe it's her, but she knows it's not Tess. Ellie leans her side against the sink, arms folded.]

He said that having you around helps. It helps him. Even if he was in one of his stupid moods, he wouldn't throw that away.