Téa leans back against a car, gazing at him. The pain on his face was very palpable, she could feel it inside her. She also watched as he recognized that he was allowing himself to show his emotions, something he hadn't done in over a year. The struggle in his eyes, to put up that wall of impassiveness, was apparent.

"This thing between us," she begins, gesturing between them, "is the most powerful thing I've ever felt in my life. That scares the hell out of me. I'm not really an impulsive person but you...you make me do the most impulsive things. You always have."

"So, what did I do to make you impulsively leave?" he spits, his voice changing from painful to bitter.

"Todd, we tend to rush into things, you and I. We rushed into marriage, both times. And then we went from over 15 months of not seeing each other to being together every second of every day in the span of a couple hours. Without really dealing with anything that we really needed to deal with. Maybe we just weren't ready to be together that much. Maybe we needed to take things slower."

"Slower wasn't an option."

"I know, Todd, I know. And that's why I went with you, because I needed to be with you more than I worried about what would happen between us. But the fact is, all that stuff was still between us. The DID, everything."

"We talked about that."

"Barely, and not as much as we needed to. When we got back together, I couldn't believe how much you'd changed. I could see the difference in you. I don't know, maybe it was being away from your family for so long..."

"Oh, so it's all MY fault?"

"No...I didn't say that. We both made mistakes. I just...I felt like we were drowning you know? We were at cross purposes, we BOTH were. This love...what I feel for you...it's almost like oxygen for me. I need it...even when we're not together I need to feel this for you. And I just felt like if I stayed, that I would lose that because we would end up in a horrible place."

"Let me get this straight, you left me so you could keep on loving me?"

"It sounds simplistic, but yeah, I guess so."

"And you expect me to believe that?"

"Well, it is the truth, so actually I expect you to have some trouble believing it."

"Maybe that's cuz so few people in my life are actually honest with me," he mutters.

Téa takes a step towards him. "But I always have been."

He looks at her, realizing she's right. "Doesn't make what you did right."

"No..it doesn't. And I regret it Todd, but at the time, I thought it was the right thing to do. I am sorry that I hurt you, but I guess, I was trying to save us for later."

"What the hell does that mean?"

"Like I said, I wanted to keep loving you, and I wanted you to keep loving me so that maybe...down the road...we would find our way back to each other. Like we always seemed to do," she pauses, biting her lip as tears threaten to spill over her eyes. "But, I guess that dream's down the drain. Look, I meant what I said, I hope that you are happy. If my leaving got you your family back, then maybe it was the best thing I could have done."

"Oh no way, Téa, no way! You don't get to the noble one here!"

"Well what else do you want me to say? I'm sorry Todd ok? I'm sorry that I hurt you. If I could go back and change things between us I would. Do you think it makes me happy to see that you went back to Blair? I already told you it hurts like hell! So what else do you want me to say?"

"I don't know! Damn it!" he yells, running his fingers through his hair. "Why do you do this to me huh?"

"Do what?"

"You screw with my insides better than anyone," he mutters, turning away from her. She grins slightly.

"That's only fair since you do the same for me."

He takes a deep breath, trying to calm the maelstrom of emotions whirling inside of him. Trying to hide from her. Put up the wall that he'd perfected the past year since she left him.

"Where are you staying?"

Téa does a take. "Actually, I wasn't planning on staying."

"Oh you're just gonna walk out on me again?"

"Hardly. You seem to have more than enough to occupy you," she replies, her voice showing a bit of jealousy. Todd hears it though, and smirks.

"You really do hate it, don't you?"

"I'm not trying to hide that fact. But that doesn't mean that I don't wish you the best," she says, her voice softening.

"You always did have a distorted view of me."

"What does that mean?"

"You might be the only person who thinks I deserve the best."

"I'm sure that's not true."

"Well you always did believe what you wanted to."

"Yes, I did."

There's a silence between them, as they both glance at each other. Knowing that things were far from okay between them.

"I think I might actually stay for a day or two," she says quietly.

"Yeah?"

"Well I certainly need to have a little talk with Alex."

"I should have known she was up to something."

"Me too, the minute she called. For what it's worth, I'm not terribly upset that she did this. Although I won't tell her that."

"I ...I just can't believe you're here," he says quietly.

"Well, I have to go actually, I have to um....I have to pick up my son at Carlotta's," she says, watching anxiously for his response. She sees his eyes widen as her words sink in, and notices his fists tighten.

"Wow, you've been busy," he smirks, an angry glint in his eye. "Who's the lucky guy?"

Téa shakes her head, knowing exactly what he was thinking. "I don't know."

Todd breathing increases slightly. "I guess busy is an understatement," he snaps.

Téa shakes her head slightly, knowing exactly what he is thinking. "You know, if I were an "eye for an eye" type, I'd let you continue to think exactly what you're thinking. But..I'm not. I don't know who the father is because he's not mine, biologically. I adopted him, well, I'm in the process anyway."

Todd looks momentarily confused, and his body relaxes slightly. "Why?"

"I don't know myself really. It all happened kind of fast. This poor little lost soul out there with no one to take care of him...kind of called out to me."

Todd mouth twitches into a slight grin. "You always did have a thing for lost souls."

Her eyes fill with tears at his soft tone. "Your soul isn't lost...it's in there, if you'd just let yourself believe in it."

"Don't start," he mutters, looking down.

Téa shakes her head, her heart breaking at his defeatedness. "Take care of yourself, ok?"

"Whatever," he mumbles, then looks at her. "You too Delgado."

A tear slips down her cheek at him calling her his nickname for her. She wipes it away and turns and walks towards her car. Todd watches her go, the emotions at watching her retreating from him almost too much too handle. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out his cellphone. He quickly dials a number and puts the phone to his ear.

"Alex Olanov's room."

After a moment, he hears her familiar voice answer the phone. "Hello?"

"She staying with you?"

Alex looks momentarily confused. "Todd?"

"Yeah, answer my question."

"Yes, I had the hotel bring up a bassinet for the baby. She did..tell you about that right?"

"Yeah."

"Why are you interested?"

"Look, you ambushed me today, and I'm still kinda ticked. But you know, the way I see it, you owe me now."

Alex grins. "And what will be my payment?"

"You keep Delgado here...as long as you can."