"Would you leave me alone?" Tess asked Todd as she tried to get up. "So what happened between you and him, Tess? It is Tess right?" Todd asked as he helped Tess back into the bed. "Oh, buzz off ok?" Tess said as she laid down on the bed. "Look, you may know how to manipulate the best of them but not me, got that?" Todd said.
"Well, I did an ok job getting rid of you in New York!" Tess said.
"Oh yes, well you seem to forget that was not you, that was Nash who stopped me. So, where is he?" Todd asked.
"He's gone ok?" Tess said loudly. "What? You two have a love dispute?" Todd asked.
"He knows everything about me!" Tess said.
"About you and Jessica?" Todd said.
"Yeah about me and that goody two shoes, now will you leave?" Tess said.
"After you answer one question," Todd said. "What?" Tess asked.
"Do you love him?" Todd asked. "What business is it of yours?" Tess asked.
"Well, see, you're my neice, even though you might be Tess right now, you're still my blood. I've been where you are. I know all about the darkness and I fight it everyday, but I've got help. I've got Blair and Starr and Jack and Viki who love me," Todd said.
"Wow Todd, you should put that on a hallmark card," Tess said.
"Ok, see that is the sarcasm answering a question you're too afraid to answer," Todd said.
"Yes! Yes I love him, I've never loved anybody but him ok? Now, would you just leave me in peace?" Tess said.
"Thought so. I'll leave you on this last note. If you love him, then you fight for him and never give up, cause he sure didn't when he helped me find you," Todd said as he left the room. A few minutes passed and Tess was standing up and getting dressed to leave the hospital. As she was about to leave the room, a nurse came in. "Where are you going?" the nurse asked Tess. "I'm getting out of here," Tess said.
"But you can't, you need to see the doctor first," the nurse tried again. "Look, lady - unless you want a black eye - get out of my way," Tess said as she started to pass the nurse when a dizzy spell hit her hard. "Oh!" Tess groaned as the room started to spin.
"What's going on?" Todd asked as he came into the room. He had been staying in the lobby to see if Tess would leave tonight. "I told her not to leave until she saw the doctor," the nurse said. "What's the matter with her?" Todd asked.
"Nothing ok, I'll be just fine once I get a drink," Tess said as she tried to get over the dizziness. "No, you can't!" the nurse said. "You can't tell me what to do!" Tess said.
"But you could harm the baby!" the nurse said. "Baby? What baby? I'm not--" Tess broke off as the words finally sunk in. "She's pregnant?" Todd said.
"I'll get the doctor," the nurse said as she left the room. "There has to be some mistake. I can't be pregnant," Tess said.
"Well, mommy you are. So, should we tell dad?" Todd said.
"No, you can't!" Tess said.
"And why not? It is his, isn't it?" Todd asked.
"Yes, he's the only one I've been with for the past few months," Tess said.
"Then why not tell him? Maybe this will get you two back together," Todd said.
"No, he can never know," Tess said.
"Well, when he runs into you in a few months, he'll know something. I mean he's not that dumb," Todd said.
"He'll think I trapped him and be even more mad at me. I can't have this baby!" Tess said.