Hey guys! I don't know of anyone who was happy with the way the last episode of Scorpion ended (many tears were shed), so I'm here to add my version of the ending! Please remember, this is a one-shot and has nothing to do with the events in my previous chapter.
Unfortunately, I do not own any of the Scorpion characters :( Oh well...enjoy!
Happy, Toby, and Sylvester stood still as they observed their two friends fighting. Toby shook his head sadly as watched all the effort he had spent analyzing Paige and Walter's relationship going down the drain.
"Is it so awful being me? Being around me?" Walter shouted, his voice breaking with emotion.
Paige's expression softened as she looked at him: Walter 'I-have-no-emotions' O'Brian was crying, and it broke her heart. She wanted to hug him and tell him that she couldn't bear to leave him, but she knew she had to do this for Ralph.
"I just don't want him turning into you!" she yelled, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Mom?" came a tiny voice from behind her. Oh my God, she thought, her heart sinking. What is he doing here? He's supposed to be with Drew! "Mom, why are you yelling at Walter?"
Paige turned and reached out toward her son, "Ralph, I-" she began, but he walked right past her and wrapped his arms around Walter's waist. Walter froze for a second as he processed the close contact, but he slowly knelt down and hugged Ralph back tightly.
"It's okay, buddy" Walter lied, holding back tears. "I'll be okay." He stood up and ruffled Ralph's hair. "I'm going to miss you so much, Ralph," Walter whispered, his voice catching in his throat. "I love you, kid."
Paige's hand was pressed to her mouth as she watched her son crying next to Walter. "Come on, Ralph" she said quietly. "Let's go, sweetheart." Ralph shook his head stubbornly, and grabbed Walter's hand tightly.
"Why are you doing this, Mom?" he asked angrily, "I know you love me, and I know you love Walter! So why do you want to make us sad?"
Paige froze at her son's words. How on earth could Ralph know she loved Walter? She didn't even know that she loved him! Did she? Paige stared at the ground, trying to come up with a response.
Happy, Toby, and Sly were watching the scene with their mouths wide open. Toby was the first to recover.
"It all makes sense!" he whispered loudly. "Paige's decision to leave wasn't just a choice to protect Ralph: the benefits of taking him to Maine are about equal to the negative effects of him leaving us! As Ralph just said, 'why would she want to make him sad?' Her decision to leave is partially an unconscious fear that her and Walter won't be able to make their relationship work!" Happy elbowed him in the ribs, jerking her head towards Paige, who was shaking slightly.
"Ralph," Paige said, her voice trembling, "We're leaving...now."
The room was silent for a long moment, as everyone looked at Ralph. Walter stepped in front of him protectively. "No."
Paige stared at him, shocked. "Is it true?" Walter asked. "What Ralph and Toby said?"
"Of course it is!" Toby muttered to Happy, earning another elbow in the ribs. "I'm always right!"
Paige took a deep breath, steadying herself. She couldn't deal with everyone watching her. She turned to Happy, saying "Could you guys go somewhere else for a bit?" Happy nodded, taking Ralph by the hand, and shoving the other two guys out the door.
When the door shut behind them, Paige and Walter faced each other.
"You love Ralph?"
"You love me?"
They spoke at the same time, desperate to find their answers. Paige shook her head, and indicated that Walter should go first. He took a deep breath: "Of course I love Ralph. He's made me believe in second chances, and realize that I do have emotions."
Paige smiled at him sadly. "I didn't know, Walter. I'm so sorry for taking him away from you. But if you truly love him, then you have to understand I'm doing what's best for him."
"No you're not, Paige!" Walter shouted, getting angry again. "Toby was right! You're just scared that you and I won't work out! That I'll hurt you like Drew did!"
Paige stepped back from him as tears spilled down her cheeks. "Paige, you don't have to worry about that...I'll never hurt you...or Ralph. I promise."
"I know, Walter" she said quietly. "Toby was right." She took a deep breath and murmured"So was Ralph."
Walter just stared at her with a look of shock on his face. Paige blushed and turned away, but he gently reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her toward him. He tentatively reached out and wrapped his arms around her. Paige returned the hug with tears rolling down her cheeks.
The pair held each other for a long minute, until the door opened and Toby triumphantly marched in, with Happy, Sly, and Ralph close behind him. "See?" he said, indicating Walter and Paige's hug. "I'm always right!"