[Todd and Tea return to their hotel room, after spending much of the day visiting the Grand Canyon.]
Tea: What are we doing for dinner tonight?
Todd: Nothing.
Tea: We have to do something. We could go out.
[Tea moves closer to him and gives him a flirty grin.]
Tea: We could stay in.
[Tea places her hand on his chest and caresses him through his shirt.]
Tea: We could have a romantic night together. We are in the honeymoon suite, after all.
Todd: That was a mistake.
Tea: It may not be our honeymoon, but that doesn't have to stop us from trying some romance. We could spend part of the evening soaking in the bathtub together again. That was fun the last time, wasn't it?
Todd: For you, maybe.
Tea: I was willing to reciprocate what you did for me. I'm willing again tonight.
Todd: I'm not interested.
Tea: You're not even going to try, are you? Whatever this mood is that you've been in all day will stay with us all night, won't it?
Todd: Not if I leave.
Tea: Are you saying that you don't want to spend the evening with me? You'd rather have some time alone?
Todd: I think that time alone, away from you, is exactly what I need.
[Tea is hurt but tries not to show it. If he wants a small amount of time away from her, she can handle that. She just wishes that he would tell her why he's in such a bad mood.]
Tea: Do you want to have dinner separately, too?
Todd: Yeah.
Tea: Okay. You can stay here. I'll go out to a restaurant. You can have the whole room to yourself. Maybe you could call Starr, or perhaps even Viki. Talking to them might help you feel better.
Todd: You should stay here. I'll be the one who takes off.
Tea: Whatever you're going through, maybe I could help you, if you talked to me about it. I want to help you. You know that, don't you?
Todd: You can't help me at all.
Tea: I hope that's not true. I would do anything, if it would lessen the pain you seem to be in right now.
Todd: You think this is pain? This is nothing...absolutely nothing. I'll be over this quicker than I've ever gotten over anything in my life. You can count on that.
Tea: Good. I'm glad.
[Todd pulls away from her and briskly walks to the door. With his hand on the doorknob, he's tempted to turn back, take her in his arms and passionately kiss her, as his way of saying good-bye, even if she doesn't know that he's leaving her forever. He knows that if he did that, though...if he kissed her...if he touched her...if he held her in his arms again...he'd be even more tempted to stay, despite knowing that he needs to leave her, for his own sake.
Todd yanks the door open and steps into the hallway, allowing the door to close behind him, without another look in her direction, without another word to her. As he stands outside the door, trying to will himself to walk away from her forever, he's reminded of the request she made to him earlier in their trip. She had asked that, if he later chose to leave her, he would tell her good-bye before leaving, and also give her the chance to say good-bye to him. He knows that she didn't want another sudden abandonment, like her mother's when she was a child, like his after their second marriage disintegrated on their wedding night.
Todd's hand lightly touches the door of the room they had been sharing and whispers to her, knowing it's not what she had wanted, but feeling it's the best he can offer her.]
Todd: Good-bye, Delgado.
[Tea spends much of the evening oblivious to the reality that Todd has left her, not just for the evening, but permanently. She eats dinner from room service, talks to her grandmother on the telephone, soaks in the luxurious bathtub.
As the night becomes late...very late...worry and concern does occur, but she tries to push those thoughts away. Nothing bad could happen to him. And, he certainly wouldn't leave her, not now, not just as they're about to have everything that they both have wanted together.
It isn't until the next morning, as the sun begins to rise, that she finally gives in to the reality that he's not coming back. She's convinced that it wasn't foul play, it wasn't an accident, that kept him from returning to her. It was his choice. Through the hours, her mind has slowly been convincing her that he abandoned her, just like he promised he wouldn't. This isn't the first time that he's broken that particular promise to her, but in many ways it's more painful than in the past.
She knows that he spent much of the day angry at her, but she still has no idea why. What she does know is that he must have been planning to leave her all those hours they spent together, during the previous day. He was just waiting for the right opportunity to walk away. Not only did he abandon her again, but he did it without letting her know that's what he was doing, without bothering to saying good-bye.
Her emotions overwhelm her. The pain of so much loss in her life, along with the empty feeling of, yet again, ending up alone, are too much for her.
Through her tears, Tea picks up the telephone and seeks out the comfort of the only person she can truly count on to always offer her comfort in her darkest moments. She calls her grandmother.]
[As she places a much needed telephone call to her grandmother, Tea tries to fight her emotions. She tries desperately to delay her tears. She doesn't want to fall apart right now. She needs to hear her grandmother's voice, she needs that comfort in this painful moment, but she doesn't want to worry her grandmother. She wants to appear stronger than she really feels right now.
When her grandmother answers the telephone, Tea's determination to remain strong is severely tested as the little girl in her wants to collapse in her grandmother's comforting presence, even if it's just her voice on the phone, and not her arms wrapped around her in a tight hug, as they were when she was abandoned by her mother so many years ago. Those distant memories don't feel very distant right now as Tea's heart again aches, not only with the familiar pain of abandonment, but also with a renewed conviction that no one will ever truly love her. All who have claimed to love her in the past eventually left, except her grandmother.
Tea's grandmother recognizes the sound of her granddaughter crying. She also quickly discerns that it's not with tears of joy that her only granddaughter is calling her this morning. She speaks softly to Tea for several moments, trying to calm her enough so they can talk about what is causing Tea so much pain. She knows her former grandson-in-law must have done something, but she tries to wait before she passes judgment and blames him entirely for hurting her precious granddaughter. When she feels that Tea is calm enough, she begins to seek answers.]
Abuela: What did that young man of yours do this time?
Tea: He left. He's gone.
Abuela: Did you fight?
Tea: No...yes...I don't know.
Abuela: How can that be? You must know.
Tea: With Todd, sometimes it's hard to tell. He was acting weird all day yesterday. I sensed that he was upset about something, but he wouldn't tell me what it was.
Abuela: You told me last night that things were good.
Tea: They were...sort of. He said he wanted to spend a little time apart. I thought he would work through whatever was bothering him and when he came back things would be better. He didn't bother to tell me that he had no intention of ever coming back again.
Abuela: Perhaps, he will come back. Perhaps, he just needs more time.
Tea: No. I know he's gone. I know it.
Abuela: How do you know?
Tea: I can feel it. It's so empty. Why did I ever let myself feel anything for him? I never should have opened myself up to this again. I knew better.
Abuela: You must open yourself. You will never feel love if you don't open your heart to it. If you don't risk your heart, you will never know what it is to fully love.
Tea: I don't need to know that.
Abuela: Yes, you do. You can't allow that young man of yours to convince you otherwise. He has his own need to trust with his heart.
Tea: He never did. He never trusted me with his heart.
Abuela: Perhaps he did. Perhaps he fears that as much as you do and that is the reason he felt the need to leave.
Tea: I don't care.
Abuela: You don't mean that.
Tea: I do. I'm through trying to understand Todd Manning. I'm through offering my heart to him and ending up alone. I'm through with him. I'll go somewhere that he'll never find me again, somewhere that's safe, where I'll never be tempted again.
Abuela: I know you think keeping your heart behind barriers will make you feel safe, but you are wrong.
Tea: I tried. I took your advice. I didn't lock my feelings away. I allowed myself to feel so much for Todd. It didn't bring me joy. It didn't make me feel loved. It feels worse now than it ever has before. It was a mistake. One that I'll never make again.
Abuela: You will try again, as many times as is necessary before both you, and that young man of yours, are ready for what both your hearts seek.
Tea: He doesn't want that, not with me. He doesn't feel that way about me. He never did. I was naive to believe that he ever could...that anyone ever could. Love was just never meant for me. I accept that.
Abuela: No, you do not. You wouldn't be so heartbroken right now if you truly believed that. All broken hearts can be mended.
Tea: Not mine. I don't want it mended. I never want to forget this feeling. As long as I hang on to this feeling, I'll never be stupid enough again to feel anything for anyone.
[Tea's grandmother continues trying to convince Tea not to give up on love, or on Todd. Her arguments are to no avail, however. Tea continues to insist that she's through with love.
When an exhausted Tea finally ends her telephone conversation with her grandmother, the elder Delgado gets to work. She contacts Tea's brother, Del. It takes much grandmotherly prodding but she finally convinces him to use his F.B.I. resources to track down Todd.
It takes several days before Tea's grandmother comes into possession of the knowledge of Todd's location. She considers calling Tea with the news but fears additional damage to Tea's already broken heart, if she goes to Todd and he truly doesn't want her.
Instead, she chooses to contact Todd herself, to learn what his feelings really are for her granddaughter, determined to play matchmaker for the young couple, if necessary.]
Todd lies on the bed in the dark. His eyes are open. The copious amounts of liquor in his body have yet to take the effect he was hoping for. He's still awake and Tea is still vividly on his mind.
He closes his eyes and imagines Tea's presence in the room. He knows from the experiences of the last few days without her that the only chance he has for sleep to come to him is if he allows his mind to place Tea in the room with him. Picturing her face and recalling the sound of her voice as she spoke to him, in that way that only she could, are the only things that calm him enough to allow sleep.
On this night, as he envisions her once again, his thoughts turn to erotic images that he has, up to this point, forced himself not to linger on when they've crept into his thoughts in recent days. He again tries to replace his erotic thoughts with other images of Tea. On this night, though, his body and his imagination, fueled by his continued desire for her, despite everything that has transpired, are working against him. His body, particularly, is determined that enjoyment will occur tonight, despite his resolve not to allow pleasure in his life anymore, now that he can't be with her.
Todd opens his eyes as the tantalizing memory of a naked Tea refuses to leave him. When he closes his eyes again, the images immediately return of a naked Tea's exposed body, available to his gaze and his imaginary touch.
Todd finally gives up trying to fight it and allows himself the pleasure of imagining himself making love to her, without the fears, or restrictions, that he would have faced in reality, had he ever allowed them to fully make love.
As his fantasy continues to play within his mind, Todd opens his pants and pushes them down, along with his underwear. His hand pleasures himself as he continues to imagine Tea being the one who is actually pleasuring him.
Todd continues his actions, nearing the release that he is now desperately seeking. His release alludes him, though, as the phone rings and his body and mind refuse to continue the journey of pleasure he so desperately wanted to complete.
As the phone continues to ring, Todd opens his eyes and looks down at his body in the dark.]
Todd: You're not doing this to me.
[Todd continues his motions, determined that his body won't deny him what he wants and needs in this moment.
It's to no avail.
Todd stops his actions. He reaches for the phone, as it continues to ring, determined to release his raging anger at the person who interrupted him just as his imaginary Tea was taking him into ecstasy.]
Todd: If this is Briggs, you're fired!
Abuela: Who is Briggs?
Todd: Who the hell is this? And, I want a name and an address. You owe me something, lady, after interrupting me when you did.
Abuela: This is Tea's abuela, Mr. Manning. I take it I interrupted something important.
[Todd feels complete embarrassment, not only for his angry words, but also because of the act Tea's grandmother caught him in the middle of, even if she doesn't know what he was doing.]
Todd: Hold on.
[Todd places the phone down on the table by the bed and quickly pulls up his pants, fastening them as he stands up. He takes a few deep breathes before picking the phone up again.]
Todd: Is something wrong with Delgado?
Abuela: Why do you call my granddaughter by her last name? She has a lovely first name. Don't you think it's lovely?
Todd: I was lying down. Your call kind of interrupted...you know, what people do when they're lying down.
Abuela: You were sleeping?
Todd: Yeah...whatever. Look, Abdula, Tea's not with me anymore.
Abuela: It's abuela, not abdula.
Todd: Yeah, whatever. She's free of me now, like she wanted. If you're looking for her, try a guy named R.J. Gannon.
Abuela: Why would she be with Mr. Gannon when it is you that she loves?
Todd: I don't know what she's been telling you but R.J.'s the guy of her dreams.
Abuela: Is that why you ran off, leaving her heartbroken?
Todd: I said good-bye to her. Maybe she didn't hear me. She was probably busy weeping because she wasn't with the love or her life.
Abuela: Would that not be you?
Todd: Nope.
Abuela: Mr. Manning...
Todd: Look, usually I love chatting with people who hate my guts, but right now I'm waiting for an important phone call.
Abuela: From this Briggs person? Is that the last name of a young lady? Have you been enjoying the pleasures of others behind my granddaughter's back?
Todd: Briggs is an old guy. He's not at all my type. Why am I answering any of your questions? How did you even get this phone number?
Abuela: There are certain benefits to having a grandson in high places.
Todd: Who? Del? Couldn't he lose his job if they find out he's using company time for personal vendettas? Wow! This is the first time I'm actually looking forward to chatting with the F.B.I. Thanks, Umbrella.
Abuela: I'm beginning to think you mispronounce abuela purposely.
Todd: Why would I do that?
Abuela: I'm certain my granddaughter could give me some insights into such things.
Todd: You're not going to tell her that you found me, are you?
Abuela: Give me a good reason why I should keep your secret.
Todd: If you called her right now, you'd probably catch with her pants down, and R.J.'s pants down. On second thought, go ahead and call her. I'll be long gone before she could get here, anyway. That is, if she could even pull herself away from pulling on R.J.'s...
Abuela: Excuse me, Mr. Manning. Please, consider to whom you are speaking.
Todd: Whom? What is it with you and Delgado and your whoms?
Abuela: If my granddaughter is in love with young Mr. Gannon, as you seem to think, why would she have any interest in where you are?
Todd: That's what I was figuring, too. I could stay here the rest of my life and be totally safe. She's got other things occupying her mind...not to mention her other body parts.
Abuela: Do you love my granddaughter, Mr. Manning?
Todd: She's shacking up with another guy. In fact, he's probably shafting up, as we speak.
Abuela: You do not need to be crude.
Todd: I haven't even begun being crude.
Abuela: I can hear the pain in your voice.
Todd: That's all the phlegm in my throat. I think I caught a cold from your grandkid. I hope I didn't catch anything else.
Abuela: What does my granddaughter see in you, young man?
Todd: Fuck, if I know.
Abuela: Please, watch your language. I've been as forgiving as I can be up to now because I can sense your anguish. I won't abide by such language, no matter how much your heart is hurting.
Todd: Look, Ebola...
Abuela (losing her patience): Young man...
Todd: Why are you fucking with me? Go after your precious little grandkid. Better yet, go after R.J. Fuck with his mind. Play your games with him. Tea is where she's always wanted to be. She's in the arms of her dream guy.
Abuela: You are wrong.
Todd: If she isn't, you can't blame me. I let her go. I set her free. I don't give a damn what happens to her now. She can fuck R.J. every day and pop out a litter of his kids. I'm through letting Tea fuck with my head and pretend that she wants to have anything to do with me. She wanted to be knocked up with his kid. That's all I need to know.
[Todd hangs up the phone, yanks the cord out of the wall and proceeds to trash his motel room, in an uncontrollable, angry, drunken outburst.]
[Following her phone call with Todd, Tea's grandmother immediately calls Tea, realizing that her granddaughter may not have much time to get to Todd before he chooses to disappear.
In her hotel room, Tea is lying in bed with a wet wash cloth covering her forehead and eyes. Her head is pounding with a headache brought on by days of crying, little sleep, and only the small amount of food that she could force herself to eat.
When the phone rings, she cringes at the pain the sound causes in her head. She assumes the caller is her grandmother, again trying to convince her not to give up on love, or on Todd. She tries to force a lightness into her voice so she can convince her grandmother to stop worrying about her.]
Tea: Hello?
Abuela: Are you feeling better?
Tea: As a matter of fact, I'm feeling great. It's a wonderful day today.
Abuela: I know when you lie to me.
[Tea gives up trying to pretend to be cheerful.]
Tea: You always did.
Abuela: I have news that will cheer you.
Tea: That's not possible.
Abuela: Del has found your young man.
Tea: Todd?
Abuela: He is the young man your heart seeks, is he not?
Tea: Has Del talked to him?
Abuela: No.
Tea: Good. In the mood Todd's in, he'd probably do, or say, something stupid, and Del would end up having him arrested. Although, maybe Todd's in a good mood, now that he's rid of me.
Abuela: He did not sound like he was in a good mood a few minutes ago.
Tea: You talked to him? A few minutes ago? He's okay?
Abuela: Did you worry that he wouldn't be?
Tea: It's hard to know with Todd. He's okay, though? He sounded okay?
Abuela: He sounded like a man with a heart that was breaking and drowning in alcohol.
Tea: He told you he was drunk?
Abuela: There is much he told me, and much he thought I wouldn't know.
Tea: What did he tell you?
Abuela: Perhaps you should go to him and ask him your questions.
Tea: You know where he is?
Abuela: Yes.
Tea: I don't want to know. I don't want to have anything more to do with that man after he walked out on me like that. Don't try to talk me out of this. I've made up my mind.
[Several seconds pass silently.]
Tea: Why aren't you talking me out of it?
Abuela: You asked me not to.
Tea: You're choosing now to let me give up on love?
Abuela: Love is not something you can give up on. You will carry it wherever you go, whether you choose to or not. Your young man has realized that.
Tea: Did he say that?
Abuela: He said many things, including much that was rude.
Tea: I'm sorry. That's Todd, especially when he's upset.
Abuela: He seems to be very upset...with you.
Tea: Me? He doesn't get to be upset with me. I'm the one who is infuriated at him.
Abuela: When you seek your young man out, perhaps you should try talking to each other. There appears to be much that is misunderstood between you. I recall being young and the activities that sometimes came before talk, but you must talk to your young man if you want what your heart seeks.
Tea: What exactly did Todd tell you?
Abuela: Your young man will tell you, if you listen with your heart.
Tea: I will. I'll try. But, this is Todd Manning. He doesn't always say what he's thinking, or what he's feeling. If he told you something, I need you to tell me, because he may never tell me himself.
Abuela: He spoke of young Mr. Gannon.
Tea: R.J.?
Abuela: Is he right to believe that it is Mr. Gannon who holds your heart?
Tea: My heart is Todd's. He knows that. I've told him, so many times. Why can't he believe that?
Abuela: He believes you wish for a child with Mr. Gannon.
Tea: He told you that?
Abuela: Is this true?
Tea: No.
Abuela: Why does your young man believe this?
Tea: I don't know.
[There is silence for several seconds, during which Tea can feel her grandmother's gaze upon her, even though they can't see each other.]
Tea: Okay...he may have misunderstood. He's wrong, though.
Abuela: This is none of my business, I know. I worry about you. Do I have reason to worry?
Tea: I'm not pregnant.
Abuela: Does your young man believe you are?
Tea: He knows that I'm not. There was a brief time when there was a slight possibility. But, I'm not.
Abuela: This time was recently?
Tea: Yes. I know you don't approve.
Abuela: If you want a child, perhaps you should marry the man you want a child with.
Tea: Todd walked out on me, remember? Besides, he doesn't want a child, not with me.
Abuela: He has told you this?
Tea: He didn't have to. He's never given any indication that he wants to have children with me. If, by some miracle, we work things out and continue on this journey together, I know that I have to give up on the thought of ever having any children.
Abuela: You told me he is fond of children.
Tea: He is. He loves his daughter. But, he's stayed away from her, for reasons he won't tell me. If I were to have his child, he would leave us, too.
Abuela: Is that why you've given up your dream of having a child?
Tea: That was never really my dream.
Abuela: Is that so?
Tea: Okay. Maybe I've thought about it...a little...from time to time. It's just not meant to be.
Abuela: Perhaps you should speak to your young man before you make this decision.
Tea: I know what he would say. In fact, I know that he wouldn't even allow the conversation.
Abuela: Are you ready to seek your young man and try, anyway?
Tea: You do realize that I'll probably be calling you again later and you'll have an even worse emotional wreck to deal with?
Abuela: If you don't have faith in your young man, I'll have faith, for you.
Tea: What did Todd say to you, to get you on his side?
Abuela: If it were not for the love I know you feel for him, I would not be encouraging you.
Tea: I hope he wasn't too insulting.
Abuela: I believe that was his intent.
Tea: Todd does that. When he's hurt, he lashes out. I am ready to see him. It may just be to say good-bye, but I need to see him again.
[Abuela gives Tea the information she has about where Todd is. Tea is surprised to learn that when Todd left her, he only went as far as a motel about a mile down the road from the hotel they had been staying at together, the one where Tea still is.
Tea doesn't waste time primping for her reunion with Todd. She doesn't want to chance his being gone when she reaches his motel. She quickly dresses and rushes out of the honeymoon suite, hoping that her return won't be a solitary one.]
As the motel her grandmother told her Todd is staying at comes into view, Tea slows her pace. She ran the brief distance from her hotel, not wanting to chance missing Todd if he decided to leave after his phone conversation with her grandmother. She recognizes Todd's car in the parking lot and is relieved to know that he's still there. As she approaches it, she hears a familiar noise coming from inside one of the motel rooms. She looks in the direction of the noise and reads the number on the door of the room where the noise is being generated. She isn't surprised to find that it's the same room that her grandmother told her Todd was staying in. She's heard the sound of him trashing a room enough times in the past to know what he's doing to cause so much noise.
Tea uses her copy of his car key to open his car door. She starts the car and moves it to an area on the other side of the building, hoping that Todd won't look there for it. Her grandmother told her that he had been drinking and she could hear from his activities that he's out of control. She doesn't want to chance him driving right now.
When Tea returns to the other side of the building, she finds a man at the door of Todd's motel room. She quickly approaches the man, hoping to avoid the police being brought in.]
Tea: Excuse me. Do you work here?
Man: I'm the owner. You should go back to your room. This is being taken care of.
Tea: Actually, that's my husband in that room.
Owner: That's too bad. I'm just about to call the police and have your husband arrested.
Tea: Please, don't. We'll pay for whatever damage he's done and he'll stop right now. I promise.
[Todd, having been listening through the door, yells in response to Tea's defense of him.]
Todd: Like hell I will!
[Tea raises her voice as she temporarily directs her attention to her ex-husband.]
Tea: Shut up, Todd!
Todd: You shut up!
Tea: Do you want to spend the night in jail?
Todd: It would be better than spending it with you.
[Tea returns her attention to the owner.]
Tea: I promise. He'll calm down. We'll pay for the damages. There's no need to call the police.
Owner: You'll have to vacate the room. We can't have our other guests being frightened like this.
Tea: I understand. Just give me a few minutes to talk to my husband and then I'll come to the office and take care of the bill.
Owner: You'll have to give me something so I'll know that you won't run off without paying.
[Tea reaches into her purse and pulls out a sizable amount of cash.]
Tea: Is one thousand dollars enough to cover the whole bill?
Owner: Definitely. None of the junk in that room is worth that much.
Tea: I'll give you one hundred dollars now as a down payment. I'll come to the office in a few minutes and pay the rest then. I'll need a receipt stating explicitly that one thousand dollars will cover all liability for any damage done.
Owner: What are you? A lawyer?
Tea: Yes. Do we have an agreement?
Owner: Sure. Just get your guy out of here, and do it quick.
Tea: Thank you.
[The owner leaves. Tea takes a deep breath and prepares to deal with Todd. She's relieved that he at least has stopped trashing the room.
She steps closer to the door and speaks to her ex-husband.]
Tea: Todd?
Todd: Go away!
Tea: You need to leave. Open the door.
[Todd doesn't open the door.]
Tea: They won't call the police if you leave right now.
Todd: I don't need you taking care of my battles like I'm a little kid.
Tea: You're acting like a little kid. Now, open the door so I can pay the bill and we can get out of here.
Todd: No.
Tea: I don't want to have to ask the owner for the key. If he thinks you won't be leaving voluntarily, he'll call the police.
Todd: If you're so desperate to see me all of a sudden, bust the door down. I dare you!
[Todd is shocked when, a few seconds later, he hears a loud thud against the door.]
Todd: Delgado!
Tea: Open the damn door, Todd!
[Todd again hears a loud thud against the door.
He quickly opens the door, not wanting Tea to hurt herself.]
Todd: What's gotten into you, Delgado?
Tea: I don't have to ask you that question. My grandmother told me you were drunk, and you look like hell, too.
Todd: You don't look all that hot, either.
[Todd notices that his car isn't where he parked it anymore.]
Todd: Where the hell is my car? Somebody swiped my car!
Tea: I did. I didn't think you should be driving in your condition.
Todd: I'm fine.
Tea: You're drunk.
Todd: So?
Tea: I won't let you kill yourself, or someone else.
Todd: Your not my wife. I heard you lying to that guy and saying that you were.
Tea: If you don't leave with me, I'll be your lawyer when the police come and haul you off to jail. Would you prefer that I be your lawyer, rather than your wife?
Todd: I don't want you to be anything. You should go and be R.J.'s whore, like you want.
Tea: This isn't the time for this.
Todd: I'm not settling for his leftovers anymore.
Tea: Do you really want to do this here? Because, if you don't shut up, right now, we'll both end up in jail.
Todd: Are you going to start a fight?
Tea: Me? You're the one who's calling me a whore.
Todd: Do you prefer the term slut?
Tea: Do you have any idea how much I want to slap you right now?
Todd: Go ahead. It wouldn't be the first time.
Tea: We both need to calm down.
Todd: I'm totally calm.
Tea: This is how you speak to me when you're calm? And, you were trashing the room because you're calm?
Todd: I was redecorating. The place was ugly.
Tea: We don't have time for this. You didn't take anything with you when you abandoned me, besides the car. Did you buy anything, besides alcohol, that we need to take with us?
Todd: I'm not going with you.
Tea: We can have separate rooms, if being near me is such a problem for you. But, you are leaving here, right now. Do you understand?
Todd: I'm a big boy. You can't tell me what to do.
Tea: Fine! I'll go pay for the damage you've done, because I told the owner I would. Unlike you, I keep my word.
Todd: Liar!
Tea: I'll let him know that you refuse to leave and that he should go ahead and call the police, if he feels he needs to. You're on your own. And, don't worry, my grandmother won't be tracking you down again.
[Tea walks away from Todd, toward the office of the motel.]
