"I thought I was protecting you," Teddy insisted. But then he's stopping again.

"Time knots? Paradoxes? What? Tommy, you're not making any sense. I... Shoot, I promised the kids I'd be at dinner tonight. It's been a bad week. I need to wash my hands and get to the dinner table. But we need to talk about this. Are you... are you staying here while Billy and David help? I..."

He hopes his voice isn't too hopeful. Too scared of rejection.

"You could stay with me."