[ Ironically Billy is the one who got space, for to figure out who he was outside Billy and Teddy. It’s not something he would trade either, no matter how hard it is. ]

I didn’t doubt you loved me when you left. Maybe I didn’t get it then, but I’ve had a lot of time to figure it out. You deserve the time to figure it out. And I need some time to- well, I need some time.

[ He reaches forward this time, taking Teddy’s hand in both of his. ]

You’re it for me. I know that. In the end, when I go old and gray you’re the one I want to go old and gray with. It will always be you. But right now I don’t think it can be. For both of us.