You had woken up to Ellie and Dina having one of their soft arguments, JJ still asleep upstairs, Dina still frustrated with tommy for asking ellie to go back after abby, ellie was dressed, jacket, shirt, shoes, pants... She was packing her bags… She wasn't trying to sneak out, was she?…

Dina: "hey…"

Ellie stands, hiding her bag behind her legs

Ellie: "hey…"

Dina: " man, its been a while since he slept this long. Huh?…"

Ellie: "he had a day…"

Dina: "yeah… He's fine. Come back to bed… We'll talk about it in the morning, okay?…"

Ellie: "…I have to finish it."

Dina: "You dont- owe tommy anything …"

Ellie: "I dont sleep, I don't eat. Im… Im not like you, dina…"

Dina: "what? You think this is easy? For you, and for him- i deal with it."

Ellie: "I love you-"

Dina: "prove it. Stay."

Ellie: "…i cant."

Dina: "so what? Im just supposed to sit here and wait for you. For god knows how long, just thinking your fucking dead the entire time?"

Ellie: "I don't plan on dying."

Dina: "Yeah, well, neither did Jesse. Or Joel."

Ellie leans down and grabs her bag

Dina: "hey, Stop. Hey… Hey, cmon… Weve got a family… She doesnt get to be more important than that… no… Im not gonna do this again…"

Ellie: "thats up to you."