Nikolas: We need to go.
Emily: Okay.
Emily: Oh, great. Now we're arsonists.
Nikolas: Responsible citizens.
Emily: How would that work, Nikolas? We just set a house on fire.
Nikolas: Yeah, at which point we call the fire department and explain that it started by accident and agree to cover any damages.
Emily: Look, if this turns around on us and the police get involved, I'm going to say it was all me.
Nikolas: Really? Come on. Come on, there's no way I'd let you take the blame for that. Come on.
Emily: Nikolas, you have to, okay? You just got out of prison. You can't go back for any reason, especially not for helping me burn down the place --
Nikolas: Does it help at all, knowing that the basement is gone?
Emily: What helps is having you with me.
Emily: I actually feel peace for the first time in months --
Nikolas: Good.
Emily: Because of you and the way you love me through anything.
Nikolas: Sorry, I can't help it.
Emily: Nikolas, you need to know what's going on in my heart. And I'm not going to throw that love away, especially for human waste like Connor Bishop. I'm going to beat this, Nikolas. It may take time, but I'm not going to let an act of violence define who I'm going to be for the rest of my life.
Nikolas: You know that I'll help you any way that you'll let me, right?
Emily: Yeah. Nikolas, you can accept my apology? I mean, I've been so unfair to you. And you're not Connor. You never hurt me. You don't deserve to have me flinch away every time you try to touch me.
Nikolas: I won't -- I mean, I won't deny that it hurts. But it's not because I feel unfairly accused. It just -- it kills me to see how afraid he made you, you know? And to know what he did still affects you, eats you up inside. I so wish I could just take that away from you, but I can't, you know? I just want you to know that I'll be right there with you always. In the meantime, I really don't want you to worry about me, okay, because the only thing that I can't handle at this point is you pushing me away for my own protection. Okay?
Emily: Okay.
Nikolas: And that means, damn it, no asking me for a divorce, no encouraging me to move on without you. You know, distance, physical space, whatever -- I can handle that. All you have to do is ask.
Emily: I just got you back. The last thing I want is more distance.
Nikolas: I know, but you're not ready to be close close yet either, but I'm telling you that's okay. That's okay. We can get through this together by being honest with each other no matter how much it hurts.
Emily: More than anything, I want to go home with you. But you're right. I'm nowhere near ready.
Emily: Where'd you sleep last night?
Nikolas: Oh. The Metro Court. Wasn't quite ready to tackle Wyndemere alone.
Emily: Yeah. The place is so big. When you're wandering around those big, cavernous rooms it's --
Nikolas: Yeah. I'm so sorry that you had to go through all those months alone.
Emily: It doesn't matter now. Tell you what -- I'll move back to Wyndemere, too, if you don't mind me using one of the guest rooms.
Nikolas: No, no, not at all. I -- I think maybe it is better if we live apart for a while, maybe.
Emily: I don't understand.
Nikolas: I mean, we have the luxury of time -- time for you to heal, time for us to rediscover each other. And I think we can afford to take it slow, live apart, spend hours on the phone, go out on dates.
Emily: Dates?
Nikolas: Yeah, remember those? I pick you up in the Jag, put the top down, I take you to some fancy restaurant, show you off. I mean, you know, we can get back to that. We can get back to the beginning and fall in love all over again. How's that sound?
Emily: Almost perfect.
Nikolas: "Almost"? Well, what's missing, you know, and I'll fix it.
Emily: No, Nikolas. It's impossible for me to fall in love with you any more than I already am. And I always will be.