Stephanie didn't meet his eyes. She just looked at the ground, very obviously trying not to cry. She didn't want to talk to him right now. She felt horrible about what had happened, about the way she'd treated him. And she was still mad. And none of it made any sense.

"I'm going to be spending the night with Brooke. I ... I need to sort some things out. I think afterwards, I'm going to be going to the Institute."

Pride and programming prevented her from saying that Marcelo might be right.