Getting to spend time with Henry feels like the best medicine. While he was down in that basement, it was a comforting thought that Henry was halfway across the world, out of reach of any harm. But now that he's safe, he feels so much better being able to be with his kid.

Still, in a way it's also exhausting. He needs to be strong for them, to protect them from what really happened. It's not like with Joan, where he can let himself be vulnerable, knowing that she'll be able to take it, that she's signed up to be there for it.

He keeps checking the time, wondering when Joan will be back so he can introduce them. He knows it's not the best time to tell them they're dating, but he wants them to at least meet Joan, to see what a lovely person she is, and to give them the opportunity to thank her. Not that he'd tell then everything he did, but he figures he could at least say that Joan is responsible for finding the man who hurt Ted, and making sure he doesn't hurt anyone else.

After a few hours, he suspects she might have gone to join Sherlock with the investigation into Turner, or maybe they got a case or something. Still, he'd expect a text from her in that case.

When Michelle takes Henry to go get some snacks and some coffee, he takes the chance to just send Joan a short text.

Hey. When do you think you'll be back? -Ted