Ted shut the door behind him carefully, hoping it would be her, knowing it wouldn't be her, but maybe it would, she could come by, it didn't change anything, no, he had to stop expecting her to behave the way she used to, coming by at all hours, he pushed the button on the intercom.

"Hello?"

"Ted? It's me."

Pause.

"Can I come up?"

"Oh, yeah, of course." Ted hit the button to unlock the street door, kicked the wall, and opened the apartment door.