Hey, it was worth a shot. [He doesn't believe you in the slightest, Billy, but that's okay.

He can't help but make a face at that explanation though. That doesn't help at all, first of all, and secondly, ugh. It's all well and good but he can never imagine himself saying the same thing about Nico to anybody (even though he pretty much just did in his own Hiro-way.)]

Well then there's your answer to why Nico's just a phase. If it was the real thing, I'd "just know."

[A beat.] ...but you and Teddy still worked as a team even while you were dating. Didn't that ever kinda get in the way?