A Second Chance

Fandom: Scorpion

Author: Ahsoka1248

Rating: T

Warning: Mild Language

"Happy, I know you're pissed at Toby for not showing up to your date. But maybe you should give him another chance. Toby would never purposely do anything to hurt you. He loves you way too much for that! Did he tell you why he slept through your date?"

"No," Happy said, "and I don't even give a damn!"

"Happy, he was nervous. He took medicine for his nervousness, and it put him to sleep."

"So?"

"He didn't mean to fall asleep, Happy! Every relationship has problems sometimes! You should give him another chance," Paige said.

Happy was pissed. Not just at Toby for not showing up, but also at Paige for making a perfectly valid point. She punched the steering wheel of the RV. Toby was tempted to make a quirk, but then decided it was a bad idea. Later that night, back at the warehouse, Toby was reading yet another of his shrink books. Happy put down her hammer and walked over to the behaviorist.

"Toby."

Toby looked up.

"What's up Happy?"

Happy's stomach turned. She was still angry at Toby for not showing up, but she'd mustered the courage to try to forgive him.

"Toby, I have a couple of things I want to say. First of all, I'm still angry that you didn't show up. It hurt."
"Happy, I…"

"Let me finish," she said, already growing hesitant. "Today, when we were in the RV, I had a conversation with Paige."
"I know. I heard."

"She told me I should give you another chance. I'm still mad, but I'm willing to try again. Part of why I had a change of heart was because she told me why you missed our date. You were nervous, and I can understand that. I also understand taking medicine to help. What I don't understand is why you took the risk of it putting you to sleep."

"I didn't see anything that I thought would make me fall asleep," Toby defended.

"Do you want to try this again, Toby?"
"Yes."

"Alright."

They planned, and once again, Toby was nervous, but this time he didn't fall asleep. In fact, he made a point of showing up right on time. The second try went well.