"I do not, and besides, if I did happen to put my foot through a stair, it'd give you a project." You know, since he was a whole workshop upstairs, just begging for a new project that maybe isn't involving her arm.

Ellie stays put, trying to buy Tess more time. As angry as Joel would be at her, she knows Tess would take the brunt of it. It wouldn't matter if the whole thing was Ellie's idea or not.

"What's for dinner?"