- Back in the present, Ben goes home and finds Meg still angry with him.
- He tells her that he's just gotten back from the White House, which makes her excited for a second—she thinks this means he'll be working with the President, and that finally something good is happening to them.
- Nope, Ben explains; he's just working for the president on a top-secret mission that he can't tell her anything about.
- Meg's ticked off. First she tells him that she's sick of waiting around for him, and now he's running off so she can wait longer? That's so unfair.
- She warns him that if he leaves now, she won't be waiting for him when he gets back. In fact, he doesn't even need to bother coming home.
- Just then, they realize Amelia and Alice are listening in the doorway.
- Ben takes them back to their room, tucks them in, and kisses them goodnight.
- Before he leaves, Amelia pleads with him not to go—she worries they'll never see him again if he does because of what mom said.
- It's then that Ben realizes that his daughter might be right.