[ Alec sort of lags behind, finding each new room something he needs to stop and look at. It's so big. And when they do finally enter the kitchen, Alec's eyes somehow go impossibly wider. Yeah, Henry has got to be rich. Look at all this nice stuff.
He's not expecting an encounter with one of Henry's parents, though he supposes if there is a place in a house where moms hang out, he doesn't know it. The kitchen is as good a place as any to run across her. Alec freezes a moment. He promised his dad that he'd be polite to Henry's family, and it takes him a moment to fumble for the words - "polite" isn't usually in his repertoire. ]
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He's not expecting an encounter with one of Henry's parents, though he supposes if there is a place in a house where moms hang out, he doesn't know it. The kitchen is as good a place as any to run across her. Alec freezes a moment. He promised his dad that he'd be polite to Henry's family, and it takes him a moment to fumble for the words - "polite" isn't usually in his repertoire. ]
It's. Um. Nice to meet you. [ A beat. ] Ma'am.