"Yeah?" Alec says back, a small smile on his face. "That's awesome for you. In London? London is beautiful. In a big city sort of way..."

Alec nods again and sighs. He knew that Honor was trying to make light of the situation they were in, but he couldn't take his mind off of that letter sitting on his kitchen counter. "How long are you going to be there this time?"

Alec is silent as well until they get back to his house. He felt bad for bringing Honor down, and he really did appreciate her trying to cheer up the moment. His mind was just somewhere else entirely, and he knew that the only thing that would ease him would be reading what that document said. He shut off the engine and got out of his car, walking around to open the door for Honor.

Alec follows her to the door, giving the top of her head a quick kiss before unlocking the door. "Thank you, Honor..." He whispers, his lips lost in her hair. "You've been wonderful throughout all of this." He opens the door and heads inside, holding it open for her.

"You're more than just decent, beautiful. Don't sell yourself short." Alec gives Jynx a quick little pet on her head before walking over the kitchen counter and grabbing the envelope. "Do you want to do this now or later?"

Alec rips open the envelope and pulls out the documents, no longer wanting to prolong the waiting either, and definitely not in the mood for some dramatic unveiling. His eyes dart around the document quickly, trying to read each line as quickly as possible. "She's... not mine..." He says quietly, his voice filled with relief, but with a hint of disappointment.

"Of course it's what I wanted..." Alec says back, putting the letter down on the counter again and giving Honor a small smile. That was what he wanted... right? He wraps his arms around Honor and kisses her lightly. "I think this calls for some wine."

Alec gets the oldest bottle of wine out of the wine cabinet, thought about it for a second, and then decided to grab the second oldest bottle of wine instead. Honor probably wouldn't notice the difference, but he would know deep down that, mentally, he had not deemed this news good enough for the oldest wine bottle. He sets it down on the counter and grabs two wine glasses for them. "I guess I should call Marci... Let her know that the jig is up..."

"Well, you can't expect me to put my beautiful face in danger as well, can you?" Alec asks sarcastically with a laugh, pouring the glasses halfway full and then handing one to Honor. Jynx walks around to Alec and starts rubbing her face against his foot. "No wine until you're twenty-one, J. Sorry," he says to the cat.

Alec smiles at Honor. "You already have a second home out here, beautiful," he says back, leaning on his arms on the counter.