Boyd takes a deep breath before he knocks on the front door. "Hello mum." Boyd says as his mother opens the front door.
"Well, it took you long enough to come in from the car, Timothy. Come in and bring your girlfriend with you. We have lots to talk about." Boyd's mother hugs him fiercely.
Boyd rolls his eyes at Grace. He hates that his mother still calls him by his middle name. "Mum, this is my partner, Grace Foley. Grace this is my mother, Jean." Boyd takes his coat off and Grace's and hangs them in the front closet.
"How do you do Mrs Boyd? It's a pleasure to meet you. Boyd has told me a lot about you." Grace says politely. She holds her hand out for Mrs Boyd to shake.
"It's good to meet you too, Grace, but you don't have to lie to me. I know my son doesn't talk about me. We'll have to get to know each other without his help. He's told me a little but about you." Jean Boyd teases both Grace and her son.
Boyd puts his hand on Grace's lower back and steers her into the living room. "Come and sit down, mum. We should talk the three of us together."