"No, no you didn't," Stephen replied quietly. Indeed, it hadn't occurred to him that Matthew's father would have been there, and now he suddenly felt really stupid and really afraid at the same time. Here he'd been, just breaking in, talking normally, and just walking around when in fact he was in quite a lot more danger than he'd thought.
Standing up straighter, looking a bit pale, he said, "Well then. I really should go. It's good to see you again, good to see you again, yes."