She laughed and sat up, leaning over the hand him one of the glasses. "You do. It's a very strong name. Lots of memories behind it." The first one may have not been hers, but she'd still enjoyed his words. This one she planned to keep all to herself. She beamed at his compliment, "why thank you. It's very different non?"
When he spoke she listened intently, as best she could. Her attention was always elsewhere, and everything they said to be true of her drink was true for her. But she was trying.
"Ah, so very typical. The ex, she probably does not like you. And a mother's word...well if I'd wanted to I could have made my own hate his father." She shrugged. "A spurned woman's venom is always so bitter and sweet in her children's ear. It turns any child against any father." smiling she patted his hand, "all you can do is continue to try. He thinks you are evil. Little can be done about that besides showing he is wrong."