And there she was, his mother, one of his biggest critics. Okay, Ethan, give her the benefit of the doubt. It was just possible she was here to be supportive rather than... overbearing and picky.
Ethan excused himself from the people he was talking to and made his way over to her, settling himself next to her, reflecting on the fact he was so much taller her these days. There had been one time when she'd been bigger in all aspects of his life.
"Hello mother," Ethan said as he took a look at which piece she was stood in front of.