Teddy felt his heart jump into his throat when the doorknob turned, indicating she was on the other side. The fear he'd felt before intensified at just the thought she was so close. His mother.
When the door opened to reveal the young woman, he couldn't believe it. Not even for a moment. The guy who normally took everything in stride, barely leaving it people to notice any reaction, was gawking at her. She looked familiar. All those pictures he'd seen of her, of his father just seemed to be pieces of paper now. Before they were all he had, but now they paled in comparison to the woman who stood before him. Over and over his grandmother told him he had her eyes, and he couldn't help but look up and see for himself. They were similar, if not the same.
Swallowing hard, her invitation to come inside took him by surprise. He hadn't realized he was being so rude himself. "Oh yes. I'm sorry. Please excuse me... For staring," he said, looking down now. He'd just continue to gawk at her if he was looking at her in the face. Stepping inside, he noticed the smell of food cooking, and tried to take in slight changes in the flat that would be from her personality. But he didn't look long, and turned to face her again. "Hello."