Alec turned away again and shrugged his shoulder. He wasn't sure anyone could rein the older man in, especially if he thought he was helping with his previous bad experience. Because if telling him that he didn't like his birthday or having a party because introducing his boyfriend to his mother wasn't enough to change his mind or hold him back, Alec didn't think that Thea would be able to hold him back either. And really, she'd probably have to tell him that every idea he had and every plan he made was something Alec would hate, because he knew he was going to hate the whole thing, from the attention to whatever surprises were going to be in store for him.
"He said he wanted to invite everyone and when I asked for only a few people he said I was killing him. And that was after I told him why."