This was the longest he had been away from Elise since she had come to the present and she had come down to the garage to meet him. Her eyes widened when she caught sight of the Mother of Time draped on his arm. At first, she was friendly to the beautiful and exotic but significantly older woman hanging onto him. She offered Grace a hand and smiled. “Welcome to the Elfreth. Thank you for joining us. I’m—” Grace must have sensed something between James and Elise, and decided to assert her dominance, or just screw with him. “What a precious child,” she exclaimed to James, touching his shoulder in a more than friendly manner. “You didn’t tell me you had a daughter.” Elise looked like someone had thrown cold water on her as she shot an incredulous look at Grace, and then a ferocious one at James. He sighed, and of course Grace decided that this was the opportune time to further flame the situation in. She leaned in toward him and gave him a peck on the cheek, cooing softly.
