Alek isn't expecting it, and he lifts his gaze at the question, realizing they didn't exchange those during their last meeting. Then again, the name he is going to give her is his mother's surname, not his father's - he doesn't know that one, and he doesn't care to. The man can keep it, as far as he's concerned. (He wonders more than he'd care to admit.)
"It's Hale," he answers easily, setting aside the flute of champagne as he fixes his tie distractedly. "Alek Hale."
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Alek isn't expecting it, and he lifts his gaze at the question, realizing they didn't exchange those during their last meeting. Then again, the name he is going to give her is his mother's surname, not his father's - he doesn't know that one, and he doesn't care to. The man can keep it, as far as he's concerned. (He wonders more than he'd care to admit.)
"It's Hale," he answers easily, setting aside the flute of champagne as he fixes his tie distractedly. "Alek Hale."