"Mostly." It was sort of a long story and he wasn't sure yet if Alec was simply being polite or was really interested. It was hard to tell sometimes with certain people. And if you let yourself indulge and let go of too much it could hurt despite pretending it didn't bother him anymore.

Jack had made him soft and now he wasn't sure how he was suppose to be with other people.

"I lived in New York before...all of this. My parents live near San Francisco."

And then even more carefully he asked, "How long have you been in the Library?"