How far?

Being told the truth about Misty and Carson and that it was Carson who had left for another woman, Alec remains quiet. Part of him felt a strange sense of guilt. He'd cheated on Ryan with another woman, even if at the time he'd felt he was doing it to protect her. Would he have, if he'd been married to her? He couldn't answer that. Regardless, he himself made mistakes, and he was as bad as anybody... but he'd respected Carson and looked at him as a stable, good man, worthy of following - whether he'd ever expressed that or not. And now... he saw that Carson was just as stupid as he was. Maybe he didn't have the right to judge because he'd done the same kind of things himself, but he felt badly for Misty - doubly so, knowing she was pregnant.

Not given the chance to comment, Alec lets Misty change the conversation back around again, seeing that she really didn't want to talk about it anymore. He couldn't blame her. She'd been dealt a rotten hand. He was glad to know that she and Jason weren't the cause of the breakup though. At least she had a good friend and... maybe Alec hadn't gotten along all that well with Jason, but he knew Jason was a good man and was glad he was around to help out. 

Giving her a little nod, he forces a small smile at her confirmation about him staying there. "Thanks. This... this really means a lot to me. I, um... I guess I've been taking a lot of things for granted, ya know? Thought I could do everything myself and just have it my way all the time." He shrugs. "Wish it wouldn't have taken the hard way to get me to see it but... I guess that's what I get for my stubborn pride." 

Finishing off his eggs and bacon, he moves on to his coffee, sighing deeply. Yes... a good breakfast felt awfully good. 

"Congratulations, by the way." Another smile surfaces. He wasn't allowed to interact with Mackenzie, but it sounded like Misty would let him be an uncle to her baby and that... gave him a nice warm feeling. "How far along are you?" 

Though not even having heard Katie, the shake to his shoulder rouses Jeff and he opens his eyes. Looking up at her, he wishes he'd been able to get over this before anybody missed him. 

He nods to her and gives her a wry grin. "Hey, Kiddo. Sorry... just needed to take a quick breather and I guess I dozed off." 

His chest still felt tight but at least his breathing was halfway normal now. Maybe he could get away with no one knowing he'd overdone it this morning. "I do want some lunch though so I'm glad you came looking for me. Otherwise I mighta missed it completely." 

Getting his aching muscles to move, it hurt worse than he thought it would, though he tries not to let it show. Once he's on his feet though and tries to take a step, his hand goes to Katie's shoulder to steady himself as a wave of dizziness hits him. "Mm... okay..." He chuckles, making light of it. "I think my equilibrium is just a weebit off kilter here. Just give me a second."