Matt lets out a soft sound. It could be construed as something of a laugh, but it's not, really. Carol Lockwood wasn't a perfect mother or a perfect mayor, by any means, but she was Tyler's mom. More importantly, she's been around, which was a lot more than what could be said about Matt's own mom.

And she did like having her hand in throwing those parties.

Always right down to the very last details.

There's a small pause before he leans back. "Remember when we broke that really fancy vase she loved? I thought she'd never get over that one."