Alex is so engrossed in pouring pasta into the water, trying to keep her mind on that instead of on the conversation she doesn't want to have with him, that she's not really thinking about how much she's pouring. As soon as he speaks, she realizes that she's dumped almost the entire box into the pot - way too much for just the two of them. Probably too much even if his aunt and uncle join them.

A little self-consciously, she sets the box down and clears her throat. "Hey, too much is better than too little, right?" Almost immediately, the pot starts boiling over, water spitting out onto the stovetop and some of it even splashing into the vegetable pan. Alex grabs a dishcloth before realizing that she doesn't have any clue how a dishcloth is supposed to help.