The pasta was pretty delicious, she has to give him that. And at least he's not pushing it. That makes it easy for her to relax again and settle back into joking around with him.

"Delicious pasta," she agrees with a slight smile, her way of saying that even if she's not interested in anything romantic, she does like him.

Alex frowns in confusion at the question, and opens her mouth to answer when he quickly explains. "Great, I can set fire to my apartment twice as efficiently." It's a nice gesture, though, so she gives him a real, genuine smile and says, "But I'll give it a try."