"I didn't--" Alex quickly senses that she said something wrong, but decides it would be better to let it go. It's a reminder that, even though he's one of the better friends she's had in the past six years, she doesn't really know him all that well. She doesn't know all the little things that will upset him. She wants to, but she also wants to let him tell her when he's ready.

She nods, and smiles gently back. "Yeah. You need to anything else before your long, hard day of eating chocolate?"