Alice paused. It wasn't all. She tried to think of the best way to deal with it. "Has anyone…asked you, lately?" she asked in a slow, hesitant tone. "Your parents…set you up or anything?"
"No, no," she responded quickly. "That…you don't need to do anything."
"I…went out with him," Alice confessed. How Bella responded would determine what Alice said next. Wanting a distraction, she ate another spoonful of soup.