Alex took another drink of water, grimacing as his stomach protested, then nodded. "Thanks. Sincerely. And I'll get rid of the other that you don't know about, too."
He didn't have to be told that girls think different than boys, he had a sister, remember? But he sort of liked how Mona thought... "She's cool, though," he added, as if his thoughts had been spoken.
He toyed with the packet in his pocket. "I didn't mean to. I wasn't thinking about getting drunk." He shook his head. "Really. It was just really good when the guy at the shop let me try it, and I figured it might keep me from being so nervous. Guess it did," he added with a sheepish smile.