PERFORMANCE - ALEX MANES GUERIN
The video opened on Mouse and Alex, sitting in what appeared to be Mouse's living room. The redhead wore a baggy pink sweatshirt over a pair of little black shorts, and sat curled up in a ball, with a big smile on her face.
"As soon as I heard Alex here sing on Week 1, I told Ben that if he was still here come Mentors Week, I called dibs. I love his voice and his presence, and I was even more pleased to find out what a genuinely good guy he is." She giggled, reaching over to playfully punch him in the shoulder.
It was hard for Alex to believe that he was there still. He was surprised that Nevaeh was voted off before him. Although he felt everyone that was there now were so talented. He didn't know how he would pick and he had decided to go for Idol on a whim.
Now he was sitting next to Mouse on a couch seven weeks into the show. He didn't show it but he was floored. Just completely floored that he was performing again, working with Mouse.
He laughed as she punched him in the shoulder. "When I first heard about mentor week I wasn't sure who I'd be paired with," he said with a quick look to Mouse. "I hadn't really listened to much music outside artists that were familiar from home." Which he didn't think was uncommon. There was a comfort in music. "Not only did we work really well together but we had fun listening to some local music."
For him that was a bigger lesson, "Even at the end of the week I don't think I've learned everything I'm going to from her." He enjoyed working with her and from the music he's started listening to he thought she was very talented.
"Well, whether Alex goes all the way or not, I plan to help him with anything he needs moving forward." Mouse said with a big grin. "We have this... natural sibling kinda chemistry that's so rare. No matter what, I think we both made a new friend."