Alex snorted and then sighed, though it was mostly fond. "The one thing I asked her to maybe not/i> do," he chuckled. "Should have figured she'd do it anyway. She's just a bit...well, abrasive, sometimes. But I like her. She kept me sane between my divorce and you turning up." He squeezed Hephaestion's hand.
"See, she knows the good things to say," he called out as they made their way to the kitchen.