"Oh," Alicia replied softly, taking a larger sip of her tea than she intended and wincing as it burned her tongue and mouth. Right. He didn't know Serena was there. Why was that again? Oh yes, because of her. She debated whether or not to tell Fred about Serena herself, but didn't want to butt into their business.
"Do you think we should try going to visit her later?" she suggested, not sure how well received her visit would be if they did end up going. "Even though she said not to?"