Nico
“Is that how it works?” There was a thoughtful quality to Alex’s voice that would have stretched into musings about ‘time zones’ and how time was an arbitrary construct and did she ever tell him about all of her quantum physicist friends and… but by that point, Nico had already acquiesced, so she let it drop. Instead, she smiled and said, “And I appreciate your dedication as much as I appreciate your devotion to your adoring family. Truly.”
Alex also definitely noticed the hard swerve away from her question. “You’ve missed a lot, actually. Would you believe me if I said my pregnancy isn’t the craziest thing that’s happened to me this month? Because there's a child growing inside of me right now and that is crazy. Oh, which... be nice to Seth. He’s fine, but his sister Abbie is going through some things.” Her glance was a little more serious, but then she shrugged. “We’ll talk about a lot of what’s happened after dinner, though; I’ll try not to spoil it all.”
Leaning her head against his, she continued, “But I’ve been here, dude. And so has Cassie and Raj and Ren. I want to hear about what’s going on in your life.”