Alex helps me carry the snacks out to Taylor’s car, and when she sees me with Alex, her face lights up, and she elbows Alisha.
Alisa looks up, and when she recognizes Alex, she coos, “ooohhhh! Look at this knight in shining armor you found to help you!”
“Hi, Alisha,” Alex says. “Good to see you too.”
“You’re being such a gentleman, Alex,” Taylor adds, with a wink to me. “Layla sure is lucky she ran into you.”
“I don’t know, I think Layla can really hold her own.” He gives me a soft smile.
Alex and I share a silent look, and he shakes his head almost imperceptibly. I nod back.I don’t really want to tell our friends about my mom attacking him either.
“So,” I say. “We’ll be seeing you at the game?”
“Yeah, I’ll be there.” Alex lingers a moment longer, staring at me until I get into Tayl
