Hey! [The word comes with a quick grin in order to emphasize her words.] There's definitely nothing wrong with being biased. Especially when it's someone that you care about a lot. And especially someone who you've been through so much with.

[The idea of sharing nightmares did alarm her suddenly, even if Alex didn't bring it up. that certainly anything that she would want to share with anyone, especially with as specific some of her dreams had gone with demons that were involved with her life.]

Were you guys romantically involved?

[From the way he was talking, Alex almost assumed so, but she'd been on the other side of that equation, and she knew how annoying it could be when someone made the assumption without evidence of what her relationship with someone was. So, it was far easier for the reporter to just ask about it.]