[h1][b][center][color=cyan]Alex Hill[/color][/center][/b][/h1]
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	Alex had simply hoped that the group would understand his meaning but apparently that was a lost cause. Instead of causing the others to start moving towards the door Crass spit out a comment at him and Liz saying he wanted to screw her as well. Then they started making bets. Maybe that would work for the time being but it definitely wasn't a long term fix. When Jamie said something about it Alex seriously wanted to say something but thought better of it. Either way it looked as if the bet was moving everyone outside so Alex followed suit. Once outside he walked over to his truck and waited for everyone else so he could start loading the thing with everyone's gear. He did watch Pres, Hugo Strange, and Wilhelm Scream load their stuff in Pres' car. This confused him. The sheer reason he was playing the pack mule was to transport everyone's stuff. Did they not trust him? It most likely wasn't that, but it is what Alex thought.

	He was happy when Momma Jones offered to help load his truck, but didn't show it. He just simply shrugged as if saying why not. He made sure to grab the heavier items before she had a chance to get near them. When the finished he said a measly, [color=cyan]"Thanks."[/color] Really it was kinda pathetic. He needed to learn to talk more other than when he was defusing relationship bombs. He unknowingly watched her walk over to PI but caught himself before anyone noticed. Why had he watched her walk over there? Why was it weird to him?

	Suddenly, the thrill of the adventure to come momentarily left Alex. He wasn't usually the kind to despise someone, but he absolutely abhorred Ariel's father. Alex didn't know everything, but he was observant and filling in the blanks on some things was easier than Alex liked it to be. If one were to look at Alex's face when the BMW appeared they would see a flash of clear and intense anger. Alex would never like the man. He was horrible to one of Alex's few friends and that instantly put the man on Alex's crap list.

	Deep inside Alex wanted nothing more than to beat the crap out of the man. The inner rage that Alex always bottled up inside himself rarely if ever showed its ugly head. The way everyone was confronting the man didn't help either. Alex's face by now was back to its usual look. Blank as ever, but his body was tense and his fists were tightly clinched. It was a good thing Lizzy said something. The way she approached the situation seemed to calm Alex down a little until he got back to his usual self. He walked over to join the group and as Momma Jones finished talking he decided to add something.

	[color=cyan]"Sir, you know me and you know my family. You know that, despite my age, my parents would never let me go on this trip unless they were one hundred percent certain that it'd be safe. You also know that I'd never let anything happen to Ariel. I promise that everything will be fine, and that we will come back. So, please trust us."[/color]