Alicia turned quiet when once again, her mother basically acted like nothing she said mattered. That's how it had been for a long time. Especially since her father died. Everything was either about her mother, Nick, Travis, or Travis's psycho kid, Chris. Over the years, knowing that her thoughts and feelings always seemed to be pushed last, made her keep to herself. Sure, she talked to Jason sometimes. And it helped, some. But not always. But that wasn't his fault. But it didn't matter.<br/><br/>The brunette didn't like the feelings that settled inside of her. She was angry and hurt, and had been for years. Most of her life was spent taking care of her mother, taking care of Nick after a drug binge, or trying to keep Travis's son from doing something dangerous. She was practically knocking herself out to take care of or do things for everyone else, and she never got a 'thank you'. Or any respect from any of them. It hurt, and it made her wonder why she bothered. Well, she already knew that answer.<br/><br/>If she didn't, who the hell would?  No one, that's who. Her mother couldn't handle Nick. She was always babying him, as she was afraid to push him too much and worried he would take off. Nick was always fighting with their mother. Travis knew better than to try and play Daddy to either of them, so Alicia always had to be the referee or the middle ground, and hated it. So, once again when her suggestion was rebuffed like she had never said anything, she didn't bother to say anything else.<br/><br/>What was there for her to say? It was pretty clear that her suggestions or opinions didn't mean anything to them, so Alicia wasn't going to give them anymore. When Jason continued to talk, she shook her thoughts away and tuned back into what he said. "Yeah, it's pretty special. And no, it's not weird," She said the words softly. And sure, it meant something to her, too.  It really did. The boat is where she and Jason had gotten married. They had good memories here on the boat.<br/><br/>But it was time for them to move on and make new memories elsewhere. They searched the surrounding areas for a little longer, and then they returned to the boat. A few buildings had caught her eye, but when she tried to speak up and suggest they check them out, not just to use them, but to also make sure there weren't any dead inside that would cause them problems, she was once more outvoted. So she didn't bother to protest, and instead turned and walked back to the boat, at Jason's side.<br/><br/>Alicia was tired of them treating her and Jason as if they were children. They were adults. Hell, they were MARRIED for crying out loud! But that didn't seem to matter to any of the others. The only people who didn't treat her like a child, were Jason and Strand. And as much as she appreciated it, the truth was, that was<br/>sad. They're all adults, and they should all be treated with respect. And the fact that the feeling wasn't mutual for the others, made her sad. And made her want<br/>to leave.