<strong>Twiddling his thumbs in thought</strong><br/><br/>While everyone else chatted, Alex had been rather quiet in thought as he sat in the van. He wondered about how Kayla would handle their family despite the show they were putting on for initial reactions, though they were doing a poor job at hiding their peculiarities it seemed. Still, Kayla was either oblivious to the goings on, or she was very good at blocking out things. Either way, Alex felt it for the better to keep the act up for now. Or at least till Mike tried to put the moves on Kayla in force.<br/><br/>When Alex's name was mentioned by his father, he snapped out of his train of thought and returned to the goings on in the van, causing him to let out an annoyed sigh. If there was one thing he hated more than getting called by his brother's name, it was Jacob getting compared to him when Jacob got called out on something he did. "Dad, chill. Just because me and Jacob happen to look and act a lot alike at times doesn't mean you need to use me as an example when scolding my brother. Plus, I doubt Ashley was bothered."<br/><br/>While Alex was normally the quiet one in the family, he did speak up for his siblings when he felt he needed to. Some would call him defensive, but it was how close he was to his sister and brother that left him feeling the need to protect them at times. It was the least he could do considering his brother was always there for him and his sister gave him advice for his work. "And if you're gonna try to set me on a pedestal compared to my brother, remember I've always been one to jump off," Alex added with a sarcastic smirk.