Alex Stern

Edie's at school which...weird so Alex has some time on her hands. She's got hold of a copy of the Barton reading list, and she's picked up a few things on it that she hasn't read, and she figures she'll hole up in a coffee shop for a while and read and see if she actually thinks that she has it in her.

Which is totally the plan until she spots Grace tucked into the corner. She isn't entirely sure where she stands with him. Sometimes, it almost feels like he's flirting with her, but then he'll shut it off completely, which...weird. Still, he's pretty and nice and she likes talking to him. Which goes a long way.

"Hey," she says, walking up to him with a coffee in her hand. "This seat taken?"