[He hadn't told Alex about that, and she just looked rather amused for a moment. It didn't take a genius to figure out who it was and who he'd spoken too. Despite thoroughly enjoying herself at the picnic (even if in the middle of it she and Richard had a mini-fight... or a heated discussion anyway) she'd kept an eye on him and who he'd spoken too. Mostly she'd done it in case it was too much for Richard and he was about to go into full on asshole mode.

So it was Remy, who was a friend. A friend who was worried about her, which just made her smile all the more, and she just bumped his arm.]

Come on, you'd do it for Charlie or Ruby. Vetting their potential partners is a part of friendship. Hell, I do it all the time, if you didn't notice.