Alex added both ice and water from the door of the fridge to her own, and just a little water to his before she joined him at the table with a smile, sliding one of the glasses across the reclaimed wood towards him. (Ruby was the one who decorated the house, because she was Strand's assistant and she was pushy in a similar way to Alex. Even if they didn't exactly share the same tastes.)

Adding the cookies, she just asked softly: "better?"