Isi's embrace caught her off guard for several heartbeats, managing to wrap her arms around him tightly in return. "Thanks for calling," she replied softly. No take care or see you soon, the two having an understanding of what was left unspoken. Alex loved the teenager for that, her heart swelling with pride; Eirdirsceol was one lucky Raevan, to have one so devoted to his well being. She hoped he'd remember that, when the fiasco was over.
She was a bit colder with the loss of Isi's hug, but she tucked the light feeling it gave her away in her heart as she reached the truck. When Aphi joined her and gave her such a concerned look, she couldn't stop the gravitational pull between them; her arms slid around his shoulders and her lips met his, holding onto him for those few sweet seconds. "Please be safe," she whispered to him softly when the kiss ended, his own worry mirrored in her eyes.
Alex gave the chef a smile and let him slip from her embrace. "I will," her smile turned almost shy beneath his kiss to her brow, and then slightly embarrassed as he touched her hands. "You be careful too," she replied, glancing to Isi. She followed his gaze up to the rooftop, her heart aching as the two continued to battle it out. Green eyes fell one last time to Aphismet as she got into the truck, pushing her discarded jacket aside. "Tomorrow," she agreed out the open window, lifting her hand as she started up the engine.
The Italian left the Delaran household and four of her most important people behind for what she hoped was the last time.
