“What are you doing here, Alice?” Peter sighed, clenching his jaw at the name ‘Petey’.
Alice scoffed.
“Such a cold greeting,” she replied in mock offense.
Peter tilted his head and raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
Alice sighed. “You’re no fun.”
“So, I’ve heard,” Peter replied, stepping aside to let Alice into his home. “So, again, what are you doing here?”
“Ya know, Petey,” Alice smiled, noting the clenched jaw on Peter. “You’re a straight shooter. I like that.”
“What’s going on?” Bell asked as she got up from her place on the couch.
“Alice is about to tell me why she’s knocking at my door,” Peter replied, looking back at Alice.
“Petey, I’m going to be very honest with you,” Alice smiled. “I have exactly four people in this world that I care about. There are others I take care of by extension of those people… but really, truly, there are only four. So, if someone hurts one of those four, I will come knocking on someone’s door.”
