Now that Sophia had been dropped off and it was just the two of them in the car, Vanessa couldn't help feeling even more uncomfortable by Alex's awkward silence.
Why she wanted him to speak was beyond her, since he seemed to annoy her every time he said something to her. Still, she felt like if something was wrong with him she had to know.
They were living together under the same roof after all, and she couldn't just ignore him. He was helping her by accommodating them, so it was only normal that she would be concerned about his wellbeing too.
She cleared her throat, and Alex turned to spare her a glance, "Is there a problem?" He asked, and she bit her lower lip as she tried to summon the courage to ask him if he was alright.
She didn't want to ask such a personal question and have him respond to her in a rudely or rebuff her in a manner that might annoy her.
