"The job is okay, it's on and off." He began, swallowing a bite of food, "As in, some weeks there'll be more than others." The food tasted as great as it had smelled when Alex entered the apartment. "This tastes great." He told her, sipping on the wine. Riley had done a great job on picking that too considering how it didn't offend his pallet on the first sip. 

It didn't take long for the pair to finish dinner. Once they were both done Alex took the plates and brought them over to the sink, he rinsed them off so that at least nothing would be sticking to them when they were washed later. "I'll wash those later." He told her with a smile as he walked back over to her, drying his hands in a tea towel which he left folded on the counter where they had been eating. "How's getting back into work for you?" He asked, he knew the last few weeks would have had an incredible toll on Riley, especially considering that she had to go back to work two weeks earlier than she thought. However, all in all she seemed to be coping with it well.

The two week break from the city and just everything had to have been the most relaxing time Alex had experienced in years. It almost seemed a shame that it had to end but of course, life had to go on whether or not they were ready for it.