"Darwin." Alexis corrected unconsciously, annoyance leaking into her voice as her eyes narrowed towards the detective. "My name is Alexis [i]Darwin[/i]." Haughtily, and with a bit of vacuous defiance, she crossed her arms over her chest. She didn't take well to be told what to do. It was sort of a "been there, done that" situation for her and she didn't care much for following orders. Even though Edwin was pretty menacing, standing there with his cuffs in hand, Alexis swallowed her fear and stood her ground. "I understand that you have a job to do, I can wait out here until you're finished," Her eyes flickered towards the young woman still standing in the doorway. [i]"Really? It's cold outside? I didn't know that, see, it's nice and warm in here."[/i] Alexis felt a rush of guilt flood her body, giving her cheeks a pinkish tint as she ignored the young woman's comment. The tone in the girl's voice dripped with animosity and Alexis knew that her being here was not a pleasant thing for this family. [i]You gotta do, what you gotta do...[/i] "I would just ask you to supply me the same courtesy." Still holding Elise's gaze, Alexis offered a benevolent smile that made her features melt to show her compassion, and of course pity, for the girl. 

She knew how hard it was, how these types of situations could affect a person. She had lived a nightmare for years and to this day she still looked over her shoulder on a barren sidewalk or shuddered whenever her phone rang. Looking up at the young woman again and suppressed a capitulated sigh. Alexis could give up now, leave these people in peace and just go about her business and write some dumb ass, boring story that people would overlook in a second. It would be easy to do and if she did just walk away now no one would get hurt. Regrettably, Alexis didn't give up. She fought hard and she fought dirty; she wasn't going to let anyone stand in her way of reaching the career that had been taken from her years ago. This story could be her salvation, it could be her ticket to the big leagues. She wasn't going to throw away a perfectly good opportunity just because she didn't want to get a little messy. 

"I in no way want to put you or your family in any sort of discomfort," eloquently she inveigled Elise, whilst keeping a close eye on the detective who stood grievously behind her. Alexis made sure to be aware of his every movements, she had no intentions of winding up in handcuffs. "Sadly, someone has to get the facts and I don't want a story composed from some nonsense or falsehoods. Wouldn't you rather the public know you're real sister instead of some bull shit I come up with off the top of my head?" Uncrossing her arms, Alexis held the notepad against her leg, tapping it in much the same manner Detective Rogers had with the handcuffs. "I have a feeling that you'd prefer that not to happen." Her voice was poignant and with inquiring eyebrows raised, Alexis smiled pompously. 

"Now, what do you say, Miss Williams?"