Her friend, Laura.

Alex stares at you for a moment and silently pleads to you with her eyes to what she had asked you earlier. She turns around and smiles, "Oh, hey, Laura! What are you doing here?"

"Having some late night Chinese food like you, silly!" the beautiful brunette giggles. "And who is this handsome man with you?"

You stand up and offer your hand to her to shake. "Hi, I'm Craig, an old friend of Alex."

"Hi, Craig, I'm Laura, Alex's BFF," the brunette smiles with a wink at you. "How come you never mentioned Craig to me before, Alex?"

But before Alex or you can reply Laura interrupts, "Oh my God, are you two on a date?"

Alex stares at you.