On page 146-7 Laurie and Alex engage in a conversation:

" I dunno. Steven just looks at her like she hung the moon or something. I think it would be great if a guy looked at me that way. I could see staying together for life with somebody who cared about me that much.""I care about you that much...""Yeah, but I mean a real guy....I mean, you're a real guy, and you're good-looking and nice to me and funny and...umm...I dunno, great. But you're my ALEX. You know?"

Based on this conversation, where do you think their relationship is headed? Is something more going to happen between them, or do you think Alex is going to hear those heart-breaking words every guy experiences at least once in life, "Let's just be friends?" Be sure to use text to support your inference/prediction.