"Oh, they're good. I finally tricked Donna into dating and I think she's happy. Not that she'll ever say it out loud, because that would be admitting I was right, and Fearless Leader will /never/ admit I was right out loud." Alex smiles, going to open her door for her.
Once she's seated, he'll go and get in himself. They have a good forty-five minutes of drive time before they get to Star City. Alex decides to create some conversation of his own.
"How are your parents? They doing okay?" he asks.