[In the future you bet that he's going to question Tony about what was between he and Gene, but he doesn't push for what Tony's not quite ready to offer. Doing so would only succeed in getting Alex pushed further away and told nothing, possibly ever.

However, as the subject changes, Alex offers his friend a grin.]

Alcohol; but I'm not too sure that's a big secret... or, regrettably, if it's even something available to us down here.