As Seto drove home he was torn between his need to see Alex tonight and his angry jealousy over the way she let Duke hang all over her. He thought they had broken up a long time ago, but apparently they must have had something going on still, otherwise she wouldn't let him touch her so affectionately. Women were too complicated for Seto's already complicated life; this is just one of the reason's why Seto never bothered having a girlfriend. 'Why would she flash me those sultry eyes begging for a kiss, if she still had a thing with Duke!' Seto thought to himself as he was driving. Suddenly he turned his steering wheel sharply in the direction of Alex's house. As he ignored the screeching of his tires, he told himself that he had to find out if there was something going between them. As much information as his security group had gathered about Alex, he still had plenty of questions. He parked his car in front of Alex's house, but no one appeared to be home. None of the lights were on and there was no car in the driveway, but that didn't mean her car wasn't parked in the garage. It also didn't mean that Alex and Duke weren't inside together. Seto knew she was already angry with him about the security guard earlier this evening, maybe that was just adding fuel to the fire between Alex and Duke. Seto got out of the car just to get some air and try to peek in the garage to see if Alex's car was parked inside, but there just wasn't enough light to see. He took a deep breath and tried to cool off; he was usually the kind of man who always kept things under control, especially in the case of his own emotions. As he was trying to convince himself not to get worked up over a woman, he hears a car coming down the street. It looks like Alex's car. He was embarrassed to get caught hanging around the front of her house for no known reason, so when she got out of her car his first reaction was to distract her.

Alex got out the car, surprised to see Seto waiting next to his car which he parked in front of her house. Going to work on his distraction tactic, he walks up to her and says,

"I'm surprised you didn't bring Duke home with you or is he waiting for you inside?"

Shocked to see Seto and by his comment about Duke, she dropped her keys. Her personal life was exactly that, personal, and only to be shared with those she felt close to. Anger began to boil in her veins, but she takes a minute to gain her composure and replies,

"Seto, what are you doing here? Listen, I've had a long night and I don't appreciate being confronted in front of my own home by someone I hardly know asking very personal questions about my life. If that's how you treat the women in your life, then you might as well leave, I don't need any of this kind of crap right now. I'm not one of those common girls who are willing to follow you around like a puppy dog."

She bent down to grab her keys and headed towards the door. Before she unlocked her door her anger swelled again and she swung around to yell,

"Besides, who I let into my house is really none of your business. Do you just enjoy giving me a hard time!"

Seto, still caught up in his jealousy and not thinking through just let the words fly out of his mouth, "I wouldn't be here if I didn't see you with some guy hanging all over you every night that I've seen you out." He pauses and to cover his true emotions then says," It's not appropriate behavior for someone whom I had intended on taking care of Mokuba when the need arises."

Alex, saddened by his last statement, responds," All you've wanted from me this whole time is just to care for Mokuba?" Trying to ignore a little heartache she sighs and continues," Well you could've been a little more straight forward about it. I do enjoy spending time with Mokuba and would be flattered to be a part of his life, but those feelings definitely have nothing to do with any of your actions this weekend. The next time you're too busy with your company to spend time with Mokuba then tell him, he knows how to reach me."

With that being said, Alex entered her house and leaned against her closed front door. 'Of all men to develop feelings for', she thought despondently to herself. 'Had he really come over to her house in the middle of the night just to give her a hard time about Duke or any other men that might be in her life?', Alex thought.

Seto's blood was boiling. She rejected his backstage invitation. Some people would think that an honor to spend some private time with Seto Kaiba. Then, she shut her door in his face as if he deserved such insolent treatment. Initially he drove away from Alex's house in a rampage, but after he had been driving for some time in no particular direction he began to feel guilty for insinuating that 'she got around'. Before meeting Alex he had always enjoyed being a loner. He never really had the patience or interest in others just to hang around and socialize that is until he met her. Why did she stir up so many new emotions? Jealousy was never part of his emotional repertoire and neither was heartache, but he was feeling a little bit of both now.