There was tension between the both of them; it was like a never-ending silence. 

Alex kept his eyes on Aaron, he could not believe what Aaron was doing. 

His fingers kept tapping beside him, he thought of what his mother was going to say to this and how his sister would react to it as well. 

Aaron did not bother at all; he felt his father gave him the company, and he could employ whoever pleased him; it was never something to debate about. 

And Cat? She felt caught in all of these like ...