"Halmoni, why did you invite him along?" Kyunghee wondered, glancing over her shoulder at the detective trailing in their wake, hands in his pockets with an expression that invited trouble. Was he following to make sure they were safe, or was he following so that they would get beat up? It was hard to tell. "It's not like there's any dangerous people nearby and most of all, he doesn't look like he wants to be here with us."
"Of course he wants to be here. Why else would he agree to tag along?" Mihwa rebutted with a dismissive wave of the hand as she reached for a pack of cookies on the shelf. Mihwa leaned closer into Kyunghee and cupped a hand over her mouth, whispering mischievously, "Also he can help us carry the groceries later. We need to put those muscles to good use."