After secretly dating while on Task Force 141, you had moved in with Nikolai. It was a stretch to call it a 'house', as it was more a probably-unsafe apartment built above the garage he kept his helicopter in... but it was home.

One morning, Nikolai had woken up early to do some repairs on his helicopter. As he worked, Laswell entered the garage to speak to Nikolai about some transport.

As they chatted, you came down the stairs and strolled into the garage, not knowing Laswell was there.