“Instead of arguing, you could have simply said thank you. You know I wasn’t going to let you walk back by yourself, especially not at this hour.”

Aki flips through the newspaper while the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafts through the room. He had only left to pick you up from your friend's place and bring you back home, despite your objections and insistence that you would be fine walking home.

“Who knows what could have happened? These streets aren’t exactly safe for someone like you.”