Just as the stretch Lincoln pulled smoothly away...
"Oh, so you do know how to drive smoothly?" Kyoko suddenly remembered what had happened before. It was all the driver's fault. Otherwise, her darling would never have gotten his way so easily.
Tetsuhiro stepped in to smooth things over. "Don't blame him. Road conditions are complicated. We shouldn't be too hard on him."
"Hmph, did you put him up to it?" Kyoko refused to let it go, turning her suspicions on Tetsuhiro instead.
"What?"
"Last time."
Tetsuhiro looked utterly innocent. "What last time? You'll have to be more specific."
"You! That time it was just the two of us, after dinner, and you insisted on taking me home, then halfway there, mmm-mmm-mmm. That time."
"Mmm-mmm-mmm what?"
Kyoko rolled her eyes. She knew he was teasing her on purpose.
Then she glanced at Keiko, who was nestled in Tetsuhiro's arms, looking completely bewildered.
Unable to go into detail with her there, Kyoko bit his arm instead.
"You bad man. Had you been plotting something naughty all along?" After the gentle bite, Kyoko inspected the spot and wiped away her saliva.
"Of course not. I'm a perfectly respectable man." Tetsuhiro gently caressed them both.
"Pfft. No bad man ever admits he's bad. You had your eye on me ages ago. I know it."
"And Keiko, too. When did you win her heart? How come I didn't know?"
"I'm not sure either. What can I say? I'm just that charming."
"Pah, don't flatter yourself." Kyoko gave a quiet scoff, then looked up and asked, "Keiko, when did you fall for him?"
"I... I don't know."
Tetsuhiro distinctly felt her grip tighten around his arm.
Keiko quickly added, "Maybe when we first met?"
"Really? Is he that charming? How come I never noticed?"
"You never