Climbing out of the car, Karl watched Alyssa stretched a bit, thinking that she was doing it because she was probably slacking in her workout. But it struck him that he would be more than eager to run around even if he was stuck on a long flight and then into a car right after.
Besides, the comment about seeing Ryan personally about caught Karl's attention and so he moved on. He made a mental note to e-mail or call US Military to fake a limp or something. This was evidence of the reason why Karl wouldn't like to have to lie to his partner so much. Although the principle of the matter was the slight guilt rather than the effort to cover it up.
"You do that." The door closed on his side before he locked it, not looking at his partner's direction, instead turning to look at the supermarket.