"No, I didn't get arrested again." She scowled at his retreating back, but kept any biting retorts from leaving her mouth. After all, she hadn't gotten around to telling him he had a new flatmate.
Now how to bring that up?
"So," she said casually, when he returned with the tea, "I thought you could use the company. For a while. I thought you could use some..." What was the best way to put it?