"I don't know, a cat attacked you?" she half smiled and half frowned. "Sorry," she'd just been trying to lighten things up. With only a nod, she drove them both home, only glancing over at him occasionally to make sure he was all right.
When they reached the driveway, she went around to the other side to help him out of the car and inside their home. She knew he'd have to have her help cleaning up, it wasn't like he could reach back there.