Upon her explanation of why she pretended like she didn’t know him, he nodded; coming to the understanding, finally. But hearing that she was dealing with domestic violence, he did his best not to show any angry reaction; though his hands did ball up into disapproving fists in his pockets. Attention locked head, he mentally claimed himself down before looking back at her. “Sadly enough, my life is incredibly boring. Aside from returning to Norway every once and a while I’ve just been doing construction work until now.” His large shoulders rose and fell with a shrug before he looked back at her. 

His hands stretched out in offering for the basket. “Do you want me to carry the basket for you? You could finish up your shopping then we can get some coffee.”