"Oh, forgive me, my dear. It was just a simple mistake. We're all guilty of at least one; it's only human nature." Dutch purred, coming up from behind his partner, tilting his head to whisper in their ear while he slid his hands up and down their arms as they stubbornly tried to ignore him.

As angry as Dutch wanted to be, it would do him no good if his partner was upset with him. They brought in good money and were loyal to him and only him; he knew leaving them upset wouldn't be good. So he did the thing he did best: start running his mouth.

Whispering sweet promises into their ear and gently rubbing on their arms, he massaged his calloused fingers into their tense muscles, hoping it would get them to at least ease into his touch and give him some vulnerability to latch onto. 

"Come on, you can't be upset with me forever, can you?"