That’s a promise I will make to you Arthur.” He wasn’t big on promises, if he was honest. They were too easy to break, too easily broken. But this he would give to the other man. “A lot between us is changing, but that doesn’t. If you think I’m letting up giving you hell on the job, you’re sadly mistaken,” he said with a chuckle, trying to ensure Arthur knew all was good between them.

“Hey now!” He laughed more though, grabbing the back of Arthur’s neck and pulling him in for a rough, sudden kiss as if that was punishment.