"Because you're afraid I'll doing something you'll regret," he said with a humorless puff of laughter. He heaved a sigh, attention set on the mouth of the alley once again, only to be on Ray a second later in less time than it would have taken the other man to blink.

He forced him back against the opposite wall - maybe a little harder than he had intended due to his increased strength - forearm pressed over his chest to keep him in place. "Maybe something like this?"