Sitting back up, Ray stripped off the gloves and started to take off the head guard too.

Threats hadn't worked, nagging hadn't worked, bargaining hadn't worked and guilt-tripping hadn't either. He wasn't holding out much hope of 'fun' working after all of that but he'd try, at least.

Dropping the head guard on the floor, he rubbed his hands on Asher's stomach where he'd hit him just before.

"Fun could persuade you...?"