"Are you trying to bribe me?" Jim asked, holding back a laugh. He let the sound slip out and watched the other tighten the knot, only to shake his head as he listened.
"You're so cute. That's not going to work, you may have to resort to blackmail, dear." To which he made a disappointed sound. Now he was simply finding fun in messing with he other on something that felt out of his hands. He didn't control the other man's feelings and no amount of coercion, blackmail, bribery, any thing of that nature could enable Jim to.