A smart man would have bowed out of this fight.
Adam stepped forward, ready to do his three rounds in the ring. "Forgive me for not thinking your memory is that prodigious when I keep telling you that I don't hate you."
"Not hating is a long way from liking. And your an employee."
"So burn the paperwork and pin me to a wall already. I'm fully onboard with you climbing me like a tree any time you're feeling athletic enough, short stuff."