Okay, I know it sounds bad, but...

"Okay, Rose, sweetheart, to be fair, I never said I was gonna marry you.", you say in your defense, holding your hands up in a placating manner, "You just sorta told me a week 'fore it was s'pose to go down that I needed to find myself a nice suit 'cuz we were gonna be tyin' the knot. That was the first I had heard 'bout the whole marriage thing. A fella tends to like a little more warnin' than that 'fore he's bein' dragged down the aisle, y'know?"

"I only did that because I knew you would just say no otherwise.", she retorted with a 'humph' leaving her as she frowned at you, "You were enjoying our time together and I knew we'd be happy together so I took steps because I knew you never would."

"Yer damn straight I never would! I ain't the settlin' down type, Rose. I reckoned ya knew that, but then ya sprang the surprise marriage thing on me. I think I can be forgiven for freakin' out a bit an' reactin' the way I did.", you tell her.

"So seducing my XO and raiding my vault were necessary when you made your escape?", she asked with a non-plussed look upon her face.

"Okay, well, fuckin' Tal was a necessary part o' my plan for gettin' out since I needed to distract her and get her out of the way after ya locked me up when I first said I didn't wanna get married so I ain't sorry 'bout that.", you say and then with a shrug and a sigh, "The robbin' the vault thing, though, mighta sorta been out o' line...a bit. So I'm sorry 'bout the robbin' ya thing. That was a dick move on my part, I admit, but I needed the extra funds to get by."

"You needed them?"

"...Okay, fine, needed is a strong word. Wanted is a little more accurate. But I really wanted it, if that helps.", you said with a sheepish grin.

You can tell by the unamused look on Rose's face that it really doesn't help at all. Not that you thought anything would help your defense in this matter, but, hey, a guy could hope, couldn't he? The fact that you were alive instead of tossed out an airlock at least made it clear that Rose was willing to listen to you talk for a bit, even if she wasn't going to accept any apologies or excuses for what you'd done.

Though, with that in mind, you did have to wonder why exactly you were being allowed to live at all. Your instincts told you not to look a gift horse in the mouth (when that gift horse was you staying alive), but you couldn't help but be curious about exactly what it was Rose wanted from you. Mostly because you were dreading the idea that she was trying to rope you into another marriage ceremony at gunpoint like the first ceremony had been planned to be.

"All right, fine. I'm sorry, Rose. Really, I am. I shouldn't have ripped ya off when I took off, but I ain't sorry for takin' off in the first place. Ya didn't leave me much choice, y'know?", you say and then fix her with a questioning gaze, "But I'm thinkin' ya ain't keepin' me 'round so you can get an apology or hear me rattle off excuses, right? So, I gotta ask, why didn't ya put a bullet in me when ya caught me? Tal definitely wanted to, that was for sure, but she said that ya wanted me alive. Why's that, Rose? Just lettin' me keep breathin' for old time's sake or do ya got somethin' else in mind? 'Cuz, I'm tellin' ya right now, if yer lookin' to get me down the aisle 'gain, ya might as well toss me out an airlock right now."

You were bluffing, of course, as you would marry whoever or whatever she wanted (or at least fake it) if it meant you could keep breathing another day, but you wanted to hear her reasons for keeping you alive before anything and there was nothing better than a bit of false bravado to get her talking. She had a soft spot for that, you recalled. It was why she liked you so much, cocky and full of ego and confidence as you were.

Sure enough, she sighs and gives you a smirk before waving off your words. "Fine, fine. If you're going to be dramatic about it, I'll tell you.", she said.