[Dammit, the contact is too good, even just the hand on his arm makes him want to lean in again. He's trying to be strong here. To have a conversation about how he doesn't want Kevin to damn himself just because of his stupid mistakes, but every touch makes his argument feel weaker and weaker.]

Kevin, I'm being serious. It's bad enough that I have to do these things, I'm not going to drag you down too. [It comes out tired, because as much as he'd like to avoid Kevin's involvement, he's right, he is in it no matter what. If Emery just refuses, then Kevin will suffer too. It's a rock and a hard place, when he signed that contract, he basically damned them both.]