My Headcanon For This Moment –which I'm Creating For Myself Since I Wrinkled My Nose At His Remark–

My headcanon for this moment –which I'm creating for myself since I wrinkled my nose at his remark– is that he was anxious and overthought what to say, so he automatically recalled their last meeting. In an attempt to lighten the mood and calm himself down he mentioned the mistress thing without thinking twice.

When met with silence, he quickly connected the dots, realized he was being an ass since she had already expressed her desire to avoid the topic, and started apologizing.

Also, this whole cat-and-mouse dynamic between them is the only way he knows how to express himself and his feelings to her, so he clings to it, often coming across as a heartless jerk not realizing, though, that there are moments when the act has to end – this being one of those.