"I think I finally get it."

"Get what?" There was something about the look in his eyes, the confidence, the surety, that had me swallowing hard.

"You." And as he smiled, it was almost smug. "I get you, Oz. You're a little, Aren't you?"

If only I had known at the time just how much those few little words were going to change my life.

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I had known I liked boys for a while. I had known since Chris Elliot, one of the most popular boys in my year, had started dating Lacy Parke; I hadn't been able to decide if I had hated Lacy, or if I had wanted to be her.

I wasn't even so sure that I made it discreet, as 'gay' or other not very nice words were some of Jake's favourite things to call me at school. Isaac had joked about it, but I wasn't sure he had actually realized how close to the truth that he actually was.

Biting my lip, I met his eyes, and my entire chest constricted; I could feel every erratic pump to my heart, and I felt sorry for the poor puppy with how much my grip had tightened on him.

/"And if I liked you,/" I began nervously, /"If I liked you and wanted to hold your hand, too . . . would I haves to tell Isaac?/"

Letting him know that I was gay was one thing. Letting him know that I wanted to hold his best friend's hand was enough entirely.

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