"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.

The Little Of Oz Series

I bit my lip, toying with the idea. /"And what if it doesn't work and you realize that you hate me or I lose my shit and brick your windows or set your couch on fire?/"

/"I've seen you at your worst, Isaac. When you were most scared and at your angriest. I know what I'm getting into. I can't promise that this will work. You can't guarantee that with any relationship, but I can promise you now that I won't hate you. I sincerely believe that there is nothing you can do to make me hate you./"

Deacon lifted from the armchair, coming to sit next to me. He took the pack of Starburst from my hand, opened the packaging and held a strawberry cube to my lips. I opened automatically. He nodded in satisfaction and took my hand. I didn't pull away.

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