"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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Deacon snorted but nodded. /"We'll discuss them together. The next rule is loyalty. Whilst together, I expect commitment. I don't share./"

Deacon nodded seriously. His shoulders had rounded into a slump and his head had dipped as he studied his list.

/"No cheating,/" he agreed. /"That includes kisses, sending pictures or sexting, getting off with somebody else even if it doesn't involve being touched. I had an ex before who claimed that some of those didn't count. I'm putting it out here right now that in my eyes, all of the above is cheating./"

Then that meant that I had cheated on Lila more times than I could count. I had a folder on my phone full of nudes from other girls while I had been with her, and I had kissed another girl while with her, but only once.

/"Okay./" I gave a nod. /"But you can't do any of that shit either./"

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