"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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<p>And he did. For a whole three fucking seconds before he started up again. Nico, his fiancee, or whatever, didn't even bat an eyelid, so either he was oblivious to the strained tension that threatened to drown us like a bag full of unwanted kittens, or he was used to it.</p>

<p>/"We can go if you want. We don't have to stay,/" Deacon said, leaning into me, curling his arm around my side. He planted a kiss on my forehead. It was enough. It reminded me how to breathe again, and offering him a tight smile, I shook my head. They were his friends. Fuck knows why. But all he'd asked for was one night for me to meet them. After everything he'd done for me, I could do this for him . . . right?</p>

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