[That'd feel more confirming if they weren't signed now in a hurry, because Derek as a sub wasn't having the greatest time abroad. Tate signing with Derek after the fiasco that was running to Kavinsky also feels like a firecracker he's not about to kick into the fire, so he'll concede to him that point if only to keep it from being dug up. That and the fact Reggie's got his own contract - if he needed it, he's sure Derek would've signed him too if he was still a Dom. Tate's quietly vowed never to be so doting with Mantle.]

You don't like Kavinsky because of how he is - and I don't like Reggie. He's said a lot of fucked up shit to me, you know?

[But the key here is:]

I'm not stopping you from seeing him though, because I know he's important. But it bothers me. I keep thinking that if you like him despite how much of a prick he is, you're going to stop liking me. It's why I want to be what you want me to be - and I want you to be what I want you to be. Everything.

[He creeps closer toward Derek, inching to close the gap.]

We don't have to talk about it now. But can we... can we make a time to talk about the bite again? Really talk about it. What it means, what we'd do.