[ This feels, on some level, like a test. A way for Tate to see if Derek really is loyal to him, over even someone like Stiles. Derek takes a thoughtful pause. ]

You don't... need to tell me that. Stiles will always have the best of me. He deserves so much more than I can give him.

[ But even if this is a test, Derek isn't going to lie. Not so point blank. Stiles is a big fucking deal. The biggest fucking deal he has. He loves him. He might love Tate too, if not now, then soon, but. It'll be a very different kind of love. ]

I just don't want you to think you won't get the best of me, too.