"I can accept for now that you see something better in me than I can, and what you see is worthwhile." It’s a quiet admission, allowed while hiding away from the night terrors and spooky shit that wasn’t there. "I’d be a wreck without you, Daisy Dukes."

He really would. Billy rubs his hands up and down Tommy’s back and picks his head up enough to press a kiss to that chin. And because the guy deserved to hear it often as well, there’s another "I love you, too. I love you, Tommy. I deserve you."