"I love you, little bro," he whispers. "I need you to know that. I need you to know you're the first person I loved unconditionally and always will. I might annoy you, might act like a dick to get your attention, but that's only because the thought of losing you scares the living fuck out of me."
"Love you, too, Lan." I exhale against his neck, my chest nearly bursting with emotions.
We remain like that for what seems like forever before he reluctantly pulls back. "You tell anyone what I said just now and I'll deny it till the day I die."
I laugh. "I got you, bro."
"Damn straight." His charming smile spills through, and my brother finally returns to sporting his eternal cockiness.