"Let me know if I do," Derek murmurs, letting Stiles lead, hoping that if it hurt, Stiles would have the sense to stop.

Derek was desperately hoping that this time wouldn't be a mistake, knowing he could trust Stiles and didn't have to fear anything from him. There was a small part of him that was screaming a warning, but that was the paranoid part of him and he understood that so he tried to ignore it.