Pulling my hand out of his I grabbed my coffee. She was going to freak at the mess.

"Oh Jake's here-... what in the world happened in here?". She asked setting her bags down. I didn't know what to say. "Are you okay?". She glanced at Jake.

"I'm okay. Where's George?". I asked taking a sip of my coffee.

"He's at the store. Clean this mess up". She pointed to the floor. "I'm going to freshen up". As she left the kitchen I rolled my eyes. "Yes ma'am". I sighed. "Babe".

"I have to clean this up it's probably best you go". Some paragraphs are incomplete if you are not reading this novel on .net. Visit .net to read the complete chapters for free. Sitting my coffee aside I started picking up the bigger pieces. My gran didn't seem herself, she seemed crabbit and that wasn't her. Hissing slightly I dropped the piece of ceramic plate.

"Don't move". He scalded grabbing my hand and holding it up. Wrapping it up in the dishcloth he slipped his arm around my waist.

"I'm fine it's just a scratch".

"A scratch that needs stitches. Let's go".

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm not even showered and my gran just got home".

"Yes you are. I can have the doctor at my moms in 5. Let's go".

"Jake I can't-.."

"Let's go". His tone left no room for an argument.

....

hissed as he pushed open the front door to his moms house. "I haven't even brushed my hair or brushed-..... "I've

know what it was about

"Come in coffees on. Jeremy will be here

breath smelled really bad. I was

Making a face he rolled his

hushed him. "Now how are you both doing, any

"Mom". He sighed.

point in putting off talking about it. It

"Mom".

Jake glared any harder I was scared his face would stay like that. "She needs to know Jake. You can't keep hiding things from

needed to know. For some reason

now. Will you stop butting in". He

with a smile. "Jeremy

he was scared. Maybe scared I wasn't 100% in this. "Is that why he won't

me he could hear everything I was saying? Regardless I shut my mouth. "We need to stop meeting like this Leah". Jeremy

the tension in the room between Jake and his mom.

my cut I clenched

stitches do I need?". I asked watching him thread the

the safe side. The cut

I sighed. "I

so hard I could taste blood. Glancing at Jake he still wore the same glare. "There all done. Keep it clean and I'll see you in a few weeks to take them out

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