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.

....

the front door to his moms house. "I

not to smile. I don't know what it was about him. I always felt

on. Jeremy will

smelled really bad. I was still in

see you too mom". Making a face he rolled his

"Now how are you both doing, any

"Mom". He sighed.

point in putting off talking about it. It was going

"Mom".

the looks they were sharing with each other. If Jake glared any harder I was scared his face

know.

butting in". He snapped just as the doorbell

was quick at hiding her disappointment with a smile. "Jeremy is great, I'm sure you two

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

was she telling me he could hear everything I was saying? Regardless I shut my mouth. "We need to stop meeting like this Leah". Jeremy laughed as I smiled at him. "Just let me have

tension in the room between Jake and his mom. He was pissed

a nasty one". As he cleaned my cut I clenched my teeth together. "Are you okay

need?". I asked watching

put 5 in just to be on the safe side. The cut is pretty

"I

of my cheek so hard I could taste blood. Glancing at Jake he still wore the same glare. "There all done. Keep it

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