Tangled Love

We're sat in my usual spot in the corner, waiting for our order of two hot chocolates. The lady who worked here glanced at Jake's hand before shaking her head disapprovingly. She silently handed me a first aid kit, her eyebrows raised.

"Thank you." Jake said politely.

"Does it hurt?" I ask him as I gently wipe the blood off his hand. He shook his head, clearly unaffected by the stinging it must be causing him.

"Im used to it, I'm a tough cookie."

fashion and I laugh as I finish bandaging him up.

I smile, sitting back and admiring my work.

murmurs, smiling at me. I blushed, looking down to break eye contact with him.

him a small smile, knowing he'd eventually figure it out. His eyes suddenly turned a shade darker and his lips stretched out into a

a drink, the warm liquid comforting me before telling him everything that happened. Tears ran down my cheeks as I explained how Trevor held a knife to

Jake hissed, scraping his chair back and standing up. I

I

fighting over me, I couldn't think of anything worse. My words did little to stop the enraged look on Jake's features so I try to

"I don't want you anywhere near him, I want to forget about him. If you kill him, you're just as bad as he is."