Tangled Love

Emily's POV -

"Hey! I've missed you," I say happily, pulling her into a hug. Ivory rang me a few hours earlier asking if she could stay with me for a few days and Pops agreed to it.

"As long as you two don't be throwing wild parties here then it's fine by me Elly," he said before wondering off down his garden to the little allotment he spends most of his time in.

"Are you sure I'm okay to stay with you? I have a few other places I can go if it's any bother," Ivory says, looking at me gratefully. I shake my head —

"No way, you're practically family," I smile, feeling relieved to have some sort of distraction away from Jake.

"Why have you been kicked out?" I ask, taking her bags off her and setting them down beside the couch. She scrunches her face up, popping herself down on the couch before letting out a breath —

"Tobias kicked me out for a few days. . . Something that he and Jake had to do apparently."

At the mention of Tobias, I remember how he'd kissed me and my hands flew to my lips, tracing my bottom one.

"Are Jake and Tobias okay with each other?"

"Yeah they seem a lot closer, do you want some pizza? My treat." Ivory grins at me and I nod at her silently, causing her to fist pump the air before leaving the room to make the call.

So it seems Tobias hadn't told Jake about the kiss.

should know. If I've learned anything over these past few months, it's that secrets always find a way to be discovered and they would often tear relationships apart once bought to

the room, taking a seat next to me.

the pizza, should be here soon."

"With extra cheese?"

for a high five. Ivory slaps me back, a

asks suddenly, her tone turning serious. I sigh, knowing the topic of Jake

him so much." I say truthfully and Ivory pouts, giving me

I shake my head, talking isn't what we need right

think we've talked enough," I say, giving her a tight smile. She nods

met a boy and I really like him." Ivory blurts out, slapping her hand over her mouth. I gasp,

she grins, settling further into the couch. She crosses over her legs and I do the same so we're facing each

starts off and I can tell by her face she's already in love with

calls me his Ivory-Bear." She sighs, looking off somewhere into the distance like a love sick puppy. I wave my hand in front of her face, holding

to Ivory-Bear."

Ivory glares at me for

meet him?" I ask her, genuinely feeling happiness for her. She deserves the best in the world and it seems

a friend of a friend of Tobias'. I haven't told the boys yet, they get super over protective."

they can't be that bad," I respond . She gives me a questioning look before replying

the night and left him stranded in the next town over... They stripped him naked and left him without a phone. He broke up with me the next day and I was so mad but the boys acted like they had done nothing wrong. Apparently, he had it coming the whole time, sleeping with me was

shocked, my mouth hanging wide

"No way!" I gasp out, choking back a laugh.