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.

couch and immediately feel bad for him, he 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

Ivory bounces back into the room, taking a seat next

the pizza, should

extra cheese?"

my palm out for a high five. Ivory slaps me back, a wide grin spreading across her face.

turning serious. I sigh,

. I miss him so much." I say truthfully and

isn't what we need right now. We need to

her a tight smile. She nods at me understandingly before her eyes light up, practically sparkling.

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

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

she's already in love with him. Her

"He's insanely sweet and he calls me his Ivory-Bear." She sighs, looking off somewhere into the distance like a love sick puppy. I wave my

Earth to

at me for teasing

him?" I ask her, genuinely feeling happiness for her. She deserves the best in the world and it seems with Ben, she's happy.

at a party. He goes to a different college but he's a friend of a friend of Tobias'. I

. She gives me a questioning look before replying —

him, they kidnapped him from his house in the middle of 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 the last straw."

I sit there shocked, my mouth

I gasp out, choking back a laugh.