Tangled Love

Jake's POV -

"Tobias, get the door."

"No, you get it," Tobias hits back, sounding irritated. We're both sprawled out in the living room, aimlessly watching the television.

"Dude I can't move without feeling like I'm snapping something. Answer the door before I drop kick you." I reply, rolling my eyes in his direction. Tobias huffs and stands off the couch, dusting off his clothes.

"Lazy good for nothing idiot," he mutters under his breath, loud enough for me to hear it. I grab the cushion behind my head and swing it at him. It hits his head hard before bouncing off the floor and I laugh loudly, wincing a little from the pain in my sides.

"Hey!" He yells, disappearing out the doorway to answer the door. I hear him chatting quietly before the door slams shut and he walks in holding two pizza boxes. "Pizza's here."

"State the obvious Sherlock." I respond. Tobias frowns at me —

have you back," he grins, punching my

the subject. Tobias nods, pushing one of the

He mutters playfully before realising what he'd said. I look away from him and feel my chest

the box and grabbing a pizza slice. Tobias holds his hands up in surrender, his

with her?" He argues back. I sigh deeply, slapping my pizza

whilst I'm in the gang Tobias. What do you want me to do? Lie to her? I won't do that, she deserves better. She deserves so much

cracks with pain. Every time her name is mentioned, I feel a deep lump lodge itself

it up and reaching for a slice. He

eat like a pig," I mutter wanting to change the subject desperately. Tobias scoffs at my words, chewing quickly before swallowing.

we were kids. I had to teach

finally had enough and punched me one day, giving me a black eye. I

was a growing boy, I needed my vitamins." I explain in my defence. I reach for a slice of

words I would have used to describe me as a child. I was difficult, that was certain. Every day me and Tobias would bike around the town causing mischief and mayhem everywhere we went.

"Remember that day you climbed the tree and got stuck on the top branch? Your shoe fell off and you were screaming for help.