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 —

you're the definition of sarcasm sometimes, you know that? Its good to have you back," he grins, punching my arm lightly. I give him a

me extra cheese?" I ask, changing the subject. Tobias nods, pushing one of the boxes in my direction.

are obsessed with extra cheese," He mutters playfully before realising what he'd said.

Emily?" I snap, opening up the box and grabbing a pizza slice. Tobias holds his hands

sigh deeply, slapping my pizza back

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 better."

is mentioned, I feel a deep lump lodge itself inside my throat making it difficult to

knee before opening it up and reaching for a slice. He didn't even wait for it to cool down before taking a

wanting to change the subject desperately. Tobias scoffs at my words, chewing quickly before

when we were kids. I had to

always steal his food and he'd sit there whinging about it before he finally had enough and punched me one day, giving me a black eye. I didn't dare steal even a crumb of his food since that day.

defence. I reach for a slice of pizza and lean back, biting into it. Extra cheese

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. We spent every single day

and you were screaming for help. Your face was priceless." I chuckle, struggled to contain my laughter. I hear Tobias snort beside me, laughing