Tangled Love

CHAPTER 48

"Did you sleep well?" Jake murmurs down my ear. I smile and close my eyes before nodding.

"I sleep like a baby when you're next to me." I tell him. The nightmare are slowly beginning to become less frequent and for that I'll always be grateful. Jake chuckles quietly in response before climbing out of bed.

"You should get dressed Muffin, we've got stuff to do today." He tells me firmly, pulling a clean white shirt over his head. I'm slightly disappointed at the sight of his clothes, I prefer the shirtless bedhead look on him.

"Can I at least know where we're going?" I ask him, feeling slightly nervous from his mysterious act.

"You'll soon see." Jake replies, not giving away any clues. He walks over to his wardrobe and I roll my eyes at his back before jumping off the bed and heading for his bedroom door. I pull it open and step out in to the hallway, coming face to face with Tobias.

"Hey," I say quietly noticing how his eyes are roaming down my body disapprovingly. I quickly tug on Jake's shirt self consciously knowing exactly how this must look to him. Tobias barely glances at me before scoffing and walking away. God, what is his problem?

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can you slow down? I'm not an olympian athlete." I mutter in his direction, jogging to try and keep up. He

a little

I see daily. Half of them are closed up, boarded with wood and cardboard to stop anyone from entering. The streets are littered

of his arm. He pauses and turns around, blue

glancing around the empty streets. Jake shakes his head, peering down at his watch before

sure it stays like that. Emily, you need to listen to me carefully,

looking up into his blue eyes to show him I'm listening. Once he's satisfied

me do all of the talking if

mine and he intertwines our fingers together before squeezing. The small sign of affection causes my anxiety to subside slightly and I smile up at him tightly, my stomach a ball

staircase placed at the side of a large building. When Jake begins to climb them, I stumble slightly and his hand shoots out, steadying me. We

go back?" I blurt out all at once, the feeling of safety

at me." He says firmly, blue eyes flickering between mine. I breathe in sharply, my heart

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