Tangled Love

I freeze underneath him and the smile from my face slowly fades. Did he really just say that?

I feel Jake's body freeze on top of me and then he’s off me so quick, I could have blinked and not seen it. I lean up on my elbows, swallowing the lump in my throat. The atmosphere suddenly becomes thick with tension between us. His words cloud my brain. . . I love you.

"Jake — " I murmur quietly.

He has his back turned to me and clears his throat. His hands roam through the strands of his hair nervously.

"Fuck." He

wanting him to turn around. My heart beats wildly in my chest from his words. They seemed foreign coming off his lips and I couldn't

face me. His whole facial expression

Emily.” Jake

lifted off my shoulders as I register his words. He loves me. Jake's gaze dropped to the floor as he waiting for my reply. I felt a thousand butterflies flutter through my stomach as I realised he actually loves

his flirtatious side. I love how he rescued me not just from Trevor, but from myself. I love the way he cooks me pancakes in the morning and I love the way his nose scrunches up in the most adorable way when he's happy. I love the way he takes care of me... It's the same way I watched my father take care of my mother once upon a time. I love his soft playful side that

love him. I really do love him.

he is. It was the first time I had ever seen emotional fear in his eyes. He