Tangled Love

"What have you got there?" I ask Jake, inspecting his bags as he walks through the door. He exhales deeply and drops the bags onto the bed, a smile spreading across his face. I watch as he dramatically wiped an invisible line of sweat off his forehead before giving me a kiss on the cheek.

"I'll show you in a minute. Are you okay?" He asks noticing my worried expression. He takes a seat next to me, his smile fading away.

"The police just left," I mumble, fiddling with my hands. Jake sits up straighter at my words and his eyebrows shoot up —

"They did? Did you - "

I nod, cutting him off.

"Yes I told them exactly what you said and I left out the part about you and the other two bringing guns with you." I swallow the lump in my throat as I vision the way Jake aimed his gun straight at Jones. He looked so at ease holding the gun as if he'd done it many times before and it just reminded me of how little I know about his gang.

"Thank you," he replies quietly, sensing my unease with the conversation. He stands up quickly and grabs one of the bags on the bed, pulling it closer to him. I know instantly this is his way of changing the topic so we won't have to discuss it.

"I . . . picked you up a few things." Jake smiles, pulling out a bottle of shampoo and conditioner. He drops them onto the bed before pulling out pyjamas and fluffy socks.

"I know how much you love your pyjamas."

me everything I need to make my stay

jar of Nutella in

thought of everything." I say gratefully, wrapping my arms around his neck. He pulls me in closer, arms enveloping me into a massive

smile at him, searching his ocean blue eyes and wondering how I ever got so lucky.

opposite to the moody Jake I first laid eyes on." I tell

don't

lunging for me. I squeal and backed away, falling onto my back. He's on-top of me in seconds, his hands

he whispers loudly, his eyes trained straight onto mine. I bite back a smile, butterflies fluttering away inside my stomach.

"You, Jake Melvin,

the doctor walks in once again interrupting us. Jake and I both freeze, realising how the position

"It's not how it looks Dr Green."

sighs heavily, shaking

His voice is stern and demanding. Jake rolls his eyes but does as he says and I immediately miss his

joke to you but she

A switch flips inside Jake's mind and he tenses, his shoulders squared defensively. He turns to look at the doctor,

steel.