Tangled Love

Moments pass and nothing happens.

No screaming and no fighting.

I press my ear against the crack in the door, listening out for their voices. All I can hear is the faint buzz of their conversation. They aren't yelling or raising their voice. What the hell is Tobias telling him?

I sit anxiously, my leg shaking up and down as I wait for Jake to leave Tobias' room.

"This isn't right." I mumble, standing back onto my feet. The door swings open and Jake walks out, his gaze landing on me.

"You were planning a surprise party for me?" Jake asks uneasily and I look at Tobias who's stood behind Jake. Tobias signals for me to nod so I nod automatically, looking back at Jake. An uneasy feeling sits in the pit of my stomach and I swallow the lump in my throat, knowing we're both lying for him.

"That doesn't explain why you ran off." Jake questions me and I glance back at Tobias, unsure on what to say. I've never been very good at lying and this time is no different.

"Yeah, uhm. . . sorry about that. I kind of freaked out." I mumble quietly. Jake narrows his eyes at me and Tobias suspiciously, his gaze flickering between the both of us.

my birthday so

really, to celebrate her getting out of the hospital. Ivory and I were planning it for you two and Emily walked in, hearing us." Tobias lies effortlessly and I have to stop myself from gawking at how easy lying came

a night to just cut loose," Tobias shrugs and I smile tightly at Jake

open my mouth to

in carrying on

quickly and I widen my eyes at him, glaring. He avoides my burning stare, acting like

any special requests?"

kiss on my temple. I close my eyes

won't hurt. Mum and Aunty Myra are out too, nice thinking Muffin." Jake grins at me and I smile back at him tightly, feeling my stomach twist further in knots.

I'll go pick up some supplies." Tobias mumbles, disappearing behind his bedroom door to get

I when we both lied to him so

see who

to let me walk back to my room. I close my eyes and inhale deeply, rubbing at my temples as I go.

*****

had around fifty friends coming over. . . And that isn't including the plus ones. I groan at myself in

random, isn't it?" Ivory replies, bouncing on her heels as she searches through her closet. Music plays quietly in the background and I simply watch her as