"Oh how I love being in girls' bedrooms." He threw his jacket on the floor and plopped next to me on the bed.
                              
"You should've stopped that sentence after 'girls'" I laughed when I could see he was mentally replaying that sentence in his head.
                              
"Good one." He nodded.
                              
Since he was interrupting Jill-time I wasn't in the mood for small talk before we got to the real reason why he was here.
                              
"What did you do?" I looked at him carefully.
                              
"I honestly don't even know." He sighed and rubbed his head.
                              
The last time we had had a conversation alone it was about Tessa so I figured this was about the same thing. He had walked to my house without his bike or phone. That was highly unusual for him.
                              
"This is about Tessa." I said. I didn't even bother to ask, I just knew it was.
                              
Jake didn't say anything. Either he was thinking about how to tell me or he was replaying what had happened in his head. I'd never seen Jake like this before. Especially because of a girl.
                              
"So I'm guessing you had a fight? Or you confessed your feelings and then ran for the hills? You gotta give me something to work with, Jake." I said gently.
                              
To be honest, his silence worried me. Jake had a way with words. He was suave. Jake was Jake. But the guy sitting in front of me wasn't the Jake I knew and loved.
                              
He looked up at me, I was surprised to see the raw emotion on his face.
                              
"It's just so frustrating. She is so frustrating. I'm always walking on eggshells when I'm with her, afraid I'll say something wrong. It's like little, unexpected things could set her off. I've been hanging out with her for weeks and she still doesn't seem to trust me. I've never done anything to prove her wrong. She puts her trust in rumors instead of me. It sucks." He ranted.
                              
I waited a second to see of he wanted to say more but he stayed quiet.
                              
"It's hard to trust people Jake. You and I both know that. She has this image of you and it's hard to get rid of that, just be patient with her. And if nothing changes, she's not even worth it." I told him, not really sure what to tell him.
                              
People spread rumor about me too. Hell, some people at school were even scared of me. It didn't bother me though because the people that mattered knew the real me. The rest could suck my thumb. What? I don't have that particular body part.
                              
"I know you have to earn trust but she's not being fair." Jake groaned.
                              
"Oh and don't walk on eggshells. Girls may seem fragile but we can handle the truth. Maybe she senses you're holding back." If a guy would be careful around me I'd get suspicious too. Jake was probably trying to be the nice guy but I think Tessa just needs to see Jake how I see Jake. How the  guys see Jake.
                              
"I know but if I say whatever I'm thinking I might offend her and if I hold back she thinks I'm hiding stuff. Why is love so stupid? Fuck." He looked at me as if I had the answer to everything. I didn't.
                              
"You love her?" Yep, that was the one thing that stuck out to me. I've known Jake for years and I'd never heard him say that before. I mean, he says 'I love you' to his family and friends but never like this.
                              
"Would I be going through all of this shit if I didn't?" He raised his eyebrow. Clearly he was irritated by the fact that he loved a girl. Only Jake.
                              
"Touche." I smirked and grabbed his shoulder "My little Jakey is growing up." I cooed.
                              
"Shut up." He muttered. His mood was lifted a little bit.
                              
He frowned.
                              
Nope, still grumpy apparently.