Safe Place // Jake Kiszka x Calum Hood

Chapter Sixteen.

Hi friends! Hope you're all doing well.🤍
Sorry it's been a minute since I've posted a chapter.
I finished school, then went on vacation, and I also was kind of unmotivated to be honest.
But I'm finally back now! And hopefully I can start posting more than once a week.
This chapter is a good one so enjoy...😏

Warnings: Cursing as usual, and smut (the whole shebang)
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When you and Ivy rounded the corner you saw that everyone was already seated at their tables starting to eat their dinner.

All of the tables had been pushed into a large "U" shape in the center of the room.
Ronnie had wanted it this way so she could see and talk to everyone while she was eating.

You scanned the room to find two seats together in the middle left remaining for you and Ivy.

Luckily they were side by side, but they were sandwiched in between, wouldn't you know it Jake and Sam.

You quietly groaned to yourself as Ivy walked up beside you,
"Don't worry. You know I've got you." She said as she brushed past you, squeezing your arm slightly.

She walked up to the chair next to Jake you following closely behind her, "Is this seat taken?"

He shook his head with a gentle smile, "No, of course not. Go ahead."

"Actually Ivy I was wanting you to sit beside me." Sam interjected as he stood from his seat.

She raised an eyebrow, "What why?"

"Well just because I enjoy talking to you and I'd really like to get to know you more." He said furrowing his eyebrows and motioning to the chair beside his.

He was so full of shit.

"Samuel I swear to god." You half whispered half hissed with a smile making sure to not cause a scene.

He looked at you with a shit eating grin before turning to Ivy again.

"Well we can always talk lat-"

"Nonsense, come on, sit down." He gently grabbed her elbow, pushing her down into the empty seat beside of his.

Ivy looked back at you with a frown and a shrug as she mouthed, "I'm sorry?"

You were absolutely going to kill him.

You shot daggers at Sam one final time before going over and taking your seat next to the one person you had told yourself you wanted to avoid.

You caught Matt's eye as you went to sit down, him raising an eyebrow and looking between you and Jake.

You shook your head subtly and began fiddling with your engagement ring once again, feeling Jakes eyes on you like they had been earlier.

He finally leaned over slightly moving his eyes so he was now staring straight ahead, "If you really despise being around me that much I can switch seats with someone." He said quietly.

You stopped twirling your ring and glanced over at him but he wouldn't look at you.

You let out a heavy sigh, "No. It's fine."

He nodded, now looking down at his plate and stirring around his food, "So you do then? Despise being around me?"

"Are you really trying to do this right now?"
You glanced around the room to make sure no ones eyes were on you.

"No, I'm not trying to do anything..."

He paused for a moment, a silence falling between the two of you before he sighed, "I uh didn't say this earlier today and I wanted to....but y-you look great Fare."