Scared to love

Chloë's POV

I come back home after a while, but when I enter the apartment the boys suddenly stop talking. "You guys okay?", I asks while entering. "Yeah, nothing to worry about", Jake says as he comes to help me. You can tell me whatever you want but this seems suspicious, they usually don't act like that. "Oh I love these cookies", Jake says when he notices his favorite cookies in the bag. "Yeah I know, it was buy one get one free", I respond. "Matthew I also bought your favorites since I didn't want you to feel left out", I jokingly say to him. "See, this makes you earn the nickname angel", Jake states with the most serious face I've ever seen on him. I can't help it when I feel my cheeks getting warmer by his statement. I don't really know how to respond and just take some stuff from the bag to put it away in the right places.

When I'm laying in my bed trying to fall asleep, I suddenly remember yesterday. Jake looked so hot I can barely think straight. He had the sleeves of his shirt rolled up and a few of his buttons were open, showing his broad chest. The two things combined were killing me and adding the way I noticed him looking at me didn't help much either. I also think about our situation in the bar. I think it's because we already slept in the same bed twice that he took me on his lap, but I can't say it was the best decision made that evening. I had quickly noticed how hard he was, but I didn't dare mention anything since I started getting horny too. Getting both him and Matthew in the car was already rough but when I needed to get them out of it and take them upstairs, I had done enough cardio for the whole month. I had put them both in their beds after taking of their shoes and taking their stuff out of their pockets. When I had to do it with Jake though, it was different. He was still hard and when I wanted to walk away, he took my hand and mumbled something, but I couldn't understand what.

I'm head over heals for him,  but I can't show it or it might ruin our friendship. The more I think about him, the hornier I get again, making my hand slide down my body to relieve myself. After that I fall asleep quickly. I get woken up by the sound of my phone ringing at around 7 in the morning. I take a look at the screen and almost drop my phone on the ground when I see who the caller ID belongs to; my mother. I hit the decline button and decide to get up since I'm awake anyway. I go to our kitchen to grab some breakfast and my phone rings again. I push the decline button once more and turn the sound from my phone off. "You're up early", Jake says while rubbing his eyes. "I could say the same about you", I answer. He looks first amused but then confused at me. "You okay?", he asks with concern in his voice. "Yeah why?" "You never eat cereal in the morning", he states while pointing at my bowl.

"I decided to switch it up today I guess", I say. "If you say so", he responds. He comes closer to me and I hear him sniffing. "What are you doing?", I ask him. "Just checking if you didn't take something", he replies. "Why would I take something? And what would that even be?", I ask him. "I don't know, you tell me." I look at him with a confused look and he just stares back at me. I'm going to take a shower", I say, trying to escape from the awkwardness between us. He nods and takes something to eat for himself while I put my empty bowl with the rest of the dishes. I enter the bathroom and lock the door before leaning against it. I can't get over the way his voice sounds in the morning, it sounds so deep, so attractive. "Guys has anyone seen my phone?", I ask when I return from the bathroom. I have also already looked in my bedroom, yet I can't find it. "You mean the one that has been ringing the whole time? It should be on the kitchen table", Jake responds. I take the thing and see 23 missed calls from her with a few messages and a voicemail. I quickly run to my room and shut the door behind me.