"For being an i***t. You know exactly what!" She looks at him then down at me with a softening smile and a softening of sympathy.
Oh God. Jake told his mother about our breakup.
"She's here, isn't she? I got her back. I'm not going to be that dumb again, I swear." He huffs and squeezes me a little tighter. Sylvana scowls at him, then her face drops, and she heaves a sudden sigh, remembering her dilemma.
"This is what the so much worse is." She flaps her hands with a dramatic sigh. "Marissa is here. In the sitting room." She grimaces and both Jake and I tense up instantly. My breath catches painfully, but Jake is the first to speak.
"What the hell for?" He sounds angry, no, he sounds pissed as hell. Meanwhile I just feel sick, and emotional, and about ready to cry and storm away. This i
