JAKE’S POV I was having dinner with my mate’s family. Okay, it was just her mum and little sister and that was just half of her family, but still, I was meeting her family and I was pretty nervous which was just ridiculous. I was their damn gamma and the way they regarded me showed they knew just who I was so why did it feel like the collar of my shirt was too tight? Why did it feel like the air was stuffy and why did I feel my skin itch every time little Jessy said something to me? I wanted them to like me. I had never had dinner with anyone’s family, save from mine and my best friends' so it was kind of weird sitting there and getting offered more sauce. It felt like meeting the family and I was not ready for that. I didn’t think Clara was ready or even willing for that but she had

