Chapter38: Jake's Fan Club

After Aaron left, I felt terrible about the whole thing. "Is he going to be okay?" I asked Jake. "Don't worry, he'll come around," he reassured me, but his face was grim. I could tell he was worried about Aaron too. They did say they were very close. Oh god, I hope I wasn't coming between the two brothers. I didn't want to hurt him as he was the first person to be so sweet and caring to me. But my heart wanted Jake, and I couldn't ignore it. Was I a terrible person? I thought. I shook that thought away immediately. I shouldn't feel guilty about wanting to be with someone. I felt a certain kind of attraction to Jake, and I didn't feel the same way with Aaron. It's not like I wanted to intentionally break Aaron's heart. What would I gain from that? ~-~ It has been a week since Jake and I started going out. People at school were whispering about us since it was unlikely for Jake to have a girlfriend, especially when the girlfriend was someone like me. Good ole, ordinary Jane. Not some hot