As Jake smiled and sat down Eric had the urge to beat him up right then and there. He couldn't stand Jake, he had never been there for Calleigh when she needed him and there was something about him that was very sneaky. Ryan knew Eric's feelings and tried to keep up a polite conversation with him so Eric wouldn't do anything he would regret.
"So...Jake...what are you doing here?" Eric asked between gritted teeth.
"I'm here to see Calleigh of course," Jake smiled and leaned back a little in his chair. "Shame what happened right?" His nonchalant attitude just mad Eric even more upset. Jake could sense the tension but he kept on talking anyways.
"Do you even care what's going to happen to her?" Eric asked in the middle of one of Jake's sentences.
"Well of course I do, and I hate to say it but there are worse ways to die than getting hit by a car. I mean you guys should know this, you investigate murders all the time."
"There are worse ways to DIE?" Eric yelled as he stood up and grabbed Jake by the collar of his shirt. "She almost did die! And she might get her memory back!"
"Calm down, I was just stating a fact," Jake continued to smile but there was a look of fear in his eyes. "I always knew you wanted her," he whispered before Ryan came and broke them up.
"Jake, you should probably go do what you came to do, Calleigh's room is 302," Ryan told him and Jake nodded and walked off.
"Ryan what did you do that for? I don't want him anywhere near her!" Eric hissed as he watched Jake leave the cafeteria.
"I know you don't and I really don't either but I'm sure he won't be here for that long." Ryan held onto Eric for a few more minutes just to make absolute sure he wouldn't run after Jake.
Eric finally stopped, he knew nothing good would come out of hitting him but he sure wanted to. "What made him come this time, he's never once came when she was in the hospital." Ryan just shrugged and Eric could tell he was exhausted so he said he was done eating and excused himself.
Instead of immediately going back to the room, Eric stepped outside to get some air. As he looked around the parking lot, he noticed Jake's car which was still parked by the curb, close to the entrance. He walked closer to it and noticed one wheel was on top of the curb.
He examined the rest of the car; it was the car he used when he was undercover. Eric couldn't resist kicking the wheel extremely hard before walking away. He started to walk back inside but realized his shoes were tracking something. He figured it was dirt and stopped to wipe it off. Before he wiped it off he glanced at his shoe then stopped, it wasn't dark brown like mud usually was, it was a dark red, like dry or almost dry blood.
Eric had a sickening feeling in his stomach as he ran back to Jake's car. He pulled out his phone for light and saw red on his bumper and his front wheels. Eric now knew why he was there. He then proceeded to call Ryan. "Hey Ryan, H hadn't caught the driver yet had he?"
"No, we were all going to work on it tomorrow, why?"
"I think I know who did it, can you meet me outside?" Eric asked before hanging up. He then looked in the window and saw the remains of numerous drinks everywhere.
A/N: First of all thanks for all the subscriptions and reviews, I really appreciate it! And for those of you who are worried about Jake, don't worry I can't stand him either and he shouldn't be that big of a problem. Remember, the review button is right there! Push it and tell me what you thought of this chapter! :)