Jake's POV

We immediately break our kiss and straighten ourselves out. Emma looks up at me nervously and I see that her cheeks are flushed. She sits on the end of my bed and I open the door.

"Sorry for interrupting your chat Jake, I would just like to apologize for Enoch's behavior downstairs" Olive says apologetically. I smile at her in appreciation and she smiles back.

"That's alright Olive but would you mind leaving us alone for a bit? I need to talk about something important with Emma" I ask her gently.

"Sure Jake" she says kindly before leaving. I close and lock the door again, and walk back over to my bed. I sit next to Emma and think of how to approach this subject.

"Emma we need to talk" I say gently. She looks up at me and I can see confusion and concern in her eyes.

"Is something wrong?" she asks nervously.

"No nothing's wrong it's just that I've noticed you've been acting different since I decide to stay" I tell her honestly.

"Different how?" she asks curiously, but I can see in her eyes that she knows what I'm talking about.

"You're not as...bold as you used to be, It just seems like you're more dependent on me, like you're afraid of something" I say while looking down at her concerned. She looks down and I can see that she wants to say something but can't get the words out.

"Emma if there's something wrong, you can tell me" I encourage her gently.

"It's just...after your grandfather left, I was lonely for seventy six years, and when you arrived and we started becoming close I-" she stops mid-sentence, I wrap my arms around her shoulders, silently encouraging her to continue.

"I quickly became attached. And when you'd decided to stay I was delighted, but soon I became worried that you'd change your mind, that you'd leave if I was too headstrong" she admits ashamedly while looking down at her lap. I cup her cheek in my hand and make her look up at me.

"Emma I love how strong and dependant you are, it's what makes you who you are. Now there's nothing wrong with depending on me a bit, but I want you to be yourself, a beautiful, strong, independent, brave young woman" I tell her genuinely.

"You think I'm beautiful?" she asks bashfully. I chuckle at her, out of everything I just said she just happens to focus on that.I think you're gorgeous, but please don't be afraid to be yourself around me. I love you for who you are, I don't want you to change for me" I say pleadingly.

"Ok Jake" she says softly while smiling at me sweetly. I smile at her and kiss her forehead. I look on my phone and see that we have 5 minutes until the baby squirrel falls from the tree.

"Good. Now come on, we have a baby squirrel to return to it's tree" I lightheartedly. She grins and we go down the stairs and out into the yard. I quickly grab the rope and we walk to the tree. Emma holds out her hand and looks down at her watch expectantly. And right on time the baby squirrel lands on top of her hand. We laugh as I begin to tie the rope around her waist. Once I've finished tying it she unstraps her shoes and I hold onto the rope tightly as she begins to soar up into the sky. She puts the squirrel back in its nest and I carefully begin to pull her back down. She grabs onto my shoulders and I carefully wrap my arms around her waist.

"I love you" she whispers into my shoulder.

"I love you too" I tell her before kissing the top of her head. After another minute of hugging she straps on her shoes and I untie the rope from her waist. We walk side by side back to the house laughing with each other, unaware we were being watched my a certain ymbryne.

Miss Peregrine's POV

I smile as I watch Emma and Jake walking back to the house. I'm in bird form and I'm watching from a tree branch close to the house. I had seen and heard their conversation in Jake's room. Olive had said that Jake asked for us to give them privacy but I had been concerned. I had noticed that Emma's personal had changed greatly since Jake came to stay with us, and I'm sure the children have too. I'm very grateful for Jake setting things right and it seems like Emma is back to her old self. As they walk inside I can't help but notice how happy Emma is with Jake. To be honest I've never seen her so happy, not even when Abe was here. Don't get me wrong I love Abe, but I've never seen him make her as happy as she is with Jacob right now. When he'd returned to his time that first night and Emma had come back to the house, she'd had this spark in her eyes that I couldn't place at the time. But now I know that it was adoration in her eyes. She admires him a lot, and I've noticed that they are very close. At first I'd been worried when Emma and Jake had became a couple. But when I look at Jake all I can see in his eyes is the love he has for her. I can see in his eyes that he really admires how strong she is. I know that he adores her and I'm glad that Emma has him as a close friend and as a sweetheart. I think back to his confession about his family earlier, I honestly cannot believe that his parents would treat him that way. Jake is a fine young man and I could see in his eyes that he was hurt by how his family had treated him. I'm not upset with how he had snapped at Enoch, he was defending himself. But I will be having a long talk with Enoch and make him apologize to Jake. I watch as Jake holds the front door open for Emma and join her inside. I let out a happy chirp and take off into the sky. I'm going to have a quick flight before we all go on our daily walk.