Jake looked down at his cell phone and ignored Fallyn who was sitting quietly on the bed across from him. He had nothing to say to her. Jake felt betrayed and like an idiot for trusting her. How could she sleep with his brother and then him? Was it just some type of sick game for her? Did she think it was funny to make both he and his brother fall for her? 'Fuck her.' He thought miserably. Jake stood up and exited the room just as Fallyn opened her mouth to speak to him. He slammed the door closed behind him and strode quickly down the hall. Jake had utterly no interest in anything Fallyn had to say. It had been four days since Jake found out she had lost her virginity to his brother and he hadn't allowed her to say a single word to him. It wasn't that she hadn't tried; in fact Fallyn had cornered him every chance she got but Jake wasn't willing to let her suck him back into her trap. As Jake entered the kitchen he bumped into the other person he was furious with. He wasn't sure who he was angrier with Fallyn or Josh. Josh was his brother and he should have told Jake he slept with Fallyn as soon as he told him he had feelings for her. Even worse Jake had caught Josh trying to talk Fallyn out of being with him. Josh grabbed Jake's arm as he attempted to side step him to the refrigerator. "Jake talk to me." He said angrily.
"I don't have shit to say to you." Jake replied as he yanked his arm out of his brothers grasp.
"You have no reason to be mad at her Jake. We slept together years ago back when you still hated her it shouldn't be a big deal."
"What about you?" Jake shot back, "I think I have plenty reason to be mad at you!"
"I know I should have told you ok?"
"You were basically trying to talk her out of being with me! Why do you have to have everything Josh? Why couldn't you just let me be happy for once?"
"I'm sorry Jake... I was just jealous she chose you over me."
Josh's words did little more than annoy him and he wanted to haul off and punch him in the mouth. Was it that unfathomable for Fallyn to like Jake? 'Yeah I guess so.' Jake told himself upon remembering that he had just been some pawn in Fallyn's game.
"Jake!" Josh said angrily, "Stop being so fucking stubborn. Fallyn wants to be with You not me! Your being a fucking asshole over something that happened years ago that she can't change! I'm the one who got attached not her!"
"That's bull Josh. If it didn't mean anything to her she would have told me."
"You are so blind Jake. She was just trying to protect herself. We both knew this is how you would react."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Jake asked. He couldn't believe that Josh was actually making him out to be the bad guy when clearly he was the only one who hadn't done anything wrong.
"Jake..." Josh began slowly, Jake could tell he was choosing his words carefully and it just made him angrier. "You're the most thick skulled person I've ever met. You act like everything that goes wrong is some type of plot against you! And its not! You need to man up and make things right with Fallyn before someone else snatches her up!"
Jake rolled his eyes and decided not to comment on anything his brother had just said.
"You know how amazing she is." Josh continued, "She's not going to wait around for you to realize how stubborn you're being forever."
Jake shook his head and walked around to the refrigerator. This time Josh made no effort to stop him and then left the kitchen shortly after.

Fallyn was sitting on her bed twirling her cell phone in her hand. She was starting to go stir crazy up in the room she shared with Jake but she had no motivation to do anything else. Jake was being ice cold to her and she felt alone without his companionship. Fallyn couldn't help but think she had brought his iciness upon herself. She knew from the beginning she should have told Jake that she had once slept with Josh but she was scared of upsetting him and she didn't see the harm of keeping that one particular memory to herself. It had been a one time thing and she had zero intentions of doing it again. Josh had always been her best friend and nothing more. In hindsight she realized sleeping with him was a mistake and she wished she would have been up front with Jake from the beginning. Besides grieving what was almost a relationship between her and Jake she also felt an immense guilt towards Josh. She had no clue that Josh had any type of feelings for her that weren't platonic and now that she did she didn't know what she was supposed to do. Fallyn saw Josh as a brother and the thought of him liking her seemed absurd. Although he was far nicer to her than Jake was Fallyn's relationship with Josh had been strained over the last couple of days. An awkward tension hung in the air whenever they were in the room together and their conversations didn't last more than five minutes for fear of Jake walking into the room and screaming at them. 'Can I ever have a relationship without fucking it up?' Fallyn thought sadly. Josh had promised he would fix everything between Fallyn and Jake but as far as she knew he still hadn't had any luck. However she was still grateful he was even making an effort considering he didn't want Jake and Fallyn to be together in the first place.

Fallyn looked up as the door handle began to turn and she hoped it was Jake coming to make up with her. She couldn't help but feel disappointed when the door opened and she saw that it was Josh. "Hey." He said softly.
Fallyn gave him a small smile and tried to hide her disappointment. "Jake will kill you if he finds you in here." She replied.
Josh shrugged and sat down on the bed next to her. "I'm not scared of him."
"Any luck with him?"
"No sorry. You know how stubborn he is."
Fallyn nodded and although she did indeed know how stubborn Jake could be she was still saddened by his unwillingness to forgive her. She had been under the impression he had real feelings for her and if that were the case he should have forgiven her. Now Fallyn was starting to think his sincerity was short lived and that the isolation in the cabin was the only thing that had brought them together.
"Fallyn can I ask you something?"
"Sure." Fallyn replied halfheartedly. She wanted her conversation with Josh to end so she could go back to sulking as soon as possible.
"What do you see in him? Just out of curiosity."
As Fallyn thought about her answer and memories flooded back to her she was unable to suppress a smile. "When we first went up to the cabin I honestly didn't think anything would happen between us but it did and even though he's being an asshole I'm glad. He makes me smile. He makes me laugh so hard I feel like I'm going to throw up and I feel like he really understands me and how crazy I can be. I know you don't see it very often but he can be so sweet when he wants to be." Fallyn sighed and ran her fingers through her hair, "You don't know what I'd to have it be like it was back at the cabin."
Josh nodded, "I'm sorry I messed up everything for you."
Fallyn shrugged, "its ok... You can't help the way you feel I guess."
Josh grimaced, "It was selfish of me to even say anything. Its not like I'm head over heals for you or anything... no offense. I was just jealous and bitter you would choose him over me. How fucked is that? I'm not better than my brother. I don't know why I was even thinking like that. I love my brother and I love you and if you two are happy together I shouldn't have tried to get in the way."
"Well I guess we weren't as happy as I thought or he wouldn't have flipped out on me like that."
Josh wrapped his arm around her and squeezed her shoulder. "He'll come around."
"Yeah I hope so."
Fallyn wrapped her arms around his waist and gently squeezed. "I love you Joshua." She said.
"I love you too." He replied.
Josh stood up and walked across the room. For a few short moments Fallyn was filled with hope for her and Jake but it was short lived. As soon as Josh pulled open the door to exit the room she knew his timing couldn't have been worse.

As Jake made to enter his bedroom he walked directly into his brother. Immediately his face began to turn red in anger. 'They're already sneaking around my back.' Jake thought furiously.
"What the fuck are you doing?" Jake yelled angrily, "stay the hell out of my room!"
"I was talking to Fallyn." Josh replied calmly. Jake was irritated by how calm he was and would have preferred it Josh would have yelled back.
"Planning on running away together?' Jake said venomously.
"We were talking about you actually." Josh shot back, "besides you two have already done that."
"Stay out of my room."
"I'll go wherever the hell I want this is my house too."
"I don't care stay out. If you want to talk to Fallyn you can do it in your own fucking room."
"You know what Jake I knew you were stubborn but I never knew you were this dumb. For Fallyn's sake I hope she gives up on you."
Josh shoulder checked Jake as he walked past him and then stormed down the hall. Jake stood motionless feeling shaken by his brother's words. Nothing Josh had said up until that point had really reached him but the thought of Fallyn giving up on him struck him. He didn't want to be given up on by anyone and there had been many times he had feared his father had given up on him. Jake wondered every day whether Josh had given up on him but he couldn't bare to have Fallyn lose faith in him too.

Finally Jake felt himself giving in; 'maybe I should at least talk to her.' Jake reasoned. He walked into the room and sat down beside Fallyn on her bed. She looked over at him and the pained anxious expression on her face made Jake feel guilty. He chose to look down at his lap instead so perhaps he wouldn't feel so disappointed with himself.
"Are you finally going to talk to me?" Fallyn asked when Jake didn't say anything.
"Yeah." He replied. A simple answer but Jake couldn't think of anything else to say.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about what happened with Josh. I know it was stupid but I thought it would make you not want to be with me... and I was right."
"Of course I want to be with you Fallyn... But the thought of you and him together makes my stomach turn. How can I trust you now?"
"It was one time!" Fallyn said almost angrily.
"But it was your first time Fallyn." Jake replied, "the most important time."
"That's not how it was for me Jake! I just wanted to get it over with. There weren't any feelings involved! I have feelings for you Jacob that should be enough."
"Well it isn't enough. All I can think about is you and him. I don't think I can get over it."
"This is bullshit Jacob!" Fallyn had reached her boiling point and Jacob was weary of continuing the conversation any further.
"All you've been doing these last couple of days is making me feel like shit just like Elijah did." Fallyn continued, "and I don't want to deal with it anymore."
"I am nothing like Elijah!" Jake replied defensively.
"You make me cry, you scream at me without giving me a chance to defend myself, and you jump to the worst conclusion every time. How is that any different than what he did?"
Jake couldn't think of a single word to reply with. Fallyn was right and he was disgusted with himself. Now her crime seemed very small compared to the punishment he had been giving her. If he really had feelings about her shouldn't he have willingly forgiven her? Jake knew he cared for her deeply but more than anything she had hurt his pride and that was a hard pill for him to swallow. The question was what was more important to him his pride or Fallyn.
Jake sighed and grabbed Fallyn's hand. "I'm sorry." He said softly, "I over reacted. Let's just... forget about this."
Fallyn shook her head and pulled her hand out of Jake's grasp. "I'm not just going to forget about this! You made me feel horrible about myself. You mean a lot to me but... This is not ok Jake. I just got out of one relationship that was bad for me and I don't want to get into another."
"I'm not bad for you Fallyn."
"I don't know that for sure Jacob and I don't want to take that chance right now. I just want to get better."
Jake suddenly felt like an idiot for everything he had said and done to her. He had quite possibly blown his chance with the most amazing girl he knew. "How can I change your mind?" Jake asked quietly.
Fallyn shrugged and wiped away the tears that had begun to form in her eyes. "Hopefully you'll find a way."
Jake nodded and was unable to think of anything else to say. They sat in silence on Fallyn's bed but Jake's mind was racing. 'How can I get her back?' Jake asked himself. He had absolutely no idea how but if there was a way he was determined to find it.

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