Life in a glass house

There had been a time when the boy in front of her had annoyed the hell out of her. Every word out of his mouth elicited a roll of the eyes and a pursing of the lips from her, but now. Now she looked at his whole face lighting up and couldn’t help when her expression mirrored his. Now she saw his whole body straighten- lean and lithe, muscles tighten under the skin on his forearm, and all she wanted to do was kiss him. 

Jake couldn't stop smiling. He was just so glad to see her after it has been so long since he saw her last. It sucked that she went to school so far away, but it made these little meet ups all worth the while. “That’s so mean. I actually thought you weren't coming.” Jake chuckled to himself. 

Any guilt she had for lying to him about not coming back to Mystic Falls over Spring Break flew out the window as soon as her car pulled into his driveway. Mackenzie quickly slipped out of the car and moved up the driveway, anticipation already building as she pulled out the spare key from under a potted plant. It took less than a minute to find him, sitting at the kitchen table with his laptop open, and, sure enough notes everywhere. He was staring at his phone, too engrossed in his conversation with her to realize that he wasn’t alone. 

And.....done. Jake finally finished his paper on market strategies. A smile grew on his face by the second, as he looked down at the screen of his phone. Not going to lie he was pretty disappointed when he saw the text that she wasn’t coming. He had cleaned the entire house just for her arrival, well except for his little make shift work area. Everything else was spotless. Even though she wasn’t coming texting her still made him feel better. Nothing else really mattered other than her reply to him. Jake sat there smiling at his phone like a dork and he couldn’t help it. He was so focused he didn’t even notice the figure standing near him.