"That would be great! I eat anything: filet mignon, caviar, fresh lobster..."She laughed and smacked me on the arm. "I was thinking pork and beans out...of a can." Fine with me--will you have the sauerkraut or should I bring some?"When I arrived at Tommie's apartment I could see she was a little nervous, which made me feel good in a way. I figured that if she saw me as nothing more than a casual friend and concert-buddy, she wouldn't be nervous having me in her place.I'd thought about bringing. ”“Is putting them in front of a crowd when they’re not ready fair?” asked Jake.“I wasn’t talking about them,” said Erica. “I don’t think it’s fair to you to put you in that situation. You have no idea what will happen, Jake.”“Of course I do,” said Jake.“He does,” said Will, who had hit the wine a little harder than anyone else. “I do too.”“Okay,” admitted Erica. “But what if they scream and run away?”“It’s not that bad,” said Jake. “Mostly people just try to ignore us, once they’ve stared a. The reason I was scared was because Shelia was the first girl I had ever dated without the advantage of the connection thing. As the evening had progressed with Shelia I started to get a sense of how she felt but it wasn't the clear signal I was use to getting. I was also scared because Shelia soared with the socially elite eagles while I scratched with the more fun chickens.I liked Shelia a whole lot, but I wasn't prepared to sacrifice my friendships over her. Nor was I comfortable taking her. .Because you love me right?" NO I DON'T FUCKING LOVE YOU, I HATE YOU, I HATE THAT YOU NEARLY KILLED YOURSELF" But I didn't, I'm an excellent swimmer and nailed a perfect dive, you almost drowned silly...I saved you." Yea well hold on to that memory cause its the last one we'll ever share, you're a fucking lunatic and I always knew it but never wanted to believe it." And yet you jumped off a 185ft cliff for me when only last week I was a total bitch to you...its ok, I love you too Aries." before.