forum Love triangle anyone? (Closed)

Started August 17, 2018 by @Every_Fandom_Ever_

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Max glanced up from his book and smiled at her, "I know right, I wish the OASIS was a real thing."

She smiled back at him. "Yeah me too." She looked down at her lap where her hands were sitting. It felt like they were frozen in a block of ice. She rubbed them together a little to warm them up. Why are my hands the easiest to freeze?

"Who's your favorite character?" His heart skipped a beat when Jess smiled at him and he blushed slightly, hoping it looked like his cheeks were pink because of the cold.

She looked to him. "How could I choose just one?" She smiled up at the ceiling. "The characters all have so much more depth than anyone would think. Each character truly amazes me. What about you?"

"I don't know, it's either Wade or Helen for me." He said after thinking for a few moments.

She laughed thinking about the characters. "Yeah…" She closed her eyes as she looked up. After a few seconds she opened them, looking back at Max. "What are your other favorite books?"

She laughed thinking about the characters. "Yeah…" She closed her eyes as she looked up. After a few seconds she opened them, looking back at Max. "What are your other favorite books?"

"I've read almost all of Rick Riordan's books, and the Maze Runner. I've started reading Harry Potter and I'm planning to read the Hunger Games after that." He answered with a small smile on his face.

“What’s the book about?” Jake asked casually, trying to worm his way into the conversation. The book looked interesting enough, but Jake wasn’t much of a reader.

(This is prolly a better place for it now)

(It's totally okay) She smiled wide at Max. "I love all of those." She then looked at Jake. "It's this great dystopian book about so many different things. Ernest Cline just uses strands of wishes to weave a basket in which it holds reality. You should read it."

"That description was better than what I could have said, I probably would have made the book sound terrible." He said with a slight laugh as he bushed slightly again when Jess smiled at him.

“It sounds pretty interesting,” Jake agreed as he tugged at his bandana around his neck. He wondered if Jess was still cold, “I wish they had better heating in the bus.”

"Yeah, it's pretty cold today." She rubbed her hands again in attempt to warm them, but it only worked for a few seconds.

"You can borrow my jacket if you want to," He offered as he started taking off his jacket.

"No, I'm okay," she said motioning to the jacket on her shoulders. "Jake let me borrow his. Plus, I wouldn't want you to get cold."

“Here,” Jake boldly grabbed her hands in his to warm them up, “Why are your hands always so cold,” He joked.

"It's fine, I'm used to the cold." He took off his jacket.

She laughed as he took her hands. "I don't know!" She looked over at Max as he took off his jacket. He's so sweet. "Honestly, Max, I'll be okay. The school should be warm."

"Okay then," He put his jacket beside him and looked out the window while sighing. I should probably stop trying, Jake likes her, why am I even trying in the first place?

Jess heard him sighing. "I really do appreciate it, though. It's very kind of you." She gave him a smile in hopes she hadn't made him upset.

He glanced at her and smiled back, "Oh, I was just thinking of something else." He said quickly, not wanting Jess to feel bad for him or anything.

After stopping at a few more bus stops, the bus pulled up to the school. Hundreds of kids roamed the front of the campus waiting for school to start. Jess walked through the crowd with Max and Jack following behind. Someone backed into her making her drop her books and almost knocking her over. "Sorry," she said, picking up her books.

Jake immediately kneeled down and started picking up her books for her, “I can carry these to you locker,” Jake offered.

She looked up from the ground. "I-uh-" She thought about the books that were now in his hands. Everything would be fine for him to carry. Except the journal at the bottom of the stack. She held out her arms. "No, it's okay. I just wasn't watching where I was going."

“I insist. You’re already carrying enough,” Jake replied with a gentle smile.

Max quietly stood there, waiting for Jess while glancing at the clock every so often.