Bab 23: Book 1: Chapter 23 - The mothers return.

　　　Jake's POV-

　　　I place her down gently on the bed, the mattress dipping as her sleeping form takes shape. I carried her the whole way home, questioning how I'd ever let it get this far. I sigh and reach for a blanket at the foot of my bed before draping it over her. Her eyes are closed peacefully, mouth parted. I run a hand over my face as I watch her for a few moments -

　　　I need to tell her the truth before it's too late.

　　　My reputation and past mistakes would soon catch up to me and ruin what we both have if I don't tell her the truth. I know I'm hurting her, confusing her further and causing her pain she doesn't deserve. I don't understand why I find it so difficult to simply voice my feelings for her.

　　　Ask me to hurt someone? Easy peasy.

　　　Raid a business and steal everything? Done as quick as a flash.

　　　Tell Emily Wentworth I'm falling for her? Almost virtually impossible.