Jake turned his head and gave an honest smile, appreciative of the simple touch. "She's pretty amazing. She and my sister are the people in my family I'm still close to, so maybe someday you'll get to meet them both." Simple as that, even if it was far from simple.

"You'll like this group, and since all but this one here are series, you'll have more to read if you like them." Jake clearly hid a lot down, always preferring to keep it tucked away and have the happier side of him the one shown to the world.

"Let's go pay for these."