Jem Dumbstruck and shocked, I slightly pushed him away. "Jack, stop. I... We can't." He took a step back, his face flushing with embarrassment. "I'm sorry, I thought..." "I'm in love with someone else. We have been together for a while and I'm committed to him." I said. 'Love? Did I just say love? This was my first time using the L word.' "Oh." His face fell and he looked away. "I apologize for not knowing. I would just go to my..." He left the kitchen without completing his sentence. I stood for a while, trying to process what took place moments ago. 'Have I been leading him on? It seems that I'm a bit to friendly with men. First Noah, now Jack. Aspen was right after all.' My stomach rumbled, clearly telling me to go back to my potatoes. An hour later, I made diced potatoes, scramb