---Ike's pov---

This is going to be so hard to talk about. I can't even keep from blushing!

I mean look at him! He's freaking adorable!

"I...I wanted to ask you something that's kind of important."

He turns and looks at me, "Oh... uh okay?" he says sitting up and uncrossing his arms.

"What are you going to choose? Seriously. If you choose him over me, I'll make you regret it."

The words echoed in my head. Am I really prepared to do this?

"I need to tell you this, but you can't tell anyone about this," I say.

He nods, "Okay... Firkle, I... I love you."

He gives me a confused look, then his entire face gets red, "S-So..." he says turning away and making a pouting face cutely..

"There's a problem...."

"Problem?" he says turning back to me.

I opened my mouth, then closed it again. I wasn't sure how I could say this.

He stared at me, "What's the problem?" he looks away for a second, "Is it your parents?"

"My parents? No... Well, I don't know. That's not what I'm talking about!" he scouts away from me a little bit.

"It's Karen," I mutter.

"Karen? What's she have to do with this?" he asks confusedly.

I can't tell him she's threatening me. It doesn't work that way.

"Wait... She's not your current girlfriend, right?" he asks.

I shake my head, "She.... she told Sally about this... and well, Sally is using it against me," I say staring at my hands that are resting in my lap.

I then see Firkle's hand rest on mine, I look up at him, he smiles at me, "It's okay. If you want to stay with her, you can. It's just-"