I start grinning, and Leila shakes her head at me. She knows the face that implies Jake has texted me. Obvious glee because I miss him so much and have been acting like a teen girl with a mega crush the last few days. His back-to-back meetings mean he has only been able to text through the day and not call me much.

I flick it open and smile again, unable to conceal my joy and how my heart gets warm, gooey, and tingly.

Jake Carrero has sent you–Avril Lavigne's “I Miss ...