<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.35em;">Melinda in her room (still the night before Chloe's date with Alex)</span><br/><br/>Melinda walked into her room waiting until Jacob was inside with her to close the door. She turned slightly embarrassed and said, "<strong>OK Jacob here is the thing, I am sure you have figured out by now that I find you very attractive. Chloe's comments didn't help to hide things did it. Anyway I really like you and I know it is against the rules but I am willing to take the risk if you are. So I guess the only thing left is......Well....ummm.....are you even the slightest bit interested in me, I mean in <em>That way</em>?"</strong><br/><br/>Melinda could have just touched Jacob and found out what she wanted to know but she did not like to take those things from people. She thought Jacob would tell her what he wanted her to know. She felt vulnerable at this point, she knew that she liked him and she was pretty sure he liked her but whether he was willing to take the risk involved was the question.