Part of Jermaine wishes he could rip Jake out of the shower and shake him a little. He suppose he couldn't fully blame him -- even now, every word to Finn felt terribly loaded. As if one wrong phrase might send him toppling over completely.

"Well, yeah... but not just that, right?" He pauses, setting down his cup. Couldn't go around it, had to go through. "This Fern person. Jake told me he was your friend, right?"