"Oh, I don't know, maybe the fact that you're one of four people I love more than life itself and have been friends with for most of my natural life?" His tone was high, incredulous. Their dating failures aside, Jake couldn't wrap his brain around how Dirk couldn't see himself in any kind of good light. "And I'm the one that messed up with us dating, Dirk, I should have said something instead of avoiding you like a coward."