Jess was happy to hear that there were snacks available, and was about to reach over and grab some of the popcorn her best friend had brought out. However she stopped in her tracks when Nathan asked if everything was alright. Asking if she wanted to talk about it? She just froze, paling slightly from being caught off guard like that. After a second or two she managed to shake it off. She didn't know what to say, she couldn't afford to lose her best friend, one of only a handful of friends. Her oldest friend. 

[color=FF3030]I... I can't tell you." [/color] She eventually said. [color=FF3030]"Not right now. Soon, but not right now." [/color] A hint of fear and anxiety creeping in on the edge of her voice. [color=FF3030]"I..."[/color] Her voice gave out and she kinda shrunk into herself. She was tired of lying to her best friend of all people, and even though she made a promise to tell him it still weighed on her. She hadn't felt so vulnerable for since Olivia discovered the truth and before that when she came out to her parents. And she lost her parents before she could find more support, which indirectly did a lot of damage to her self esteem. She felt alone even when surrounded by family and friends and she didn't want to go back to that.