Trouble in a tiny piece of paradise

When Erin wakes up the morning of the dance she hears the hushed and distressed voices of me and Jake in the kitchen, most likely having an argument. Quickly she glances over at Leah's bed and find it empty. She decides she'd better get up because if Leah was awake and me and Jake were arguing, Leah shouldn't be seeing or hearing that. She carefully makes her way down the hall, the voices getting louder as she does, so she can pick up some of what we're saying. "I can't believe you couldn't have told me this sooner!" I exclaim in a half whisper. "I wanted it to be a surprise!" Jake defends himself. "Believe me, this is quite the surprise!" I snap back.