"Definitely keep you alive to not get involved in that feud," Jake said, though there was a faint undertone of seriousness. "Worse than the Montagues and the Capulets, those families." He surprised himself by pulling out that comparison with ease, for though he was smart he wasn't all that academic.
He smiled winningly at her. "I could show you where the spots to avoid are," he offered quite ingenuously.