Leon checked them all into two separate rooms, himself and Jake, and Claire and Sherry together. Jake almost pointed out that he and Sherry had spent a lot of time alone together and nothing happened but restrained himself at the last minute. Leon had had a call from Ada and after dropping his stuff, he left the room to talk with her.

Jake lingered with Sherry in their room sitting at the one table in the room across from Claire. Sherry sat at the end of her bed in front of Jake.

"It's late," Claire started, "why don't you just go to bed. We're fine here."

"I wanted to talk to Sherry for a minute," Jake started.

Claire cut him off. "It's late."

"I can speak for myself," Sherry said to the two who were staring daggers at each other across the table.

"I don't trust you." Claire said, ignoring Sherry altogether.

"You don't have to," said Jake flicking his gaze to Sherry who was standing up with an angry expression on her face.

Claire studied Jake from across the table. "How would you like to have been held by an insane man who wanted to use you as bait so he could kill your brother?" She snapped. "And I'm just supposed to just trust you? I've never met a Wesker that wasn't bad. You don't know what they've cost me." She stopped. "Are you going to be the first good one?"

Sherry put a hand on Jake's arm but he stood up from the table shaking her off. Any anger he had before had grown to rage. "And how," he snapped," would you like it if everyone judged you just because some asshole happened to contribute to your DNA, some asshole by the way, that I've never even met and didn't know until she-" he turned and jabbed a finger at Sherry, "shows up in my town and lets me know. I was perfectly fine being a mercenary until you guys showed up."

"Jake..." Sherry started.

"No," Jake said. "You were right to leave me behind." He turned and walked out of the room leaving Sherry behind with Claire.

"Sherry," Claire said rising, "Let him go."

"Don't," said Sherry. She turned to face Claire, her closest friend, mentor, and rescuer. "He's not any different from me Claire."

"He's nothing like you Sherry," Claire said.

"He's just like me!" Sherry said suddenly, stepping back from Claire. "And you know what? He did save the world, willingly. He saved my neck more times than I can count. Even though he knows I can self-heal he still threw himself over me." She stopped. "I don't expect you to understand, Claire, you weren't there. But if you don't trust him, trust me. Trust your brother Chris. Jake doesn't even like him, but Chris trusts him."

Claire didn't respond at first, because she suddenly understood. She knew what it was like to fall for someone, especially after you'd fought with them. She also knew what it was to lose them too, too soon before anything could really happen between you. That part of her ached and she suspected it always would. She quashed the memories away before they could show up on her face.

Still the only thing that Jake had against him was his father.

Sherry turned around without another word and left the room before any tears could come in front of Claire. She opened the door and turned to the right only to run blindly into Jake's chest.

He put both hands on her shoulders to steady her. "Whoa...you ok?"

"I should be asking you that." She responded blinking her tears away as relief washed over her. He was still here.

He shrugged. "You don't hate me, remember? That helps."

Sherry studied him. Only a moment ago he was filled with rage, now he just looked tired. "It's late," she finally said. "Maybe we should turn in."

Jake scratched the back of his head, something he did when he was slightly embarrassed. "I may have left my room key...in my room. Get it for me? Save me from facing the dragon lady in there?"

Sherry snickered and felt guilty when she did it. "She's not that bad. And you'll grow on her."

Jake shrugged, "not if she fucking shoots me first. Could happen."

Sherry grinned. "Be right back." She ducked into the room and heard the shower running. Great, she wouldn't have to run into Claire. She quickly made her way to the door connecting their rooms and swiped his key off the night stand. Opening his door she came out and handed him the card.

"Thanks," he said again.

She turned to him as she started to go back into her own room. "Don't wander off too far."

"Same goes for you Super Girl," he said as he disappeared inside his room cracking a grin at her.