Thinking about that first incident, Jake nodded slowly, understanding. "Yes sir."

He knew it was only fair to give Jack a chance to say his side of the story, so he kept quiet, but couldn't stop himself from looking downright outraged when Jack accused him of saying those things. Resisting the urge to argue, Jake thought back yet again.

Yes, he had indeed called Jack a coward. Because he was being one... but the rest he'd not said at all. "Please, sir," Jake said when Jack was silent again. "I didn't do all those things... I swear... you can... I would happily show you by any means necessary that I didn't say that stuff, except the coward thing... I'm telling the truth!" A tear leaked out of the corner of Jake's eye and he stubbornly rubbed it away. It wouldn't do him any favours to cry in front of Reese and Lima, now would it?