Loyalty

Chapter 10: Pushed.

A/N: Sorry for the delay, for anyone that was waiting for a new chapter. Between being sick, and being busy with work and college, it's been a rough two weeks. But I should be back on track now. Thanks to everyone who's voted or written a nice comment! Also, if anyone ever wants to talk about writing or just chat, feel free to message me!

Jessica's POV

A few weeks had gone by, and not much had changed with Brian. He still didn't let me see him. I tried not to be as offended by the fact that he called his mother to help. I tried to tell myself that I would never be his mother. Maybe the guy just wanted his mother to take care of him. I couldn't compete with that.

I tried to tell myself that he just wanted to be left alone by everyone, and rest. That's what I had been told, constantly. But the more time went by, the more I realized that wasn't the case. More and more people were able to see Brian. Even Sal went to see him after he was assured that Brian's illness wasn't contagious. I was beginning to realize that Brian wasn't just pushing people away, he was pushing ME away. Sal helped me a lot during this time. He gave me constant updates on Brian's health. But Sal couldn't tell me why Brian was pushing me away.

Finally, I decided to give it one last try. I was going over there one more time to try to see him. I planned on pleading with his mother to see him, if she was still there. I just needed to make sure my friend was okay, and I knew there was something missing from what people were telling me.

When I arrived at Brian's house, I was not hopeful that this time would be much different. But I wanted to give it one more chance before I gave up and accepted the fact that he didn't want to see me.

I knocked on the door. This time, I was met with another female. Definitely not his mother. But I didn't recognize her. She was a younger, attractive blonde woman.

"Hi, can I help you?" the woman asked. She seemed just as confused by my presence as I was with hers.

"I'm here to see Brian," I told her.

"Who are you?" She asked, now getting somewhat defensive and protective.

"I'm Jess. Who are you?" I asked. I already got a negative vibe from this girl.

"Oh, YOU'RE Jess? You're the one who keeps calling and texting Brian? Can't you take a hint? He doesn't want to see you." She blatantly told me.

It was something I already kind of knew. But to be told this directly by some random girl that I had never met, it was painful to hear. But instead of immediately blowing up on this woman, I thought I could use her to get some clarity on the situation. If anything, maybe she would be brutally honest with me as to why Brian was acting this way.

"Look, I don't know who you are. But I'm just here to see my friend and make sure he's okay. I'm not constantly calling him to be annoying or pester him. I just want to make sure that he's okay," I told her.

"Don't worry about it, sweetheart. I'm taking care of him," she told me.

Somehow, this didn't make me feel any better. If anything, I felt more worried because I feared that this stranger would take advantage of Brian in his vulnerable state.

"And who are you again?" I asked. I was still confused as to what gave this girl the right to talk to me this way

"I'm Lexi, Brian's girlfriend," she said, annoyed as if I should've already known that.

"Well, can I see him?" I asked again.

This girl had the nerve to roll her eyes at me and say, "Can't you take a hint? He doesn't want you anymore. He doesn't need you."