Loyalty

Chapter 36: Jealousy.

Brian's POV

When Jess left the room, I was still confused. I didn't know what she was doing there, or why I had to be tied up. I didn't know if she as going to be a part of my punishment, or if she was just there at the beginning to throw me off. But for once, I wasn't happy to see her. I knew that she wasn't going to make me feel better. The whole time she was tying me up, she had such a devious smile like she was proud of herself.

"Guys. Will you tell me what the fuck is going on?" I begged the guys. But I should've known that it was useless because the guys don't usually say much about punishments before they happen.

"You'll just have to wait and see, buddy," Sal told me, as they all laughed at my expense.

"Fuck you guys," I responded.

"It's a punishment. You just have to sit there and take it," Joe told me.

I sat there for a minute, struggling in the rope and handcuffs as if I could somehow get out of them. It reminded me of tarantula punishment, where I was also strapped and chained down. That was one of the worst punishments in the history of the show. In both situations, I felt so helpless but desperate to get out.

The guys kept me waiting in the room a few minutes before anything actually happened. It only added to my anticipation and confusion, as I tried to figure out what the punishment could be and why Jess would be involved. I just sat there staring at the blurry two-way glass.

"Are you ready, bud?" Murr asked me.

"Not really," I answered.

"Well, it's not like you have a choice. It's a punishment," Sal told me.

"Fine. Let's just get this over with," I told them. If this was going to happen, I wanted it to be done as soon as possible.

Finally, Jess appeared behind the two-way glass, once it was clear. I couldn't hear anything going on behind the glass, I could only see what was happening. She was standing next to a sloppy, overweight guy, who was dressed like a fireman. I guess he was supposed to represent me. Jess held her hand up towards me, showing that she had a ring on her finger as if she was engaged.

"Hey, Q. You remember when you were engaged once, right?" Joe asked.

"I remember," I said, as I was gritting my teeth.

"And how did that end up?" Sal asked me.

I wasn't quite sure where this was going. Was Jess trying to signal that she wanted to be engaged? Was she upset that I haven't proposed to her yet? Is that what this is all about? I was totally confused until someone else came into my view. Another person walked in, dressed like a cop. But he was dressed very provocatively like he was a stripper or something. The "cop" didn't have a shirt on so he could show off his chiseled body. Jess looked at the sloppy fireman, threw the ring at him, and ran into the fake cop's arms. Jess took advantage of the cop's body and didn't seem to mind touching his abs. Abs I'll never have...

"Oh, I get it. She's going to leave me for a cop too," I said, figuring out this scene.

The guys, and Jess, knew that her leaving me was one of my biggest fears and they were taking advantage of that. I tried to act like the little "skit" didn't bother me. The more of a reaction the guys got out of me, the more they win. But it still hurt, thinking that Jess would ever leave me for someone else, let alone a cop. The guys were specifically making fun of when my ex-fiancé left me for a cop, which is something they've made fun of before. But this time it really hurt, because having Jess there made it feel different. It made it feel like it wasn't just a joke anymore, and like it could become a reality. After having to watch Jess run into the arms of another man, the glass went blurry again.