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“Stop,” Jay said. “I don’t want him to shoot.”
I could have sucked on that nipple for hours, but I forced myself to part my lips and leaned back in the chair. The taste of his skin was still swimming in my mouth, caressing my tongue. God, I was lightheaded, felt like I drank ten bottles of wine.
Anthony also leaned back, looking at his sticky hand before rubbing it on Chris’s thigh.
Chris said, “Okay, you’ve had your fun. I’m fucking humiliated. You won.”
Jay snorted. “Even now you’re trying to manage what’s happening.” He got up and looked down at Chris, his face looming above him upside down. “You don’t get to decide if I won.”
“What the hell do you want from me?”
“I want you to be a man and see this bet through.”
“Your bet is sick, and so are you.”
“Coming from you, I’m downright flattered.”
Chris looked at me, a mix of anger and hope in his eyes. “Stop this. Please. I need you to stop this.”
It felt like a thousand eyes were watching me, waiting for my reaction. “You put him in prison,” I said, my voice almost a whisper. “You got Jay into that mess and then you threw it all on him. And you’ve used Anthony. I don’t know even half of what you did to him, but I know enough to feel sick. Those things were your actions, your fault.”
He raised his head toward me, his eyes pleading. “I know, and I can explain if you let me. But this isn’t the way to—”
Jay leaned down and covered Chris’s mouth with his palms, also covering parts of his nose and preventing him from breathing. Chris struggled and tried to break free.
“Relax!” Jay yelled. “I’m not moving my hands until you calm down.”
Chris stopped struggling but his body trembled as he was barely sucking in air.
“He can’t breathe,” I said and put my hand on Jay’s shoulder. “Stop!”
“He can breathe, E. I’ve got this. And if he passes out, I’ll slap him until he’s up again.” To Chris, he said, “I had enough of your bullshit. If I need to start breaking bones, I will. You’ve no idea what I’m capable of, so you should be thankful Ethan and Anthony are here to help keep this civil. Nod if you understand.”
Chris nodded, his eyes wide with panic. The bit of air going into his nose sounded like whistles.
“Now, we’re all going to calm down, and you’re going to get up and lean down on the table. Not another peep out of your filthy mouth.” He moved his hands away. Chris quickly sucked in air and coughed. Then, without saying a word, he got up.
13
We were all quiet as Chris lowered his upper body down on the table. He placed the side of his face toward me. The bruise on his cheek was starting to swell.
I was surprised when Jay took his chair back and rose to his feet, then walked over to his backpack. He searched inside and pulled out ropes.
He really does have everything planned to a tee.
Chris caught sight of what Jay was holding and started to get back up, but Jay jumped to push him back down, slamming his chest on the table.
“Relax, I’m just making sure you won’t run.”
Chris fought to push himself up. “Stop acting like a psycho! Get off me!”
Jay grabbed Chris’s hair and yanked his head up. “Watch your mouth. I’m tying your legs or I’m nailing them down.”
Chris shook his head until Jay let go of his hair, but he stopped struggling. I saw something wild in his eyes that should have made his intentions clear, but I wasn’t sharp enough to catch it.
Once Jay leaned down to tie Chris’s right leg, Chris jolted up and lifted his leg back, smashing it against Jay’s chin who yelled in pain and fell on his ass.
Chris didn’t waste a second. He pushed himself up and sprinted to the entrance door like he wasn’t naked and there wasn’t a storm raging outside. I remained frozen, feeling that letting him escape would be the best possible way to end this crazy night.
