"Juliet, Aly, and I are alright. We will stay alright for the most part if you listen to the instructions Joe will read later on." When they weren't looking, I mouthed 'Joe's here too, Mom. Don't worry.' She seemed to worry less whenever I was with Joe. I have no idea why, though."

Uh Oh. I thought. One of the men just put tape over my mouth as well. I have a bad feeling about this. Oh boy, I'm right. One of them just punched Juliet and—Well, that hurt. One of them just punched me in the face. I felt the tears forming in my eyes. They punched and kicked us for more than hour. By the time they stopped, my tears were flowing down my face like a waterfall. I couldn't stop. It hurt too much. The worst part was my face, probably from when I got slapped in the van. They left us tied to the chairs and began carrying back down the hall. When I was put inside my cell, the man told Joe and Nick to sit on the cot and not move until he left. I knew it had to be torture for Joe to watch me cry.

Joe's POV

I sighed in relief when a man brought Taylor back, but then I saw she was crying. Half of her face was red. I was about to go over to her when the man told me and Nick to sit on the cot. We couldn't move until he left .

Kevin's POV other cell

I saw Juliet and Aly crying when the man came back. He left them there and I hurried to untie them. Once Juliet stopped crying, we had to get Aly to stop.

"Hey, why don't we play a game?" Juliet said.

"Yeah, let's play a game, Aly." I added.

"Wha-What kind of game?" Aly asked as she calmed down. Juliet and I began thinking.

"How about we play Eye-Spy." Juliet suggested.

:I want to go first." Aly raised her hand. I heard a smack in the other cell but decided to ignore as I looked for something blue.

Nick's POV first cell 30 minutes later

Poor Joe. I thought. He had to sit and watch Taylor get beat up. That guy's been pounding on her for half an hour. It even hurts me to see her cry this hard. I knew Joe was doing was doing everything he could not to jump that guy and get him away from her.

"Don't worry, man. It's been half an hour. He's got to be done soon." I whispered to Joe.

"You're right." Joe tried to sound calm, but I could hear the anger and concern in his voice, even when he whispered. Joe and I had stopped watching and we jumped when we heard the door slam.

Joe's POV

When Nick and I heard the door slam, we jumped and I saw Taylor, tied to the chair and crying. She had bruises all over and her face was beat red. It's a wonder she wasn't crying. Me and Nick rushed over and began untying her.

Taylor's POV

I couldn't stop crying even after Joe and Nick untied me and helped me over to the cot. I yelped in pain as they slowly took the tape off.

"Nick, why don't you go tell the others what happened? I think they're playing Eye-Spy over there. At least, I know Kevin was looking for something blue." Joe said. I knew he wanted to be alone with me. I wanted to stop crying for him, but I just couldn't.

"Are you ok, Taylor?" Joe's voice sounded so concerned, I almost smiled. I winced as he gently put his hand on my cheek. It felt good because it was cold, but it hurt. "I'll get you some ice." Joe said. Did I mention there was a freezer in here? He stood up, but I pulled him back down. I didn't want to be alone yet.

"J-Joe, n-n-not y-yet. I d-do-don't want t-to b-be a-al-alone yet." I was stuttering because of my sobs. I just wanted him to hold me. He must have figured it out because when he sat back down, I felt his strong arms wrap around me and pull me close to him.

"It's ok, Taylor. Ssshhh. I'm here. They're going to have to get through me before they hurt you again. You'll be ok." Joe said soothingly. He was trying to calm me down. I just buried my face in his chest and sobbed.

"Oh, is it the faucet?" Nick said. I giggled through my sobs. Nick was playing Eye-Spy with them. Joe must have heard me because he said

"There, see? You're ok." I stopped crying and looked at him. He wiped my tears away.

"Can I have that ice now?" I asked him quietly.

"Sure." He stood up and opened the freezer. When he sat back down, he held my hand as he gave it to me. Before I knew what was happening, he kissed me. I just went limp and kissed back. He gave me a weird look, in a cut way, when we broke apart.

"I told you I trusted you." I said before holding the ice to my face. All of a sudden, I heard Nick say

"Aaaawwwww!" I also heard Juliet's voice.

"It's about time. Oh my gosh. Taylor, what happened? Are you Ok?"

Joe answered for me.

"The guys that had you just left you in the cell again. The one that had Taylor was beating her up for the past half hour." He explained. Juliet gasped.

"I'm fine." I told her quietly as I tried to stand up. I wobbled a little, but managed to stand.

"Oh, no you don't, young lady." Nick said as he walked over to us. "You are not going anywhere just yet." I smiled in defeat and sat back down next to Joe. Nick sat next to me.

"So, do you want to tell us what happened? Or aren't you up to it yet?" Nick asked me gently.

"Well, they took us down a hallway and made me tie Aly and Juliet to chair and gag them. Then they tied me up. They told me read this note into the camera. It said 'Juliet, Aly, and I are alright. We will stay alright for the most part if you listen to the instructions Joe will read later on.' Then they just started beating on us for about an hour. That's why I was crying when we came back." I told them. They both pulled me into a group hug. "I think they're gonna take you guys next." I said.

"Well, they're not going to take you again." Joe said in an angry voice. At that moment, we heard a door open and I moved closer to Joe. I was getting scared again.