2. Looking for her

"You know you could always pick one of them" Neil said, noticing his prolonged stare towards the bar section. Jack contemplated leaving him on the seat and going over to meet the beautiful lady but thought against it. He came with Neil and it would be rude to ditch him for a lady that might turn him down.

“No, I'm fine.” he answered and turned, moving inside the VIP section.

“You know, this was my favorite bar when I was younger. The women here are perfect.” he stated with a small laugh that exposed his cheek dimples.

“But, you're still young,” Jack argued, picking up the bottle of tequila and filling two glasses.

“I don't consider thirty-four to be young.” Neil pushed, “At least, too old to be doing those things.” he added with a little laugh.

Jack found himself relaxing under the atmosphere. Few hours ago, he was very much tensed about his meeting with Neil and now, they were both drinking and laughing at the bar.

“I heard you're married, how is marriage treating you, huh?” He asked with a glint in his eyes.

“One of the best things to happen to me, my wife is perfect. Thank God I stopped the fuck boy lifestyle, I can't think of seeing her in pain.” he gushed with a big smile on his face.

“I'm so happy you found love, but don't you think it is delusional?” he asked in a sad tone.

“It is the best feeling. You should try experiencing it someday.” Neil urged on while he shook his head. His eyes darted downstairs as he tried to search for her with his eyes. He finally found her, but this time, she was sitting with someone. He squinted his eyes and found out she looked uncomfortable with the stranger.

“I gotta go now.” Neil's voice interrupted his stare. “Daddy duties calling." he added with a little laugh while Jack nodded his head in acknowledgment.

“Are you gonna go now or hang around?” Neil asked, picking up his phones from the table

“I'll hang in here. I'll see you soon.” he got up and shook hands with Neil before Neil made his way down and out of the bar.

Once Jack was settled on his seat, he took his glass and drowned the last drop of drink in his glass cup. He closed his eyes as the drink burnt down his throat. Different thoughts were running through his mind ranging from the random lady to business and his family. On a normal regular day, he would be in one of the private suites here, fucking the brains out of any of the sluts here, but today, his thoughts were clouded by the beautiful lady he had seen earlier.

After sitting idle on the chair for more than twenty minutes, he decided to go down and meet her. He picked up his gadgets and walked down, pushing through drunk and seductive feminine bodies before making it to the bar to meet an empty seat.

“Shit!” he exclaimed heavily, staring down at the counter. He scanned round the bar if he could find any figure that looked like her, but the light wasn't helping his work.

“Oh! It's you again.” the attendant smiled at him in recognition after noticing his disturbed presence.

“Where's the lady that was here some minutes ago?” he asked pointing at the bar stool.

“Which lady is that?” he asked in confusion.

“The lady that sat here drinking, she was in a black gown that hugged her and her hair flowed to get shoulders.” he tried explaining.

“Oh! Karen” the bartender muttered and his demeanor changed to a sad one. “Hope there is no problem?” be queried looking at Jack.

“No, I wanted to have a word with her, do you perhaps know anything about her?” he asked in anticipation.

“No. I only know her as a regular customer here but lately, her mood has been off, I don't know why.” he stated. His mind went back to the numerous times he had caught her crying silently while drinking. She looked so sad and he knew nothing about her.

“Do you maybe have her number?” Jack asked again, his eyes glinting in anticipation.

“No sir, but we've never really spoken.” he answered politely, leaving Jack a bit shattered.

“Okay” he dismissed handing him a tip which he gladly accepted. He looked around the bar one more time before walking out dejectedly.

He got into his car and drove away to his house. The ride to his house was slower than usual. He spent his time thinking about the lady and why he had to have her in bed. He finally pulled up at his gate. He took out his remote controller and opened the gate before sliding in. He packed his car at the garage where his BMW convertible was parked. He took out his suitcase, locked the car, and made his way inside the house.

His house was quiet as usual. He lived alone in the mansion he had bought four years ago when he moved out of his parents' house. He opened his front door and made his way inside, switching on the lights inside. His mansion was located at the porch area a little out of the city. He had a green lawn field, a big swimming pool, and a beautiful garden overlooking the building.

He entered his bedroom and stripped naked before entering the bathroom. He walked into the bathroom and heated the water in the bathtub before entering inside and relaxing in it. He closed his eyes slowly as his body relaxed under the water. His shoulders slumped down as he began scrubbing himself under the soapy water. Few minutes later, he was done. He stepped out of the bathroom into his closet where he picked out a gray colored hoodie and blue sports shorts. He finished dressing and walked out to his mini bar. He sat on the high stool of the bar as he picked out a half bottle of tequila from the bar. He connected his phone to the home stereo and Justin Bieber's "ghost" came on. He moved to his dining room where his laptop lay on the table. He powered it on and started working.