Ran away

 “Oh no, what!!!," he shouted immediately he got to the sitting room, staring at the seat Jessica was seated.

 She had left already, even without saying goodbye. Well at least, he was lucky he didn't barge in on her with his naked body.

 "Even though, that’s still bad of her," Jake mumbled and returned back to the bathroom with his towel.

 Jessica sat inside a public bus heading home while remembering the face of Jake.

 'Jessica stop already, remember what that jerk did to you when he got you pregnant. Men are a total scum...', she told herself.

 'But he’s such a nice man and caring... Most of all, he's a good cook,' another part of her mind argued.

 'I wonder why his girlfriend would leave him to be single again when he's so nice. Maybe he’s a player also, just like any of them out there,' she soliloquize and leaned on the window of the bus watching the cars moving on the opposite side of the road.

 Jake sighed worriedly as the club's last music ended and strippers returned back to their changing room. It had been weeks since he saw Jessica and he had been searching for her to no avail. He even made the club his favorite place but couldn’t find her either. 

 'Where are you, Jessica? I hope all is well with you, my love. Since the day you left without notice... I can’t really say but you left with my heart. I wish I could stop myself from loving you but I don’t what exactly you’ve done to me,' he was thinking when a voice suddenly whispered to his ears.

 “Hello, handsome man," a lady's voice muttered flirty and he jumped off from his seat already prepared to throw a punch. 

 “Who are you please?”, he asked coldly and gave her a confused look as she stood up from the place he had pushed her to in his shock with a smile.

 “I am something you are probably secretly in need of, and I'm free tonight," she shrugged while walking closer to him. "If you’re looking for any of my sisters, they’re all booked, except me...," she purred and began romancing him on his head gently with her other hand caressing his chest. 

 “Oh, I see... I'm guessing you work here?”, Jake inquired.

 “Yes, my Prince Charming,' she replied and bit her lips sexily. "So may I ask to what do I owe this darling?" she asked afterward with her hands still rubbing him even though she tried to act like the seductive nature of her act was unintended.

 “Mmm... Let's say I am looking for one of your sisters," he answered and she frowned disappointedly then moved her hand from his head to his chest, now desperate to arouse him. "Her name is Jessica and I haven’t been seeing her around for some time” 

 “That naive girl that always acts like a saint? Why would you want someone like her when I'm here? I'm sexier than her you know", she argued and took off one of her hands from his chest.

 She used her hand to drag down the neckline of her dress which was already very low and it was then that Jake noticed the clingy gown she was wearing. The gown really displayed her curves and its neckline, especially now that she had dragged it, even more, lower, was really showing off her succulent breasts.

 "Umm...", Jake coughed and she smiled knowing that her action was bringing forth the reaction she desired. "I actually just want to see Jessica", he finally completes now composed again and she flung her hand away from him.

 "If you paid her money for services and she ran away with your money, go meet our manager there," she growled while pointing at a man he could easily spot. "Only him can tell you of her whereabouts, we haven’t seen her for weeks", she completed, and walked off angrily.

 "Damn that cheap slut", he cursed as she walked off and he started heading towards the man after a sigh of relief. “Hello sir," he greeted and they exchanged pleasantries. 

 “I have been seeing your face around for some time now. I guess you’re one of our new customers, hope the girls are up to your needs sir?”, the manager asked with a smiling face. 

 “Yes, they’re all good but I haven’t seen one of them yet. I actually meant to say I haven't seen Jessica, she’s my friend and I came here always to watch her perform"

 "Oh, Jessica! She is one of our trusted and reliable performers but currently, she’s not available because she has issues at home but we all expect to welcome her back soon"

 “Is she alright? What about her daughter too? Is something wrong? Please, I really need to see them if possible, you must have her home address", Jake panicked.

 “Wow, I must say you’re her friend indeed for you to know she has a child because no one except me knows about that. I wonder where the father of the child is though but anyways...", he trailed off and brought out a diary note from his jacket. “This is her house address", he said as he handed over a piece of paper. "It’s late already so I suggest you visit her tomorrow and find out what’s going on with her."

 “Thanks so much, I will definitely see her tomorrow and return with feedback," Jake replied and the man patted his back with a smile.

 'He talks way too much though', Jake immediately thought as he walked off.

****

 “I hope this house address is correct... What if she has packed out from there? I don’t even have her phone number or email address to reach out to her", Jake muttered restlessly as he lay in bed staring at the address.

 It was just about six a.m in the morning and he had been asleep when his phone rang multiple times thus waking him up. He had yawned and stretched himself before seeing the call was from his boss at work.

 “Hello sir, good morning to you," he had greeted once he picked up the call.

 “Beautiful morning to you Jake. Why haven’t you been picking up my call? By the way, I’m sorry for calling so early but I have special good news for you. There’s a client from Los Angeles I’d like you to meet this morning by seven a.m. If you can convince them enough to invest in our company and become our partner, You will be going over there as our ambassador, but if only you want. Prepare now and I will send you the location immediately. Good luck to you Son and please make us proud," his boss had informed Jake and hung up before Jake could open his mouth and say a word.

 Jake hissed on remembering how his morning had begun and sluggishly stood up from the bed heading to the bathroom.

 "I was supposed to start my day off by going to Jessica’s home address and now this business meeting or whatever has come up. My boss is already counting on me to be present with this international client so I'll just go there after work", he decided.

 Immediately after he finished with his meeting, he drove as fast as his engine would carry him to Jessica’s house address. On getting to the house in the address, he rang the bell in front of the door and the door opened.

 “Greetings Mr," an aged woman greeted while rolling her eyes at him from the toe to his head.

 “Sorry to disturb you at the moment... My name is Jake and I’m looking for Jessica, she’s my friend," he explained and adjusted his loose tie.

 “Well, she’s not here and I don’t know where she’d be. I'm so sorry but I don’t know her whereabouts," the woman replied and closed the door. 

 “Who was that?”, Jessica inquired as the woman came in.

 "A young man by the name Jake, he came here looking for you and said you’re his friend but don’t worry, I have already discharged him"

 Jessica got angry immediately she heard the name Jake and rushed to the door to confront him then found him looking distraught while staring at the piece of paper in his hand.

 “Mr. Jake! What do I owe you that you're always following me around trying to know my life? What point are you trying to score? Or did someone send you after me?”, she shouted at the top of her voice. 

 “I'm so sorry I visited very late. I’d have been here earlier but I had an important meeting with some international clients, I came here right after I was dismissed," he apologized.

 “That’s not what I'm asking you, Mr. Jake. Why do you appear everywhere I go and who’s paying you for spying?”, she fired back.

 “Nobody is paying me. C’mon, you left the other time without a word and I was worried about you. I went to the club also and searched for weeks but couldn’t see you until I met your manager and he decided to give me your address because I was..."

 “Please, enough already with the lies and pretense. I don’t need your care or concern, please stay clear from me and my daughter and I don’t want to see you anywhere around here," she cut in and turned to leave him but Jake held her back in his arms.