Until I Met You
Unexpected customer (8)

Grace

When I came out of the bathroom, I already had made an image of the person I'm going to meet today. I thought it would be a middle-aged man because, usually they are the ones who are unable to replace a right partner at this stage, or they just want a good company without a bunch of drama. I also thought that this guy would be a scared, nervous and shy type of guy because he sounded nervous on the phone. A regular guy who needed some good company but what I saw was completely different. I was just surprised to see a young guy from behind but when he turned to face me my whole world came crumbling down and shattering into pieces.

This can not be happening.

We both stared at each other. Both of us had the same expression of disbelief and shock. My mind could not form a word or sentence, it just went blank. My mouth was slightly open. I stopped leaning against the door and stood straight. My hands went numb and limp at my side like the whole energy sucked out of them. My stomach twisted into knots.

"Well, this is going to be interesting." He smirked. I recognized that face and smirk so well that it haunted me at nights.

"Jake." I whispered his name subconsciously.

Then I suddenly saw, his eyes drifted down my body and I realized that I was wearing lingerie that didn't cover anything. On the contrary, it showed my body parts more prominently. The lacy red bra hugged my breasts, pushing them together giving them more volume. My long, shaved legs were like an open invitation. My ass was barely covered. My dark red pantie looked bright on my white skin and it was on the edge of destroying my dignity. Not that I had left any dignity in the first place.

I could not hold my reaction and I screamed. I went back into the bathroom and closed the door. I was breathing rapidly like I ran a marathon.

What in the world was happening? What was he doing here? Did he call me to make this meeting? How the hell does he know? It can't be him. No, maybe I was imagining things due to the pressure. And, the incident the night before was still on my mind. Maybe my mind was playing tricks on me. I heard a knock on the main door. With a rapid heartbeat, I placed my left ear to the door. I heard him open the door.

"Is everything alright?" I heard someone ask in a concerned voice. I recognized it to be one of the bodyguards. He probably heard my startled scream and came here to check on the situation.

"Yeah, everything is alright." The person inside the room spoke. Fuck! He sounded just like Jake. How did I not recognize his voice on the phone?

"I heard the girl scream." I heard a chuckle and a hit on the door.

"At this kind of place, you expect to hear any less than a scream?" I groaned. This idiot was making fun of me.

"It was a scream of shock, not the other way around. Where is she? We have to make sure she is safe." I heard a push on the door and then a smacking kind of sound. He just stopped the bodyguard entering the room.

"Look. You already ruined my mood by your unwanted entry. I'm sorry but you have to leave." He whispered it in a low monotonous kind of voice that was laced with a threat.

"I have to make sure she is safe. I'm just doing my duty man. I can't risk any of them losing their lives." I heard the bodyguard say in the same low tone. I hoped they wouldn't fight. I heard a groan.

"Fine. She's in the toilet. Ask her yourself then get out. I paid only for an hour and twenty minutes are already gone. I want my money to be worth it's time."

"Alright." I heard the bodyguard say. I heard his footsteps coming towards my door. I backed away from it. He tapped his knuckles against the door. I swallowed hard, wetting my dry throat. "Ye... Yes...?" I asked.

"Are you okay? I heard you scream."

"I'm... I'm fine. That was nothing." I said even though I was shaking from inside out.

"Are you sure? Your voice is a bit shaky. You know that you don't need to worry about him. If there's a problem we can solve it." Before I said anything I heard Jake speaking.

"Yeah, she's sure." I practically can feel him rolling his eyes with a bored expression.

"We both know that you will kick my ass if I as much as break a strand of her hair. I wouldn't want that. Now, please leave. We have a business to finish." With his word business, I snapped back into reality.

"I'm fine, I promise. If any problem arises I will inform you. Thanks anyway, for checking out on me." I spoke and I heard him say "Okay." He left the room, leaving me with a surreal situation. Finding my normal clothes, I came out of the lingerie. I picked my jeans and started pulling it on my one leg then the other. As I was wearing my top I heard a bang type of knock. It made my heart jump in my body.

"Hurry up with whatever you are doing. I wasn't kidding when I said that we needed to finish a business." With a final knock, he backed away. The shock was over and in its place, disbelief took place.

What were the odds? Of him meeting me here? Our call on the phone? Him coming here? Among, so many girls he chose me? Maybe, he knew who I was when we were on the phone, but I saw the surprise in his eyes just like mine. Was he pranking me? Is this some sort of joke? Why does he even want to sleep with a prostitute? He had a reputation of being a womanizer. He banged almost half of the college girls. He didn't need to pay someone to warm his bed? And among all, how did he end up paying me to sleep with him?

Maybe, I misread his expressions before. Maybe, he was expecting me. But the look of shock on his face still burned my memories. If he is playing me, then he's an amazing actor. His looks almost got me. Why would he want to meet me, anyway? To bully me more? To make my life hell? Or to show me that he knows my secret, and he will use it against me. To me that he had all control of my life. How low life can a human be? He will go that low to show me have the control. "Come out, or I'm coming in. I don't have the whole day. You can't avoid me forever." He banged on the door again making me stand up in a hurry. He was right about two things, we had a business to finish and I can't avoid him forever. I had to face him.