Bartender

Jessica didn’t get along with her family at all. Her parents had gotten divorced when she was young, and that was pretty much the last she ever saw of her dad. Her step dad was a major league creep. He had touched her once when she was sixteen, and not an innocent touch. Jessica had expected her mom to defend her and kick her step dad out of the house, but she had done nothing of the sort. Instead, she had pretended like nothing had happened and even grounded Jessica for complaining.

Jessica had had to work her way through college the hard way. There was no wa she was going to let her mom and step dad control her finances. She was a top notch student all through highschool, so she had been able to do it with the help of a few scholarships, and by working a lot of odd jobs.

The most regular of these jobs had been as a bartender. It was good money. The college bars near campus were always hopping, and a girl as pretty as Jessica got a lot of tips. That was how she had met John. There had been a hundred guys before him that hit on her while she was working. She had said no to them all..except John. Jessica still wasnt sure exactly how he had convinced her to give him her number that first night.

Jessica didn’t want to be a bartender for the rest of her life, but the money was good, and she didn't mind doing it until she had a better idea of what she wanted to be. She had recently accepted a new position at a place called High Five downtown. It was one of the most popular spots in town, and it was nice to have a job where she didn't need to work in the mornings.

She picked out a pair of tight black pants, black boots, and a sleeveless green top that hugged her slim form, and was cut just low enough to show off her cleavage. Jessica was no fool. Se knew the cuter she dressed the better her tips were going to be.

Just as she was applying the final touches to her makeup, she got a text from her bestfriend and coworker Emma.

"“Hey bitch! Let me know how it went with John!”

Jessica smiled. She loved Emma. It was good knowing someone always had her back. She quickly texted her back.

“Not well. Didn’t eat dinner. I’ll explain at work. How was your night? Didn’t you say you had a date?”

“Ya. Really cute guy. Took me out to a great restaurant. Probably gonna see him again.”

“That’s it?” Jessica was surprised. It wasn’t like Emma to end a date after dinner.

“I’ll tell you the rest later LOL.” Emma followed that up with a list of emojis including an eggplant. Jessica rolled her eyes and left the bedroom to look for John.

Outside, the rest of the apartment was empty and quiet. Did John leave without even talking to me? Jessica shook her head. She brought out her phone and texted John a short message saying good morning and apologizing for sleeping too late. Then she was off.