The Jealous Ex - Becker's POV - Chapter 2
I watched as Jess ran back towards the way to her apartment and was a little worried about her, she seemed really distracted with something and kept looking around, there was something wrong with her.
When I got home from my run I phoned Jess' home number and was slightly relieved when she picked up "Hello?" she said.
"Hey Jess, it's Becker. I was just making sure that you were OK. You seemed really distracted when I seen you at the park" I told her.
"Yeah I'm fine, just a bit distracted about something" she said and I could tell by her voice she was distant "Erm... do you wanna go out somewhere for a bit, I hate being here on my own" she said.
"Yeah sure. How about I come and pick you up in about half an hour" I stated, when we agreed I hung up the phone and jumped in the shower quickly as I stunk of sweat from my run and dressed myself in some decent clothes then made my way round there to pick her up.
I got to Jess' apartment and she opened the door on the first knock "Hey" she said with a smile on her face, we made our way down to the car park where I had left car and I opened the door for her "Where are we going?" she asked me as we pulled out of the car park.
"I was thinking if you hadn't had any dinner then maybe we could go somewhere to eat, I'm starving" I stated and we agreed on going to Pizza Hut. We got to pizza hut and we got to a table, she was looking out of the windows and around the restaurant as if she was looking for someone "You OK?" I asked her as she watched a couple come through the door.
She turned to me and smiled "Yeah I'm fine thanks, what shall we get?" she questioned and opened the menu and looked over the starters "How about we get garlic bread with cheese for starters, you get four bits so we could have two each... if you wanted" she questioned.
The waitress came over and asked what we wanted "For starters could we have garlic bread and cheese and then can I have a large double pepperoni pizza please and she'll have a regular meat feast pizza. Could we also get a refill on our drinks please, a sprite and diet coke please?" she took down our orders and returned with our drinks a few moments later "You going to tell me what's bothering you?" I asked her.
"Sorry. I've just got a lot on my mind right now and a few things I need to think about and before you ask no there is nothing you can do to help... unless you know the person who runs Norwich prison and they can give me an explanation as to why..." she stopped mid sentence and shook her head.
I smiled a little "Actually Jess I do know the bloke who runs Norwich prison... I was in Iraq with him. David Connelly" I stated and she looked at me in shock "So what do you want an explanation about?" I asked her.
She took a deep breath "I was a witness against someone who was sent to prison and he was a dangerous person and I was supposed to be told of his release but I was sent a letter by him today and I haven't heard anything from the prison about his release... the thing is I've moved since he went to prison so I don't know how he knows where I live" she stated looking worried.
Jess' POV
I didn't tell Becker why he was sent to prison or any of the gory details for the main fact there was no reason for him to know but he did say if he gave him his name he will talk to his friend David and find out why I wasn't informed of his release.
Becker walked me to my front door when I got home and made sure that I had locked and bolted the door before he left and told me to phone him if I needed him, even if it was at 3am. He was so sweet and caring sometimes but I didn't really want to bring him into this mess as I got myself into it and I don't need to drag anyone else into it, I don't want anyone else to get hurt.
An hour later I heard someone knocking on the door so I walked over and looked in the peep hole on the door but didn't see anyone so I went to walk back to the sofa when the door knocked again, I looked in the peep hole again but no one was there. Fuck it. I opened the door and came face to face with Darren smirking at me.
I tried to push the door closed but he was to strong so I ran to the bathroom and grabbed my phone on the way and locked the door and dialed Becker's number "Hello?" he said as he answered.
"Becker that person I was telling you about earlier is here at my flat" there was a massive bang on the door and I screamed slightly "He's going to get me" I said on the phone and started crying.
"Jess I am on my way round right now OK?" he said and hung up the phone.
The door to the bathroom banged again and the door caved in and come of the hinges and Darren stood there looking at me with a smirk on his face "Don't be scared Jessie, I've come back for you so we can start our life together like we planned and I forgive you for sending me to prison" he came towards me and grabbed my arm "C'mon Jessie" he said and picked me up by my arm.
He dragged me to the lift and down to the car park where he pushed me into a black Corsa with blackout windows, he made me sit in the front passenger seat and he put my seatbelt on for me "Darren please let me go" I whispered to him as tears rolled down my cheeks.
Darren slammed my door shut and went round to the driver's side and we pulled away at high speed, we were going North onto the M1 a little while later and he was going 90mph "I cannot wait for us to start our lives together, we can get married and have kids and live like we were supposed too" he stated.
Becker's POV
I got to Jess' flat and the front door was wide open, I cautiously stepped inside and looked around but there was no one there so I phoned Abby.
"Becker if there's an anomaly I told you we are not working tonight or tomorrow" she said as she answered the phone.
"Abby it's Jess. What do you know about some guy Jess sent to prison as a witness?" I asked her because if one person knows about it Abby will.
"Her ex boyfriend Darren, he used to beat her up and... other stuff... she finally told someone and went to the police and he was sent to prison why?" she asked.
"She said he's been released and she wasn't informed about it, I got a phone call from her and she said he was in her flat and I'm here now but the front door is wide open, the bathroom door has been kicked in and there's no one here" I stated.
"Me and Connor are coming home" she said and hung up.