Free Changing His Game by Justine Elvira Page A

halibut looks delicious and Jared's steak looks juicy.
    "Are we good?" He asks me as the waitress leaves the table.
    "Of course."
    "Can we forget about the last twenty minutes and continue to enjoy our evening celebrating your new job?"
    I laugh because I still think it's humorous we are celebrating the job that he gave me. "I would love that."
    We finish our meal with casual conversation. I tell him a little bit about my life back in Michigan, and he shares a little bit about his life to me. Jared came from a strong Christian family. He's one of seven boys and he's still very close to his family. His parents don't particularly like his job choice, but they support him no matter what.
    I tell him about my family, the small town I'm from, and my parent's boat shop. I'm very vague when he asks me about Brock. I'm completely over him, and I have no feelings of heartbreak. I just feel so stupid that I never realized he was cheating before.
    "You ready to show me how well you can dance?" Jared asks me as he signs the receipt after paying the bill.
    "You better watch out. I'm going to dance circles around you."
    "We'll see, Billy."
    I watch him as he gets up from his seat. It's hard not to watch him when he always looks so good in whatever he wears. The other people in the restaurant are watching him, too. I'm not sure if it's because he's the kind of person who naturally demands attention when he walks in the room, or if it's because they recognize him from his movies.
    He walks around the table and reaches for my hand, grasping it in his and we walk out of the restaurant. He surprises me when he has the valet, Kevin, call him a cab.
    "What happened to your car?"
    "Kevin will drop it off at the house at the end of the night. If we're going to a club, I plan on drinking. I'm not going to drink and drive and risk wrecking my car."
    "Or killing someone," I add, because that seems like the logical reason on why someone wouldn't drink and drive.
    "That, too."
    The cab ride is fast. The club is only a few miles away from the restaurant we ate at. Jared does his best at showing me the few sights we see on the cab ride. I can tell by how passionately he talks about things in the city, that he really loves Los Angeles. I'm still undecided.
    "We might run into some people I know, but I'll try to keep it brief. This is about us celebrating, not hanging out with a bunch of people I'm obligated to be friends with in this business," Jared says smiling down at me.
    His words make me feel warm inside. He likes spending time with me. I'm not one of those people he just mentioned as obligations.
    We make our way into the club. I've been to a few clubs back in Michigan, but nothing like this. This is a high-end club. I see real crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, the men and women are in club attire, but it's designer clothing. Another thing I’ve never seen at a club is a hostess, but Jared and I are greeted by one and taken to the V.I.P. section upstairs.
    The music is loud, the base is pumping, and it’s not the normal kind of music I listen to, but it's perfect for this atmosphere. I look around the club; men and women are dancing in the middle of the floor downstairs. There are women in lingerie, dancing in cages on platforms scattered around the large space.
    We sit down at one of the booths in the V.I.P. section and a chilled bottle of Cristal is in a glass vase in the middle of the table. A waitress, also in what looks to be lingerie, greets us and takes our order.
    "What do you want, Billy?" Jared asks me while scooting closer to me in the booth and wrapping an arm around my shoulders. He's marking his claim on me, probably so the waitress doesn't hit on him.
    I don't know why he doesn't want to be hit on by this woman, or any of the other women working in this establishment. They're all gorgeous with perfect bodies. I have a decent body, but I look average.
    "I'll have a Long Island Ice Tea."
    "You heard the lady," Jared says to