Sandara had not been happy about my move to the dining room. She wanted me on the course. She also wanted me overseeing Jisoo. According to Jisoo she wasn't seeing Vic anymore. She'd met him for coffee because he'd called her twenty times that afternoon. She told him if she was going to be his dirty little secret then it was over. He'd begged and pleaded but refused to acknowledge her to his circle of friends so she dumped him. I was so proud.
Tomorrow was my day off and Jisoo had already come looking for me to make sure we were still on for the honky-tonk. Of course we were. I needed a man, any man to get my thoughts off Lisa.
I followed around Jamel around all day. He trained me. He was attractive, tall, charismatic and very gay. The members of the club didn't know this though. He flirted with the women shamelessly. They ate it up. He would look back at me and wink when one would whisper naughty things in his ear. The guy was a playboy and a good one at that.
Once his shift was over we headed back to the staff breakroom and hung up the long black aprons we had to wear over our uniform. "You're going to be brilliant, Jennie. The men love you and the women are impressed by you. No offense sugar, but girls with hair as platinum blond as yours normally can't walk a straight line without giggling."
I smiled at him. "Is that so? I take offense to that comment."
Jamel rolled his eyes and reached out to pat my head. "No, you don't. You know you're one badass blond bombshell."
"Already making a move on the new server, Jamel?" Shan's familiar voice asked. Jamel gave him a cocky grin.
"You know better than that. I got a specific taste," he let his voice drop to a sexy whisper as he trailed his eyes down Shan's body.
I glanced back at Shan who was scowling uncomfortably and I couldn't help but laugh. Jamel joined me. "Love making the straight boys squirm," he whispered in my ear, then slapped my butt and walked out the door.
Shan rolled his eyes and walked further into the room once Jamel was gone. Apparently, he was aware of Jamel's sexual preference.
"Did you enjoy your day?" he asked politely.
I had enjoyed my day. Immensely. It was a much easier job than sweating it out in the heat dealing with leering old men all day. "Yes. It was great. Thank you for making it possible for me to work in here."
Shan nodded. "You're welcome. Now, how about we go celebrate your promotion with the best Mexican food on the coast?"
He was asking me out again. I should go. He would be a distraction. He wasn't exactly the working class type I was looking for but who said I was going to marry him and have his babies?
An image of Lisa flashed in my mind and the tortured expression he'd had last night. I couldn't bring myself to date someone he knew. If he really meant what he said then I needed to keep his world at arm's length. I didn't belong in that world.
"Can I take a rain check? I didn't sleep well last night and I'm exhausted."
Shan's face fell some but I knew he would have no problem finding someone to take my place.
"There is a party tonight at Lisa's, but I guess you knew that," Shan said, watching me closely for my reaction. I didn't know about the party but then Lisa never warned me about them.
"I can sleep through it. I've gotten used to them." That was a lie. I wouldn't go to sleep until the last person stomped up the stairs.
"What if I come? Could you spend a little time with me before you go to bed?"
