Chapter 31: Keep My Part
Lori
When Miles slid the printout across the table, the first thing I saw wasn't the red pen. It was the blank name field in the upper right corner.
The library discussion room faced west, and the afternoon light landed right on that empty space. My name had been passed around other people's p...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Delivery That Led to My Boyfriend's Party
2. Chapter 2: He Chose Not to Know Me
3. Chapter 3: The Man at the Top of the School's Food Chain Is Picking Up Money for Me?
4. Chapter 4: The Exception
5. Chapter 5: The Exception
6. Chapter 6: The Exception
7. Chapter 7: The Storage Room
8. Chapter 8: Cold Water and a Branded Print
9. Chapter 9: A Reasonable Explanation
10. Chapter 10: The Sound That Ruins Everything
11. Chapter 11: The Fire Exit
12. Chapter 12: Mind Your Own Business
13. Chapter 13: The Only Thing I Can Still Reach
14. Chapter 14: The Line
15. Chapter 15: The Assignment
16. Chapter 16: What She Can't Steal
17. Chapter 17: What They Can't Take
18. Chapter 18: The Break
19. Chapter 19: What You Owe Her
20. Chapter 20: The Offer
21. Chapter 21: What Exactly Are You Buying
22. Chapter 22: Keeping the Two Things Separate
23. Chapter 23: After the Money Arrived, I Said No
24. Chapter 24: The Page He Doesn't Know
25. Chapter 25: First, Write the Ticket Out in Full
26. Chapter 26: I Said That Sentence
27. Chapter 27: You Only Say What You Saw
28. Chapter 28: This Schedule Stands
29. Chapter 29: Tell the Supervisor First
30. Chapter 30: Her Name Is Lori Morris
31. Chapter 31: Keep My Part
32. Chapter 32: I'll Wait Outside the Door
33. Chapter 33: The Woman's Ring on the Chain
34. Chapter 34: I Should Have Given It Back
35. Chapter 35: This Time I Want to Kiss You
36. Chapter 36: You Can Tell Me It Hurts
37. Chapter 37: First Ask If She Needs It
38. Chapter 38: She Has to Agree Before You Get to Listen**
39. Chapter 39: I Need to Have Park Take a Look
40. Chapter 40: My Treat Today
41. Chapter 41: He Thought It Was Only a Question
42. Chapter 42: I'm Going Home First
43. Chapter 43: Don't Send That Email for Me
44. Chapter 44 **This Price Is Mine to Pay**
45. Chapter 45: I'll Be the One to Ask
46. Chapter 46: Which Part Are You Willing to Make Public
47. Chapter 47: Hand the Originals to the Lawyer First
48. Chapter 48: Write Down What You Want to Trade
49. Chapter 49: Your Scores Still Stand
50. Chapter 50: He Also Stood Inside His Own Words
51. Chapter 51: This Invitation Doesn't Count Hours
52. Chapter 52: They’d Already Written It for Me ###
53. Chapter 53: This Time, They Switched Places
54. Chapter 54: After the First Paycheck
55. Chapter 55: What Are You Trying to Spare Me?
56. Chapter 57: Not Making Her Prove It Today
57. Chapter 57: Not Making Her Prove It Today
58. Chapter 58: Let Her Speak for Herself
59. Chapter 59: This Time, I’m Asking Only You
60. Chapter 60: One More Thing to Ask
61. Chapter 61 — Tell Me Your Name First
62. Chapter 62: He Came to Prove There Was an After
63. Chapter 63: I Want to Go There
64. Chapter 64: I Thought We Had a Future
65. Chapter 65: It Has to Work Even If Someone Else Takes Over
66. Chapter 66: Don’t Finish My Sentences for Me
67. Chapter 67: We Almost Could Have Kept Everything
68. Chapter 68: I Wish You Wouldn’t Go
69. Chapter 69: This Time, I Won’t Change It
70. Chapter 70: Make This Part Clear
71. Chapter 71: This Time, I Won’t Ask You to Stay
72. Chapter 72: I Have to Move Forward
73. Chapter 73: Who Made This Checkmark?
74. Chapter 74: I Said Yes Too Quickly
75. Chapter 75: I Didn’t Tell Her to Come Back
76. Chapter 76: A Paycheck, but Maybe No Future
77. Chapter 77: This Form Can’t Save Everyone
78. Chapter 78: Helping Her Stay
79. Chapter 79: I Won’t Sign It Off as Complete
80. Chapter 80: This Time, I Won’t Take It On Alone
81. Chapter 81: She Still Hadn’t Said She Was Coming Back
82. Chapter 82: When Things Got Busy
83. Chapter 83: The First Person to Ask
84. Chapter 84: You Didn’t Ask Me to Come Back
85. Chapter 85: This Time, You Come to Me
86. Chapter 86: I Couldn’t Stop Looking at Her
87. Chapter 87: I Still Want to Be with You
88. Chapter 88: I Want to See Her Again
89. Chapter 89: They Say We’ve Already Broken Up
90. Chapter 90: Not Even for Six Weeks
91. Chapter 91: I’m Not Going to Ask for Their Approval
92. Chapter 92: Every Option Has Its Price
93. Chapter 93: Can You Give Him a Date?
94. Chapter 94: I Haven’t Walked Away
95. Chapter 95: She Didn’t Make Me Say No
96. Chapter 96: We Still Have to Move Forward
97. Chapter 97: I Want to Take the Next Step
98. Chapter 98: Let’s Get This Part Right First
99. Chapter 99: We Tried Other Options
100. Chapter 100: I Want This Chance
101. Chapter 101: I Want You to Stay
102. Chapter 102: I’m Still Leaving
103. Chapter 103: I Mistook the Answer for Someone Else
104. Chapter 104: This Time, I’ll Do the Asking
105. Chapter 105: I Agree to Give This a Real Try
106. Chapter 106: I Finished It—and Lost Something Too
107. Chapter 107: I Thought Taking It Slow Would Be Enough
108. Chapter 108: You Never Believed Me
109. Chapter 109: Are You Looking at Me, or at Yourself?
110. Chapter 110: I Don’t Want to Continue
111. Chapter 111: I Can’t Keep Asking Someone Else to Prove It for Me
112. Chapter 112: Leaving Didn’t Give Me the Answer
113. Chapter 113: I Thought She Wouldn't Come Again
114. Chapter 114: I’m Back
115. Chapter 115: You Don’t Have to Start by Saying You’re Fine
116. Chapter 116: That Wasn’t My Answer
117. Chapter 117: I Can Only Answer for What I’ve Done
118. Chapter 118: I Didn’t Trade Her Away
119. Chapter 119: I Won’t Sign
120. Chapter 120: They Already Know My Name
121. Chapter 121: I Want to See the Entire Letter
122. Chapter 122: You Still Want Me to Owe You
123. Chapter 123: I Think I Can Make It This Time
124. Chapter 124: None of You Ever Asked Me
125. Chapter 125: What If I Say No?
126. Chapter 126: I’ve Done Everything I Can
127. Chapter 127: I Can’t Continue Today
128. Chapter 128: I Don’t Know How to Make It to Tomorrow
129. Chapter 129: You Don’t Have to Plan Your Whole Life Today
130. Chapter 130: I’m Willing to Tell the Whole Story
131. Chapter 131: Forwarding Wasn’t All You Did
132. Chapter 132: You Can't Answer for Me Anymore
133. Chapter 133: These Are Still Things I Did
134. Chapter 134: I Won’t Prove Myself to You Again
135. Chapter 135: Someone Saved Me a Seat
136. Chapter 136: I Want to Take Things Slowly with You
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