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Chapters (50)
  1. Prologue
  2. Chapter One
  3. Chapter Two
  4. Chapter Three
  5. Chapter Four
  6. Chapter Five
  7. Chapter Six
  8. Chapter Seven
  9. Chapter Eight
  10. Chapter Nine
  11. Chapter Ten
  12. Chapter Eleven
  13. Chapter Twelve
  14. Chapter Thirteen
  15. Chapter Fourteen
  16. Chapter Fifteen
  17. Part Two
  18. Chapter Sixteen
  19. Chapter Seventeen
  20. Chapter Eighteen
  21. Chapter Nineteen
  22. Chapter Twenty
  23. Chapter Twenty-One
  24. Chapter Twenty-Two
  25. Chapter Twenty-Three
  26. Chapter Twenty-Four
  27. Chapter Twenty-Five
  28. Chapter Twenty-Six
  29. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  30. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  31. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  32. Chapter Thirty
  33. Chapter Thirty-One
  34. Chapter Thirty-Two
  35. Chapter Thirty-Three
  36. Chapter Thirty-Four
  37. Chapter Thirty-Five
  38. Chapter Thirty-Six
  39. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  40. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  41. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  42. Chapter Forty
  43. Chapter Forty-One
  44. Chapter Forty-Two
  45. Part Three
  46. Chapter Forty-Three
  47. Chapter Forty-Four
  48. Chapter Forty-Five
  49. Chapter Forty-Six
  50. Epilogue

It left me here, in Pullman, by myself. So, Xander and Kylie really are like my only family in the area. Now I’m going to be starting over in a new city after this week. I don’t know anyone there, and while it’s exhilarating to start over and know I can be whoever I want, it’s also terrifying.

I’m taking three days to drive there. That’ll put me in Lubbock by Saturday, and I thankfully start my very first teaching job on Monday. Well, I won’t be teaching for another whole week, but I’ll be getting situated there and doing their mandatory training classes.

By the time Kylie leaves and I climb into bed, it’s after eleven. I should’ve gone to bed hours ago, but I couldn’t bring myself to say bye to her yet. My alarm is set for five-fifteen in the morning. I want to be able to shower and stop for coffee before heading out of town. The next three days are going to be brutal… and boring.

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

Cash DeMarco

Monday at seven in the morning came way too damn soon. I just parked my car outside of the University, getting ready to head inside and figure out where I need to go. I’ve been up since five—I took advantage of the campus aquatic center. Getting in a morning workout before getting ready for work. It’s nice starting my day in the water. I haven’t swum in entirely too long. I was way too busy getting my PhD done that I hardly ever had morning swims over the last few years I was in Washington.

Grabbing my black leather briefcase and my coffee cup, I get out of the car, locking it, and making my way inside. Since I got here on Saturday, I haven’t had a single moment to tour the campus or figure out where I’m going yet. Luckily, it looks like the office is pretty easily located, but as far as where my classroom will be, I’m fucking clueless.

There aren’t any students on campus yet. Classes don’t officially start until next Monday. Pulling open the main doors, I make my way into the building. All colleges—or schools in general, really—have that same aroma to them, like floor cleaner and academic tears. This one is no different. The office is at the very end of this hall, and when I walk in, a chipper looking blonde woman, who looks to be about twenty, smiles at me from behind the desk. Her name plaque says Tiffany.

“Good morning, darlin’. How can I help you?”

“Hey, good morning. I’m Cash DeMarco. It’s my first day today.”