All Chapters of Stop in the Name of Love: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Saturday morning is slow, it was hard to sleep knowing what this place is to Jordan. I showered, which soothed the pain in my head and relaxed my muscles, but it took me until midnight to get comfortable and to sleep. Waking up though, I just feel numb. My mind fills with questions I'm not sure I want the answers to.Has he stayed in this

Mr. Marsh let's me change in the back room. I don't want to wear baggy, worn clothes when babysitting the councilman's daughter. I can hear him and Jordan talking as I get dressed. My hands shake and my forehead is sweating.I could walk away with $200 tonight, and at least another $200 every week. That could make a huge difference for my

Jordan keeps his arm around me from the moment I come out of the bathroom all the way to final bell and when we get to my truck. He doesn't speak, but his hand forms never ending circles on my back. The fabric rubbing my skin in such a constant way makes the skin go numb, but it's calming. Slowly I let the rest of myself go numb.He takes

"They'll love you," Jordan reassures me for the third time as we pack up our backpacks.Today is Friday. In three hours I'm having dinner with his parents. All day, I've been sure I've developed an ulcer.

The bell above the door grabs my attention, I look up from my notes to see Jordan."Hey, I wasn't expecting you to stop by today," I close my notebook with a smile.