Strike One
Joseph
After being discharged, Maddie and I walked out of the hospital with Caleb by our sides. We silently made our way to his truck, which was parked next to my car. Caleb held his hand out to me, smiling.
“Good luck, brother.”
I eyed him curiously. “Why ‘good luck?’”
His eyes twinkled as he glanc...
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Chapters
1. Embarrassment with a Side of Regret
2. She's My Daughter, Not Yours!
3. You're Not My Father!
4. New Contract
5. Car Confessions
6. Eating Dessert Before Dinner
7. Breakfast at the Office
8. Lunchtime Catastrophe
9. From Happiness to Misery
10. Joey's Home
11. A Day Out With a Night In
12. Amber Goes to the Office
13. A Ruined Morning With Maddie
14. Just Sign It
15. Going Crazy With Desire
16. A Heated Confrontation
17. Dinner Date
18. Finally!
19. Enjoying Their Time Together
20. Can't Get Enough
21. What To Do About Amber?
22. Amber, Thomas, and a Furious Joey
23. Always Has the Worst Timing
24. A Taste Of Her Medicine
25. Amber's Wants
26. Joey's Stipulations
27. Emergency Meeting
28. Tables Are Turned
29. Marland's Better Than Diamonds
30. Brain Vs. Brawn
31. Dinner At The Morgans'
32. Almost Busted
33. A Great Breakfast
34. Daddy, Not so Dearest
35. Lunch With Mom
36. Joey's Best Friend
37. Caleb's Protection
38. Distracting Joey
39. Regretting Her Confession
40. Best Friends To The Rescue
41. Stepping Up For Joey
42. Strike One
43. Compromising
44. Always Scheming
45. Easing Joey's Mind
46. Chasing Maddie Down
47. Always The Hero
48. The Depth Of Her Fears
49. Needing Joey
50. A Not So Business Meeting
51. Retribution's Name
52. Almost Violence In The Kitchen
53. Hospital Visit
54. Always Her Protector
55. Mile High Club Induction
56. Shopping for the Charity Event
57. Mallory and Caleb
58. Facing His Fears
59. Mallory: The Easy Target
60. Another Proposal
61. Saving Caleb
62. A Chat With Mommy Dearest
63. Drunk Joey and Sober Amber
64. Always Another Plan
65. Caleb's and Mallory's Date
66. Charming The Snake
67. Manipulating the Manipulator
68. Getting Caught
69. Jealousy Amongst Friends
70. The Plan Thickens
71. She's My Only, Too
72. Goading Amber
73. Amber's Strike Two
74. Communication is Key
75. Nathan Grows Some Balls
76. Trying to Keep the Horns Down
77. A Surprise Dinner Guest
78. Miss Captain Save A Hoe
79. Needing Alone Time
80. Losing Joey?
81. To Trust Or Not To Trust
82. Don't Fuck With My Man!
83. The Beginning
84. Whatever You Do, Don't Do That
85. Battle of Past and Present
86. Ready To Risk It All
87. "Spending" Time With Maddie
88. Not Exactly A Rain Check
89. Not My Babygirl
90. Proving His Love
91. Pushing Maddie to Her Limits
92. Upsetting Madison
93. Rhino's Screwup or Mallory's?
94. Maddie's Feelings
95. Maddie's Favor Request
96. Visiting With Amber
97. Added Protection
98. Dreams Do Come True
99. Miriela?
100. The Arrival at Eden
101. Accusations and Jealousy
102. The Effects of Eden
103. He's Mine! And I'm His!
104. The Big Event
105. Emotions On Top of Emotions
106. Jane and Her Antics
107. Jane and Maddie
108. Wedding Plans
109. Sweet, Loving Maddie
110. Blood Test Results
111. Business and Pleasure
112. A Rough Shopping Trip
113. Confided In Each Other
114. Supporting Maddie
115. Getting Started
116. Detective Ryan Emerson
117. Cora's Testimony
118. Mallory's Testimony Part 1
119. Mallory's Testimony Part 2
120. Rallying For Mallory and Cobra
121. Fighting Among Badasses
122. Caleb's Testimony Part 1
123. Caleb's Testimony Part 2
124. Joey's Testimony Part 1
125. Joey's Testimony Part 2
126. From 0 to 100
127. Refusing To Accept The Truth
128. Nathan's Plea
129. Miranda's Surprise Summons
130. Nathan's Worries
131. Nathan's Anger
132. Being Honest
133. His Level of Brokenness
134. Dinner, Conversation, and Ideas
135. Celebration Of New Beginnings
136. Never Too Early To Fight
137. Breathing Easy For A Moment
138. Adam Moyel's Pain
139. Joey, Mr. Captain Save A Hoe
140. Laurel's Reappearance
141. Adrenaline Rush
142. Hurricane Joey
143. You're Pushing Your Luck
144. Think What You Will
145. Meeting Miriela
146. Being Brought Up To Speed
147. Compromising At The Hospital
148. One-Sided Fight At The Hospital
149. True Accusations and Broken Hearts
150. Going Back To Court
151. Miracles Do Happen
152. What Means More to You?
153. Getting Ready
154. Everything to Me
155. The Reception
156. I'm Sorry For Your Loss
157. Fuck This, Fuck That, And Most of All Fuck You!
158. Going Crazy
159. Joeying the Hospital Staff
160. Longings Buried, But Not Gone
161. Late Night Surprise
162. Epilogue
163. Teasers
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