Chapter 37.

Shed been gone for three days. I sat in a chair and glared at the dancer on the stage. It wasnt Roxie, and she was terrible. I knew she wouldnt last long. From the listless way she danced, it was obvious she had a drug problem. Miss Maples would pull the woman aside, have her treated, and then offer her a job somewhere else. Id heard a lot about how fantastic Miss Maples was from Roxie over the last few days as I waited for Stephanie to come home.

A family illness had cropped up, and shed had to go home. That had put the damper on things, but I couldnt complain. She had family. I had two adoptive parents and no siblings. I didnt know what it was like to have to take care of nieces and nephews while your family member was sick.

It gave me time to come up with a new contract, and to think about whether I actually wanted to give it to her. I was alright, really, the first few days. I did the contract, I worked, unpacked my apartment, and settled into it. Roxie said it would be a couple o