Summary

In Chapter 19, on Wednesday, Theo’s head still hurt and he still could not think straight. He also could not stop thinking about Maddie. He did know that Ben was right, he was in love with her.

Alexa called and offered to bring Chinese for dinner. Before she arrived, Theo warned Ben not to say anything about the issue with Maddie. Ben had begged Theo not to act like an asshole, to be smart and talk to Maddie about what had happened, or at least write her a letter.

When Alexa arrived with the food, Theo told her that he needed to talk to her. She replied that she had “been waiting for this” (288). Theo admitted to Alexa that he believed he needed to quit his job. Alexa told Theo it was the job of the chief of police to plan for protection...