
by whatdafunk
At the Red Robster, love is another table nobody has time to bus. Cody teaches middle-school PE by day and waits tables by night, hiding from the polished future his strict business-owner father planned for him under long hair, a long beard, and a vow to never become that kind of man. Tamika is sharp, tired, funny, and raising a child while trying to keep her own life from sliding off the rails one closing shift at a time. Between crab steam, bad tips, casino lights, rotating general managers, sleepy coworkers, break-room legends, and a restaurant held together by laminated menus and denial, Cody and Tamika keep finding each other in the tiny spaces between disasters. It is a doomed love story. It is also a workplace comedy. Mostly, it is about the people who serve everyone else while quietly falling apart.
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| 1 | Chapter 1: Closing Shift Weather | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: Table Twelve Wants a Manager | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: The Casino Envelope | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: The General Manager of the Month | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5: Ohio on the Caller ID | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 6: No Casino Tonight | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 7: The Calendar in Dry Storage | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: Family Meal | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: Liquor Store Boxes | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: The Bridge Job | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: The Last Saturday Double | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: Morning Inventory | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: Melissa Does Not Onboard | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: The Arcade Goodbye Fund | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: Aveline Packs the Kitchen | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: Last Call for Butter Rolls | 0 |
| 17 | Bonus Chapter: Steven's Gamer Night | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 17: Cleveland Has Weather Too | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 18: The First Day Without Table Twelve | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19: Ohio Sends a Picture | 0 |
| 21 | Bonus Chapter: Bacey's Telephone Pole | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 20: Walter's Vendor Dinner | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 21: The New Name Tag | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 22: Arcade Weather | 0 |
| 25 | Bonus Chapter: Cody's Quiet House | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 23: The Inventory of Maybe | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 24: Wednesday Knows | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 25: Packing the Bread | 0 |
| 29 | Bonus Chapter: Kreigh Versus the Shrimp Math | 0 |
| 30 | Bonus Chapter: Ami Knows Last Call | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 26: The Long Drive East | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 27: Denise's Doorway | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 28: Lake Shark Weather | 0 |
| 34 | Bonus Chapter: Rob Has a System | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 29: The Return Shift | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 30: The Noon After | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 31: Five Stars for the Wrong Car | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 32: The Office Phone Rings | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 33: Call Her on Purpose | 0 |
| 40 | Bonus Chapter: Alden Knows Where the Silver Is | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 34: The Lakeview Rules | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 35: The Coupon Funeral | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 36: Inspect the Beams | 0 |
| 44 | Bonus Chapter: Milo's Last Call | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 37: Family Dinner with Guardrails | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 38: Saturday Inventory | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 39: The Permission Slip | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 40: Return Policy for Men | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 41: The Empty Hook List | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 42: Two Donuts Is a Discussion | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 43: The Jar Has Teeth | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 44: Catus Jake's Rules | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 45: The Boundary Drawer | 0 |
| 54 | Bonus Chapter: Cal's Closing Heat | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 46: The Mouth on the Highway | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 47: The Sixth Server | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 48: Ohio Is Not a Section | 0 |
| 58 | Bonus Chapter: Cal Gets the Wing Rail | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 49: The Phone Stays on the Table | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 50: The Local Branch | 0 |
| 61 | Bonus Chapter: Korlin's Perfect Roll-Ups | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 51: The Summary With Teeth | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 52: The Training Video Smile | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 53: The Booth That Would Not Move | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 54: Five to Seven Business Days | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 55: The Guest Who Could See the Floor | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 56: The Reply All Incident | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 57: Dates Only | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 58: The Vendor Window | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 59: The Confirmed Dates | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 60: The Blank Template | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 61: Pancake Neutral Zone | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 62: The Sidework Treaty | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 63: The Syrup Face | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 64: The Quiet Table | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 65: The Follow-Up Question | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 66: Permission to Share | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 67: The Success Story | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 68: Scaffolding | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 69: The Internal Version | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 70: The Holding Period | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 71: The Correction Window | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 72: The Monday Bulletin | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 73: Near the Door | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 74: The Useful Copy | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 75: The Manager Version | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 76: The Station Reach Test | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 77: The No-Chase Rule | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 78: The Named Next Step | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 79: The Expiration Date | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 80: The Update Without a Chase | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 81: The Safety Exception | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 82: The Table That Moved | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 83: The Reminder Window | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 84: The One Example | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 85: The Practice Run | 0 |
| 97 | Chapter 86: The Answer Budget | 0 |
| 98 | Chapter 87: The Courtesy Exception | 0 |
| 99 | Chapter 88: The Holding Sentence | 0 |
| 100 | Chapter 89: The Clean Exit | 0 |
| 101 | Chapter 90: Dinner At Six | 0 |
| 102 | Chapter 91: No Gift On The Table | 0 |
| 103 | Chapter 92: The Question At Dinner | 0 |
| 104 | Chapter 93: One Sandwich, No Verdict | 0 |
| 105 | Chapter 94: After-Dinner Air | 0 |
| 106 | Chapter 95: Not A Family Meeting | 0 |
| 107 | Chapter 96: The Day-After Rule | 0 |
| 108 | Chapter 97: The Receipt With No Apology | 0 |
| 109 | Chapter 98: The Quiet Congratulations | 0 |
| 110 | Chapter 99: Second Dinner, Smaller Stakes | 0 |
| 111 | Chapter 100: The Hundredth Local Page | 0 |
| 112 | Chapter 101: The No-Tour Guest | 0 |
| 113 | Chapter 102: The Praise Budget | 0 |
| 114 | Chapter 103: Bethany's Clock | 0 |
| 115 | Chapter 104: Walter's Calendar | 0 |
| 116 | Chapter 105: The Table That Stayed A Table | 0 |
| 117 | Chapter 106: No Witness Fee | 0 |
| 118 | Chapter 107: The Return Text | 0 |
| 119 | Chapter 108: The Manager Who Waited | 0 |
| 120 | Chapter 109: Smile Is Not Consent | 0 |
| 121 | Chapter 110: The Good Enough Shift | 0 |
| 122 | Chapter 111: The Private Win | 0 |
| 123 | Chapter 112: Credit Belongs Where It Lands | 0 |
| 124 | Chapter 113: No Trophy Boundaries | 0 |
| 125 | Chapter 114: The Unasked Chair | 0 |
| 126 | Chapter 115: The Waitlist Exception | 0 |
| 127 | Chapter 116: Loud Thanks, Quiet Help | 0 |