Lisa stared at the screen of her computer. An email addressed to Mason was open and her book file was attached. Now she just had to write something to get him to read it without deleting the email out of hand. The subject line said ‘Please Don’t Delete Me Without Reading’ and she hoped it was enough to actually stop him from deleting it. He may delete it simply to spite her, but she had no control over that.

She paced behind her desk chair as she thought through what to say. Honesty was the best policy, but how to say it so that it didn’t sound like an excuse?...