John Jones
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Aaron was baffled that his half-brother had such a bubbly fiancée. He didn't seem the type that would tolerate that sort of thing for more than a date or two. He was even more baffled that he and Keeley were invited over to Gray's apartment. Keeley had only been there once but he had been a few times during the course of the renovation. Gray had been invited (or invited himself) over to the Hales' place a few times but had never once asked them over to his. As Keeley made her signature marshmallow…
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Gray eyed the smug woman sitting next to him somewhat apprehensively. He knew she had a plan but wasn't sure what it entailed. Why invite the Hales over to their place? They had literally only been there once before. "Care to explain what that was about?" he asked, returning to his normal voice now that there was no one to act around. "I will," Mandy promised with a laugh. "But first, do you really use that voice all the time? Doesn't it hurt your vocal chords?" A little, but he had gotten used to…
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Michael Gray was in the bathroom when his phone rang. Mandy would have ignored it if it were anyone other than Aaron Hale, her fiancé's notoriously snobby half-brother. He had seemed genuinely sad when he talked about how Aaron wanted nothing to do with him but pretended to anyway. She giggled slightly to herself as she crossed the room to pick it up. Messing with this man could be fun. It was the least she could do for Mikey. "Hey there, future brother-in-law," Mandy greeted cheerfully. "Mikey's…
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Keeley didn't know what to think about what Violet had told her regarding Gray's mysterious lady friend. She put it on the back burner by returning to her research after lunch but it began bothering her again on the drive home after work. Aaron actually beat her home today so she snuck up behind him and placed her hands over his eyes. He laughed at her antics. "Keeley, I know it's you. You can't pull this trick anymore since we're pretty much the only ones left at home." She released her hands and…
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Keeley couldn't tell her daughter what she needed to hear using herself as an example. She had already said too many partially-true things about the bizarre way she and Aaron had ended up together. But she could invent a fake college friend. The only college friends of hers Violet actually knew were Valentina, Jennica, and Erica. Explaining her former situation using someone who didn't exist would be simple enough. "Your situation sounds a bit like one of my old college roommate's," Keeley said…
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After Violet gave Noah a key to her apartment, they sat around playing games, talking, and watching movies like usual until it was time for him to go home. She lay in bed with Blaze on her stomach once he was gone, wondering why things weren't getting any better with their relationship. Noah was her most cherished person so why was this so difficult? More than anything she wished she could speak to her grandpa or even the grandma she had never met. They knew how to transition from lifelong best…
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Noah didn't know how to make his girlfriend feel better. She refused to believe that he was okay with waiting for her. It really hadn't been that long though. They had lived like siblings for twenty-four years and had only tried dating for about two months. He understood that it might take her a while to get used to the change since change had never been her strong suit. Yet here she was, unnecessarily beating herself up again. Why did she always do that? Noah had never understood Violet's…
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If not for Noah keeping her company whenever he wasn't working, Violet would have gone stir crazy long ago. He was such a solid, constant presence in her life and always had been. She would forever be grateful for that. Valentine's Day had already passed uneventfully but she wanted to do something nice for him to let him know how much she appreciated him. They had done what they always did by ordering pizza and watching a movie at home. When they were kids, Noah and Violet always gave each other…
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Violet was still in a state of shock after running into her wayward uncle in the pet store. She could hardly concentrate on trying to choose a cat. Noah could tell something was up and leaned over to whisper in her ear. "What was that all about? I thought he was a convicted murderer. How did someone like that end up with a fiancée? Do you think she knows?" That wasn't even what she was concerned about right now. It was the fact that there was absolutely no way he could be engaged to someone as…
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Gray felt like he had been caught in his underwear. Completely exposed. He didn't even use his real voice around Aaron but had done it in front of his daughter without thinking. Violet would surely report back to him about this and his image would be ruined. Once the employee told them everything they needed to know about bubble eye goldfish, they leisurely perused the other tanks for the recommended tank mates for them. Gray turned to Mandy slightly accusingly as she examined some black moors. "What…
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