John Jones
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By the time Noah arrived at the performing arts center, Violet had fallen asleep against the wall. It looked horribly uncomfortable. One of her knees was bent but the other was straight out in front of her and obviously swollen. So that was what she had hurt. "Vi," he said softly as he shook her shoulder. "Can you get up on your own?" Her eyes fluttered open and she rubbed at them before wincing. Some of the stage makeup had rubbed off. "I…don't think so," she admitted. "I can't bend my…
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The house felt too quiet to Violet. Jeremy was at work, Nathan was at school, and even Kaleb had finally come out of his funk enough to socialize practically 24/7. Her parents had finally gone on their belated anniversary trip so she was all alone with the cats on a Friday morning. She tried watching one of her favorite cheesy holiday romance flicks to cheer herself up but it didn't work. She had felt so off lately. Her difficulty focusing continued into her performance that night. Despite practicing…
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Violet danced her part perfectly on opening night but her insides twisted every time she caught sight of the VIP rows because Noah's seat was empty. He had never missed an opening night before. She didn't blame him at all; she knew he was still down in V.i.r.g.i.nia with the rest of his family. But it felt wrong. Nobody had come to see her because Jeremy said he would come to the last performance before Christmas. Oliver dragged Kaleb along with him to the matinee the day after but it wasn't the…
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Noah was sprawled across the couch tiredly as his cousin Ben's two toddlers ran around him screaming. Thanksgiving dinner had been delicious, as expected, but it may as well have been ash considering his state of mind. You can't enjoy something fully if your mind is somewhere else. His was back in Manhattan, wondering how well Jeremy Ward was fitting in with the Hale family today. Violet was close with her family so she wouldn't continue dating someone who didn't mesh well. He knew that much. "You're…
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Even though Violet felt like Thanksgiving had been a success overall, she felt listless. Michael Gray had seemed oddly fond of her father and her family in general while he was at their house. Their relationship seemed almost sibling-like even though they didn't appear to be all that close. She knew her dad didn't have any siblings though. Unless her grandfather had cheated on her grandmother and had an illegitimate child…but why wouldn't her dad tell her something like that? Aaron Hale valued his…
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Jeremy felt like the day was going quite well when everyone settled down on the couch to watch football as the food digested. Based on how Violet blushed when he said he was thankful for meeting her felt like a total victory. She liked him. Maybe even as much as he liked her. All he had to do was seal the deal with a little romance now. Michael Gray was surprisingly interesting company as well. He thought Aaron's only friends had been the handful of people he knew at Hale Investments. Then again, it…
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Keeley hadn't had such an awkward Thanksgiving since her first life when she had to attend those awful catered events the Hales put on. Aaron was clearly uncomfortable having Gray there, the kids were confused, and Jeremy…she couldn't quite figure out. He was very polite and engaged everyone in conversation as the meal preparations were finished up but something about him rang false. She was still trying to decipher what it was when it was time for the traditional going around the table saying what…
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Violet knew something was wrong with her friend when he said it wasn't a big deal. Noah only ever said that when something truly was a big deal. Usually he ended up spilling what it was eventually after some coaxing but this time he kept his mouth firmly shut. How horrible could it be that Noah couldn't tell her? Was he dying or something? His tension carried over throughout the rest of the time they hung out. It was affecting his game; he was normally a lot better than this but he kept losing at…
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Noah did his best to keep himself busy until Sunday rolled around but it was difficult because reminders of Violet were everywhere. Especially at work. More than one of his students had innocently asked him where Miss Violet was. He had to explain to them that she was busy. Not all of them took it so easily. His students adored her. "But it's been more than a month! She always comes to visit us for at least a few weeks at a time…" one of them said sullenly. The kid wasn't wrong. Normally Violet…
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Jeremy knew that winning over Violet's brothers was half of the war. Especially after he got a rather foreboding chewing out from his boss earlier in the day. He was a bit surprised she told him they were dating already but supposed it was a good thing. It meant she was serious about it. He got the feeling she was a very private person and wouldn't say such a thing if she wasn't serious. Honestly, in all his years of working for Aaron the ice storm his boss was infamous for had never been directed at…
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