John Jones
Stories
6
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Keeley had been doing monotonous gene sequencing ever since she arrived at work to help Erica with her research and was ready to call it a day. Ordering take out tonight was a definite must. Her brain was too fried to cook. Over the years she had come to appreciate being rich since she wasn't forced to be a part of high society. She could avoid cooking whenever she wanted, was always able to pay for fun events on the weekends, and got to go on great vacations. After his parents died, Aaron was…
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Violet made it to the smoothie place at 6:22 PM and Jeremy was already waiting for her. He had taken off his suit coat and tie but he was still overdressed for a smoothie joint. Most of the people in here were wearing sweatshirts. He smiled up at her. "Nice to see you again, Violet." "You too." They got in line and he ordered a standard strawberry banana smoothie with sorbet added. She wasn't allowed to drink anything like that. Her smoothie consisted of blueberries, strawberries, mango, chia…
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Violet dropped her dad off at home first because their building was fairly close to the hospital. She entreated him to take it easy for the rest of the day and he agreed before getting out of the car and taking his briefcase with him. Jeremy moved up to the front seat as soon as Aaron vacated it, surprising her. He explained that it would be weird for her to act as his chauffeur since it was just the two of them. She couldn't argue with that logic. "Where do you need to go?" she asked formally.…
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Violet was in the middle of rehearsal when she got a rather alarming phone call. Her father had gotten into a car accident on the way back to the office from a meeting and his emergency contact wasn't picking up so they were going down the list. "Please excuse me director, I have a family emergency!" she hollered as she grabbed her bag and ran out. She barely managed to change from her pointe shoes into the flats she had worn into work. She was still wearing a lilac spaghetti strap leotard with black…
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Getting her frustrations out on her salad helped Violet a little but Noah could tell she was still upset. Both at the jealousy of one of her only female friends and her wayward brother. At times like this he wasn't always sure what to say, though for some reason she always seemed comforted even when he fumbled his words. He supposed it was the thought that counted. To make her feel better, Noah ordered some grilled pineapple for dessert. Recently it was a trend for restaurants to offer healthier…
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Noah swirled his straw around inside his glass of lemonade. He wished he knew how to help Violet, who really didn't know how to deal with interpersonal relationsh.i.p.s. The main reason they worked as well as they did was because he understood her enough to know she didn't actually mean any offense. "Have you tried talking to her about it?" Violet shuddered. "No way! You know I can't do confrontation. Ugh, I wish things weren't so awkward every time we got parts assigned. You know our next show is…
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Violet barely managed to make it to work on time after the elevator fiasco. Rushing like that made her tired and frazzled before she even started rehearsing for the day. Joy. Their next show would be the classic ballet Cinderella and casting announcement were supposed to be made today. By this point, auditioning for individual parts was pointless. The director of the ballet knew everyone's individual capabilities. He assigned them what he knew they could do best. "I really hope I get Cinderella this…
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Jeremy's curiosity burned watching Aaron work after Violet left. He acted as if he hadn't just displayed a completely different personality. But eventually he caught onto his assistant's staring. "What is it?" he barked. "You're very different around your daughter," Jeremy said honestly. Aaron sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I get that a lot. The first time Roger and Kyle met my wife they nearly had heart attacks. Cameron and Aiden weren't quite that bad but they used to give me such a…
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Jeremy had been completely stunned when he walked into the elevator and saw his mentor's mini me standing inside. She stood gracefully and stared straight ahead, completely aloof. Even her attitude was just like his. It was a bit disconcerting. The woman was beautiful but in the same way that snow was. Serene, sparkling, and cold. Obviously he knew this had to be Aaron's daughter—who else would be so similar?—but he had been surprised that she called him out for staring. Most people weren't that…
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On Monday morning Violet gathered up the remaining three apple rose puffs and headed over to the dojo earlier than usual. Her company's new show didn't start for another three weeks so she was back to a somewhat normal schedule, starting at 10 AM and ending around 6 PM for a little while. When she was on her later schedule she typically visited Noah around 10:30 but now she had to do it at 8 or she wouldn't have time to get to work. Unfortunately for her, he had back to back toddler classes that didn't…
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