John Jones
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"Your dad is my best friend," Keeley said simply, unable to explain the full truth. Violet rolled her eyes. "Well yeah, he is now but it wasn't like you were friends first. I've known Noah since we were both in diapers. That's not romantic at all." She was going off of the romance novel and chick flick version of romance. It had to be big and flashy and over the top for it to be real. But love could be simple and sweet too. Noah's affection was definitely more of the simple and sweet variety. So…
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Keeley ended up splashing around in the water and tried boogeyboarding with her sons. Violet did it exactly once before giving up because she biffed it and got water up her nose. Aaron, surprisingly, was the best out of everyone at it. "Wow, Dad! Show me how you did that!" Oliver said excitedly after Aaron managed to ride a wave all the way to shore. "Honestly, I'm not sure how I did it but I can give it another shot," he replied with a shrug. It definitely wasn't a fluke because he managed to do…
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Violet thought hard. She didn't think Noah resented her, period. At least not now. He wasn't fazed by the fact that she was supposedly smarter than him (she didn't quantify smarts by grades; he was fully capable of intelligent conversation and that was what mattered). He didn't seem to resent that she was always around him either. In fact, he seemed to wish he could be around her more based on their earlier conversation. But the seeds of resentment could be planted any time. She had learned that the…
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Noah sat down next to Violet on the bed and reached out to squeeze her hand. He wasn't sure how else to make her feel better. "Everybody grows up, Vi. I've actually done a little reading on twins…sometimes one twin resents being paired together all the time and wants to do their own thing. He still loves you, that much is obvious. But you're good at everything Kaleb is not. I can see why he would be jealous of you. He's probably trying to get out from under your shadow." She blinked at him in…
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The two friends went downstairs to check what kind of beverages were available and found coffee, tea, and a bottle of coke. Perfect. The experiment called for three different types of colored drinks anyway. Violet brewed the coffee and tea as Noah carefully followed instructions he found online to suck the egg out of an eggshell without breaking it. The experiment specifically called for eggshells only. They took three cups up to his room to keep them safe from the dog and set them on his desk. She…
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"Mom. Mom. Mom!" Violet's voice snapped Keeley out of her half asleep state. She was so tired. Her daughter looked at her expectantly and she realized she had probably been trying to talk to her. "I'm sorry, Vi. Could you repeat that?" she asked in a weary voice. "I said I need a ride to Noah's house. He needs help on his science fair project," Violet replied impatiently. "What's with you? You've been such a space case lately." Keeley couldn't deny it. She hadn't missed any major commitments…
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Keeley began her consultations the day after Halloween. She wasn't as worried as Aaron was about their daughter since she knew what teenage girls were like but was still a bit concerned. Violet had really been having a tough time lately at school. She tried shaking those thoughts loose. She needed to concentrate on her first volunteer, a man in his mid-thirties with cystic fibrosis named James. He knew that the average life expectancy for a person with the disease was about 40 years and his lungs had…
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Aaron happened to be walking by the entertainment room to go to the bathroom when he heard a bit of conversation through the ajar door. "And Violet is just a perfect goddess above us all who doesn't get scared by anything," Kaleb said snidely. Violet's reply was cool, calm, and collected. "I don't get scared by dumb things but that doesn't mean I don't get scared." "Define a fear that isn't dumb then. I'm very curious!" Aaron sighed and shook his head. Those two were at it again. They were so…
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When the food was mostly gone, the leftovers were packed up, and the bill was paid Ryan finally made his move as Keeley was trying to usher her family out the door as quickly as possible. "Keeley, is that you?" She froze in her tracks. Busted. Robert looked back and forth between them before a flicker of recognition appeared in his eyes. "I know you. You were Keeley's friend in college. Ryan, right?" He nodded. "Hi Mr. Hall. What brings you here?" "I could ask you the same thing," Aaron said…
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Thankfully Aaron's arrival ended the argument between their sons. Keeley really didn't know what to do with them sometimes. At least now they were all eager to eat. Nathan and Oliver were talking about how excited they were to see the fire tricks, Kaleb talked to his father about basketball season, and Violet had turned to her grandpa. "You're going to come to my recital next weekend, right?" she asked primly. Robert gave his only granddaughter a wide smile and patted her hand. "Of course, my…
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