John Jones
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6
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"Are you planning on taking Violet to the meeting?" Aiden asked, changing the subject. "Truthfully, I was hoping you or Cameron would be willing to take her," Aaron admitted. Violet looked up in alarm once she realized they were talking about her. "No! I wanna go with Daddy! I'll be good. Shhhh." She put her fingers to her lips indicating she would be quiet and looked up at him with puppy dog eyes. He couldn't resist that face—it was his weakness. Running a hand down his face in exasperation, he…
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When Monday rolled around, Aaron was a bit reluctant to keep his promise but Violet was so excited. He was apprehensive about how this would work out. He had never purposely brought a child to the office before. Keeley had visited with them a few times when they were still content to sit in a stroller but now she was older and had such a short attention span. How was he supposed to get anything done while still keeping her entertained? But he couldn't say no now. She woke him up at the crack of dawn…
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"How do you tell your boss about someone without making it seem like you're tattling so they won't get in trouble?" Keeley asked without preamble as soon as Aaron arrived home. She blinked up at him expectantly as her arms were around his waist. He chuckled slightly and kissed her forehead. "That's the first thing you have to say after not seeing me all day? You didn't even text me at lunchtime." "Sorry, somebody sat by me and struck up a conversation. They helped me realize what the problem with…
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The next morning when Keeley dropped her children off a preschool Kaleb was excited and Violet was reluctant but she didn't fuss because of her father's promise. That was one battle down for the day but the real one hadn't even begun yet. Aaron was reluctant to part with some of the cookies but she managed to persuade him by promising to bake something else later in the week. She had put some in two different plastic baggies to give to her research assistants. When she arrived, the secretary and Dr.…
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By the time Aaron got home, Keeley was emotionally worn out from both her colleague's rejection and how needy Violet was being after getting home from preschool. The second he came upstairs, she wrapped her arms around him and refused to let go for a solid three minutes. Soaking his love and affection into the very core of her being helped recharge her a little. "Rough day?" he asked sympathetically. "Don't get me started." Aaron's arms tightened around her and he kissed the top of her head. "I…
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By the end of the work day Keeley was exhausted. They had barely started anything since she could only work part-time due to her promise to the kids to always pick them up after school. She was only at the lab for six hours instead of eight like everyone else. This was probably yet another thing Kate would hold against her. It was so exhausting dealing with people who don't like you from the get go. She tried to push those thoughts out of her head by the time she arrived at the preschool. She needed…
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When Dr. Butler led Keeley into her lab, everyone stopped and stared. "Listen up, everyone! This is Doctor Keeley Hale and she's going to be conducting her cystic fibrosis research here from now on. I want all of you to be welcoming and answer any questions she might have about how things work at DOMA," he said strictly. She winced internally. Great. The way he had worded things totally made her seem like a VIP rather than a coworker. Still, she managed to paste on a smile and wave. "Nice to meet…
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September 2017 "Mommy, do we have to go to school? I want to stay with you," Violet said with a tragic pout on her face. It was their first day of preschool and the day Keeley would finally be going to work at a privately funded research lab called the Department of Medical Advancement, or DOMA for short. Aaron was able to get her in by offering a very large donation on the condition that she would be able to use the facility to continue her cystic fibrosis research. She really hoped that nobody…
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Aaron decided it would be best to be honest. Gray always seemed to appreciate forthrightness, which was ironic considering how fake he was. "I don't want a murderer near my children but my children aren't here, are they? I don't have a problem with what you did. I'm glad that woman is gone." This time Gray's smile was definitely sincere. "And that's all that matters. I did it entirely for you, after all. It's simply an annoyance that I got caught. Apparently someone waited until Brann Knighton's…
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Keeley strapped the babies into their high chairs and decided to look through the mail while she waited for Aaron to come back. Most of it was junk but a letter with an unfamiliar return address and the name 'Graydon Meyer' above it. She was so shocked she nearly dropped the letter. He had been in prison for more than half a year and had never reached out to them before. Why now? When Aaron came back down and sat at the table she held the letter out to him wordlessly before serving up the lemon…
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