John Jones
Stories
6
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Keeley shook Jennica out of her melancholy thoughts by asking if she wanted to take the babies to the park with her. She snapped out of it instantly. Going outside right now sounded like a good idea. Thinking about death made even this spacious, airy apartment seem stuffy. She kept a close eye on her friend as they walked around the park, trying to see if she was still upset, but Jennica couldn't detect anything. Keeley had gone back to normal. She either wasn't the type to stay sad for long or she hid…
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Jennica had a day off of rehearsals so she ended up going to Keeley's house and helping with the babies for a while. Her musical was going to start in two weeks and unless it somehow made it big, would run for the next four months. It would be nice to spend some time with her friend before things got too hectic. She had to admit, Violet and Kaleb made her baby hungry. They were adorable, relatively well-behaved infants. Jennica wasn't sure if they were naturally calm or if it was because Keeley and…
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The news broke the following day that Graydon Meyer confessed to the murder of Lacy Knighton and would be receiving a sentence of 15 years to life. Alice couldn't believe it. Aaron had been right! She should have known better; he was always an excellent judge of character. It was unbelievable that she had ever been attracted to a murderer. But Alice's judgment of others had always been poor. If her judgment was half as sound as Aaron's, she never would have married that jerk Brock Kelly. A jerk who…
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Gray waited two hours for the lawyer to show up but considering it had been a last minute thing, he was grateful it wasn't longer. The police officers moved him to a private, unrecorded room where he and the lawyer could discuss his options. Neal Ashley was a polished-looking man in his forties with slicked back hair. The first thing he did when they were alone was ask if Gray killed her or not. Was that really the sort of thing a lawyer should be asking? Gray didn't know; he had only dealt with…
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Aaron forgave Keeley for messing with him almost immediately so she had mercy and showed him how to win at a few other carnival games. One of the vendors had to give them a plastic bag because they had collected so many stuffed animals. "I think Violet and Kaleb will enjoy these once they're a little bit older," she said as she eyed the pile of bears, monkeys, cats, and even a duck that had made it into the bag. "Did you like them when you were younger?" Aaron asked. "Oh yeah, I used to have so…
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"Did you hear the news?" Aaron asked casually. Keeley looked up from what she was stirring with a small frown on her face. "What news?" "Gray got arrested." She nearly dropped her wooden spoon. That would have been a nice thing to lead with! Why hadn't he said something sooner?! "So it's really over," she said faintly. "All of it." Aaron smiled at her with such a gentle expression that she nearly melted into the floor. After all this time she still wasn't quite used to being looked at like…
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Aaron couldn't help but commend himself on his acting skills. Gray seemed utterly unsuspicious about where the evidence against him came from. He wouldn't have acted the way he did on the phone otherwise. He and Keeley had discussed this possibility. As a worst case scenario, even if a good lawyer managed to reduce his sentence, there was no way Gray would be able to get off completely. Not being found near the scene of the crime without a valid alibi anymore. He sincerely hoped the police would be…
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Gray knew he was done for when the police showed up at the restaurant. They wouldn't dare risk arresting such an influential person without incriminating evidence. But what had they found? The murder weapon and shirt weren't likely…did somebody see him leaving the building with Lacy? Did the cab driver recognize him even with the sunglasses on? How had this happened? All of this flashed through his mind in a split second. Alice and Roger were staring at him with their jaws dropped. He would have…
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Alice was enjoying a lovely lunch with Roger because she hadn't been scheduled to go into work until 2 PM. It was the third or fourth time since the day he helped her settle into her new apartment. She had come to discover that he was exactly the kind of friend she had always wanted. It was a pity she never really talked to him during those shareholders' meetings. She could have used a friend like him sooner. Hanging out with Roger was a great distraction from the anvil constantly hanging over her…
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Sunglasses Man abruptly instructed Harry "just let us off here" after some time so he pulled over to the side of the road and informed him how much the fare cost. The man shoved a $100 bill into his hands and told him to keep the change. At that moment, Lacy finally freed herself from the seatbelt and began violently kissing the side of the man's face. He recoiled but it was too late. The sunglasses slipped down his nose. He hastily pushed them back up before Harry could see but that didn't matter.…
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