John Jones
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Everybody had Valentine's Day plans but Aaron and it put him in a sour mood. He absolutely would have asked Keeley out if he wasn't going to be in Chicago that day to meet with some business contacts that would be vital for his hostile takeover. Cameron was planning on proposing after taking Jennica to see an opera. Aiden and Nova were going to have a candlelit dinner on two different sides of the world via video chat. And he would be stuck in meetings. If he could just get the meetings out of the…
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Keeley was surprised that Aaron didn't try to spend more time with her over Christmas break since it was the best time to hang out with her until she got a week off of school in March. He actually turned her down when she asked to come over and use his TV, saying he was swamped with work. She wasn't upset about it but she had to wonder what was going on. Aaron always made time for her. What was so important about this particular work project? He still texted her every day in brief snatches but it…
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The socialite who asked him the question stared at Aaron expectantly and he realized he had gotten lost in his thoughts again. He was among the enemy; he needed to stay focused. "I'm afraid I do already have a date," he lied. He would have to find one quick. But where? One of Jennica's friends, maybe? The woman pouted. "You're never available! Don't tell me you have a fiancée already." Most of the people from his generation in this circle were already married or at least engaged. It wasn't an…
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"Want to explain what you did back there?" Keeley asked her father crossly after Aaron left a few hours later. Robert wasn't even remotely abashed. "Just helping move things along." "Move what along? Aaron's just a friend!" His face said that he didn't buy it. He sighed and leaned back on the couch. "Keeley, that boy had the biggest crush on you in high school. I was a bit surprised when I found out you were texting him but everything became obvious once you brought him here." "We're not…
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The Halls and their guest spent about an hour singing carols between downing glasses of eggnog and eating the treats Keeley had baked. Aaron didn't know most of the words so he had to look them up on his phone, which was both funny and sad. She hadn't realized how terrible holidays must have been for him as a little kid that he didn't even know the words to popular Christmas songs. No wonder he was indifferent to her desire to be festive for most of their relationship—he had never been exposed to the…
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To break the tension she felt permeating the room, Keeley turned to her dad. "Can you take a picture of me next to the tree?" "Sure. Do you want to break out the spare tree topper and wear it as a hat?" "Ooh, that would be great! Be right back!" Keeley zipped off to find it and fled the room. It was in a box with extra Christmas stuff in Kaleb's old room and wasn't terribly hard to find. Standing next to the tree, she posed before placing it on her head and standing very still so it wouldn't fall…
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The morning of Christmas Eve Keeley rocked out to Christmas carols as she finished up the last of her baking and wrapped her presents for Aaron and her dad. Everybody else had been given their gifts before they left. She realized that she had put things off too long and the subways would be nuts today; delivering things would be almost impossible to everyone but her neighbors. Ryan and her colleagues lived in different parts of town. It would be pretty dumb if she gave Christmas cookies to people after…
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Cameron stepped across the threshold and looked around. This apartment clearly belonged to a hardcore gamer. The furniture in the living room consisted of simple pieces that were almost all black but there were framed posters everywhere. Vintage ones depicting games from the 80s and abstract art of famous video game characters were equally spaced on the walls. In the corner of the living room about a foot away from the entertainment center was an actual arcade machine that featured both Ms. Pacman and…
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Cameron wasn't surprised when Jennica told him Ryan would be at Keeley's informal cookie decorating party; they were pretty good friends after all. The biggest problem was that it seemed almost like a double date with just the four of them. If Aaron knew about this, he would blow a gasket. They had been enjoying a peaceful chat on his couch where his girlfriend was lying down with her head in his lap as he fiddled with her hair when she got the invitation. He would have gone anyway to spend more time…
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Keeley was studying in the library two hours before her last test, which was unfortunately scheduled for 8 PM, when she sent out a group message on her annoyingly-shattered-but-still-technically-working phone. 'To celebrate my freedom I am going to make sugar cookies tomorrow. Who wants to help me decorate them?' 'My flight leaves at 7 AM tomorrow, sorry!' 'Can I bring Cam?' 'I'm in as long as I get to take some home. Your cookies are amazing' Not bad. Everyone but Valentina, who she had…
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