John Jones
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Cameron didn't get to introduce himself to Keeley until the party was over and everyone from her group congregated in a bar down the street that was serving special Halloween-themed drinks. "Who is this?" a short Hispanic girl with a bright smile asked, elbowing Jennica. "Wow, I'm dumb. I forgot to introduce you. Everyone, this is Cameron; his friends are lame and ditched him so he's hanging out with us." He waved with a somewhat awkward smile on his face. It's always weird being introduced to a…
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Keeley's frantic racing around the roller rink continued until a song ended and an announcement came over the speakers. "Alright everyone, clear the track! It's time to put the connections you've made tonight to use. Couples skate only for the next ten minutes!" She skidded to a stop, annoyed. She was really getting into her groove too. Smoothly skating towards the exit, she found Ryan waiting there with a sheepish expression on his face. "Hey…so this girl has been following me around on and…
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Keeley tied the laces on her roller skates with slight trepidation. This party was insanely crowded; she could hardly even see anyone from her group. Her chances of smacking into someone on the skate floor seemed rather high. Every single person she saw was dressed up somehow, even if it was a hastily made DIY costume. She had never seen so many Halloween costumes in one place before. Colored lights pulsed on the floor to the beat of the music. The bass was so loud it practically shook the floor. She…
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Aaron's meeting with Alistair trying to convince him to promote Bruce hadn't gone all that well so he was not in a good mood when Cameron came into his office. He knew what was wrong immediately. "No luck?" "None," Aaron said frostily. "Why he won't promote internally rather than bring in someone new, I'll never know. It doesn't seem like good business sense. Shouldn't you reward the people who serve you well?" "I think so." He dismissed Cameron's opinion instantly; of course he would think…
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Keeley wasn't exactly thrilled to be having a conversation about Aaron with her roommates. Didn't she have to deal with him enough already? How did the topic keep coming back to her pathetic love life? To make things even worse, her phone dinged with a text from him while it was resting on the table in front of her. Valentina and Jennica peered at it with interest. "Who is 'Crazy Person'?" Valentina asked curiously. "Is it him?!" "Yes," Keeley sighed, grateful that she hadn't put his real name on…
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Jennica didn't recognize Lacy Knighton until after Keeley had crouched behind her in fear. Even so, she thought it was a coincidence until her friend mentioned she was trying to avoid the woman with the black hair. No wonder Aaron said it was a good thing he introduced her with a fake name. That psycho might have come after her if she knew who Jennica really was just for being his date! The food had arrived and Keeley munched on her burger as if she didn't have a care in the world even though she had…
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Keeley and her roommates stared down the many aisles of options in the costume store with trepidation. It was four days to Halloween and they still hadn't figured out what they were going to wear to the party. "Should we try to do a group costume?" Jennica suggested. "No," Keeley and Valentina answered in unison. Their freshman year, they dressed up as ketchup and mustard bottles respectively and everybody in their dorm made fun of them for months. She pouted. "You guys are no fun."…
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Keeley enjoyed her sandwich and soda despite the taciturn food bringer beside her. How had she ever liked someone who talked so little? The silences between them may have been comfortable once but not anymore. Now it was really, really awkward. "So, what do I owe you for the food?" she asked before taking a long slurp of her soda. She had every intention of paying him back. "Marshmallow brownies. Nobody ever bakes for me," Aaron said resolutely. She raised an eyebrow at him. "Doesn't your food…
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Four months of Keeley's life passed in a haze of summer and fall classes, writing and rewriting her proposal, and getting very little sleep. She hardly had a minute to herself but when she did, she recharged by spending time with her friends. Unfortunately she hadn't had much time to do that lately. She hadn't seen Ryan in weeks and even having more than five minutes of conversation with her roommates was difficult to pencil in. They asked weeks in advance to set up plans for Halloween—a group of…
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Aiden made himself comfortable on the couch, looking lazy and sloppy as ever despite his business casual attire before launching into his report. "So get this; he was casual enough to use his office computer to offer a somewhat sketchy off-the-books deal to someone named Brann Knighton who works in the stock exchange. This one email wouldn't be enough to take him down but it's a place to start a deeper investigation." Aaron sat up even straighter, his interest piqued. "You suspect insider…
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