John Jones
Stories
6
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Lacy did her best to divert Aaron's attention that day but was ultimately unsuccessful because he was too busy talking business with her father, Brann. Even on a major holiday his head was only filled with numbers. If not for the fact that holiday tunes played in the background as they ate and the food was the kind that was traditionally served at Christmas dinner, you wouldn't even know this was a Christmas party. People dressed in black, red, silver, and gold but nothing was overtly Christmassy.…
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Aaron mentioned before that his parents held parties on Christmas but she never imagined how austere it would be until she was forced to participate herself. Their first Christmas as a couple was nothing like she expected. Admittedly, he did indulge her by going to see the tree and window displays together but he refused to help her decorate sugar cookies or watch movies or do anything else that smacked of holiday cheer. He claimed to be busy with work but she could sense his disdain. She wasn't too…
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Winter hit long before the end of the semester did and Keeley's motivation died right along with it but she managed to make it through finals by the skin of her teeth. She was fully prepared to go into hibernation for the next two weeks until classes started again. Her college friends had all gone home—even Valentina went to visit relatives living in New Jersey because it was too expensive to fly home for such a short time—but the good news was that Jeffrey and Lydia would be back for the holidays.…
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"You what?" Aaron asked in a deadly tone over the phone. Aiden could feel the murderous intent coming through the speakers so badly that his arm hairs stood on end. "I just gave her some advice on how to take care of herself! You're not supposed to drink a bunch of coffee after staying up all night. You should have seen the security camera footage; she was about to ascend into the astral realm from shaking too much." He felt the need to defend himself. "You're the one who's always telling me to…
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"You got a weird phone call?" Robert asked with concern in his voice as he sat at the kitchen table watching Keeley mix together a bowl of cookie dough. She sighed as she poured in the chocolate chips and kept stirring. "Yeah. I don't understand it. They didn't give a real name either; it was a code name. It sounded like a kid though! Like a thirteen-year-old boy whose voice was still cracking. What reason would a thirteen-year-old have to stalk me?" "I'll get you pepper spray right away," he said…
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Keeley's eyes fluttered shut during her last class of the day. She pulled an all-nighter to finish a six page paper she procrastinated on because she and Valentina stayed up way too late binge watching a telenovela with the subtitles on so Keeley could understand what was going on. It wasn't her usual cup of tea but she couldn't deny the story was gripping. Ironically, it was very similar to the situation in her first life. An innocent Cinderella type falls in love with a wealthy politician and…
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"I don't know how you did it but you were right. Nobody saw it coming! All my professors went on about how blindsided they all were and they've been studying the market for years. I'm in," Cameron said into the phone in awe. "Excellent. I'll start you out small; you'll be playing against professionals after all, not college students. Prove to me that you can at least double your gains and I'll give you more." "That's a long drive and I don't think my old rust bucket is going to make it…" Cameron…
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There had to be something Aaron could do to help her out. Keeley could do so much better than Burger Barn! Why did she always torture herself like this? He sighed. It's not like she knew any better. To her knowledge, this was her first fast food job. He returned to his father's side as they headed back to the office for another meeting. He would figure something out that would make her life easier. There had to be someone he knew with connections to NYU… Aaron pondered his dilemma all throughout…
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Both alarm clocks went off simultaneously so the roommates could get to the same 8 AM class. Valentina really didn't want to wake up because she had only been in the country for a few days and was still getting used to the time difference. Keeley had to coax her with the promise of introducing her to donuts, the great American breakfast food. They swung by a donut and coffee shop on campus that was covered by their meal plan and made their way to the life sciences building. As expected, all of…
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The summer passed in a haze of work and two close calls when Aaron was in the area but before she knew it, Keeley stood in front of her dorm building with two suitcases and her father in tow. It was time for her to move in because school started the following day. They used her recently acquired student ID card to pick up the key downstairs before lugging her things up to the third floor. As a freshman, she would be living in a traditional style dorm with no kitchen and a communal bathroom. Her…
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