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Jaded Christmas Eve
LisaThe church service was new, but beautiful. Peace like Lisa had never felt before wrapped around her as she sat snuggled between Marc and his mother. The handsome older man sitting on the other side of Marc's mom, Charles, seemed like a great guy. Lisa made a mental note to call Kari and see what she thought of him. Her and Jake were supposed to have visited before heading out to Texas.Texas.It felt so far away. Would Kari really think about moving down south?Lisa let out a quick huff and smiled at Marc as he glanced down at her with a questioning look. There was no way to even whisper in the silence of the church service. She didn't want to break the spell anyway. Everyone looked serene, lost in the promise of the holiday. It was bliss. It was completely different than anything her family did.The preacher got up and said a few words before having people walk down the aisles with little white candles. Lisa took hers and passed the rest down the aisle, wondering what in the wor
Jaded Decision Made
Lisa"I ate too much cake." Lisa laughed as they walked back up the stairs to Ms. Martin's house. "Thank you for letting me join you guys tonight for your Christmas Eve traditions. I love it.""Of course." Marc's mom pressed her hand to Lisa's back as they walked into the warmth of the house. "Something tells me that you're going to be a part of the family before we know it."Lisa chuckled. "That thought had to scare the hell out of you about a year ago.""Hell yes it did." She smirked as Marc balked over his mom cursing."Did you really just say that?" He moved into the kitchen behind his mom as Charles closed the door and walked up beside Lisa, smiling down at her."It's a place." Marc's mom shrugged and disappeared into the kitchen. "What? I didn't say a curse word.""Semantics, Mom." Marc laughed.Lisa glanced up at Charles and smiled back. "I think you and I have it pretty good. No?""I've been in love with Elizabeth for a couple of years now, but didn't have the courage to tell
Jaded A Good Boy
MarcWithout Kari there to shake him awake on Christmas morning, he figured he would get to sleep in late, but the phone rang early. Dark outside early.Marc scrambled for it, worried that it was Lisa and she needed him. To see Jake's name on the caller id set off a whole new host of worries. He sat up and answered it as his heart contracted in his chest."Jake. What's up, man? My sister okay?" He stood and stumbled to the door, flipping on the light and closing the door. Kari meant the world to him. She was his best friend - by far."No, man." Jake cleared his throat. "Everything is great. I'm just... I don't know. I'm scared shitless about this asking her to marry me thing. I wanted to talk to one of my brothers, but they would just give me shit over being a pussy about it.""You are being a pussy." Marc chuckled."Really?""Dude, you didn't fucking tell me that I had to dress up like Santa for the teddy bear drive thing at the fire station. That might have been a detail you want to
Jaded The Apology
LisaThe smell of wassail woke Lisa up the next morning, the sound of Christmas music playing somewhere downstairs grabbing her next. She sat up and let out a sigh. Her mother had been asleep by the time she got home the night before, but she and her father had shared a few too many chocolate chip cookies over a long conversation.He had pulled out the old picture books and moved through almost every photo Lisa could remember of her childhood. The pride in his voice had shaken her to the core, but somewhere deep down inside, she was aware of how much her dad loved her. It was her mother she wanted to see it from.Of course, hearing it the night before for the first time since she was little was a huge breakthrough.She got up and pulled on her robe and slippers before walking downstairs languidly. The house would be empty seeing that everyone was granted three days off around Christmas. It was almost nice. Just her, her mother and her father.The music was coming from the den, which s
Jaded A Place of Our Own
LisaOne Month Later"You really like this open floor plan?" Lisa glanced around, not too sure that she could live in a place that looked like a glorified studio."Baby. Might I remind you that I'm still in school and you're starting your business over again here in New York. We need to be smart about the price and get something that we like and can afford. The minute I get out of school and start making money, we'll move into something bigger and better." Marc moved up behind her and kissed the side of her neck. "You know I want to give you the world.""I don't need the world." She turned and pressed her hands to his chest. "I just want something a little more closed off. How about the last apartment we looked at?""What?" His face registered the shock that must have been racing through his veins. "It was half the size of this one. Insanely tiny.""Yes, and it had a living room, a kitchen and a bedroom that were all separated from each other. I liked it." She shrugged and brushed her
Jaded Sicily and Drake's Holiday Story
DrakeThe bell jingled above the door as a couple of middle-aged men walked into the gym, their sweat suits a little tight, but everyone's were that time of year."Hey, Drake. How goes it, buddy?" Tom lifted his hand and waved as Drake glanced up from the front counter."Hey, guys. Enjoy your workout." He smiled as they gave each other hell about being fat, old and ugly."You know they're only the second group of people to come in today." Violet walked up to the desk and pressed her elbows on it, looking like an angel. The girl was like a sister to him, as were all the girls who worked for him at the gym.Drake stood and raised his arms toward the ceiling, stretching and hoping like hell to figure out how to stop feeling so lazy. It was due to staying up late making love to Sicily, or maybe it was her cooking."Stop worrying. The first of the year is coming. People always wake up around New Year's and realize that they don't want to spend another year out of shape." He ran his hand do
Jaded The Silent Type
Sicily"Oh, thank you so much, Sicily. This is just beautiful." The older woman in front of Sicily had tears in her eyes. "This is for mine and Thomas' fortieth anniversary.""I know. I got to put the 'happy 40th anniversary' on the front. I assumed it was for you. I'm excited for you." Sicily reached out and touched the woman's shoulder. "Forty years is something to be incredibly proud of.""Yeah. He's still my best friend." The woman wiped at her eyes and handed Sicily her card. "Well, let me pay for this and get home. I'm sure he's asleep on the couch, making music with his snores."Sicily chuckled and walked to the register. "You don't know of anyone who might be looking for a part-time job, right, Mrs. Walker?""Hmmm..." She crossed her arms over her chest and tilted her head to the side. "You know, I think Judy's mother, the one that used to watch the bakery across the road, would love to have a part-time job baking."Sicily stiffened, but forced herself to relax. Debbie, Judy's
Jaded Allergic to Christmas
DrakeThe gang was gathered at Sicily's, and the smell of coffee and wassail was in the air. Drake breathed in deeply as he leaned against the wall in the kitchen while Sicily prepared a few snacks for the evening. She glanced over her shoulder and smiled."What?" Her voice was soft, sexy, inviting."Just admiring you. That all right?" He lifted his hand toward his mouth and bit his thumb nail. "You need to gain a little bit of weight, baby. Your butt's shrinking."Her cheeks turned a light pink, leaving him to chuckle deep in his chest. "Stop it. I'm happy with where I am."He moved up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, kissing the top of her head as she snuggled against him."I love you just how you are too, but I do remember holding on to a little more ass a few months back. Can we work on maybe just putting on ten pounds?" He laughed as she paused what she was doing and huffed."Never satisfied!""I'm always beyond satisfied by you." He leaned around and kissed her cheek
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