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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
Jaded Missing Mama
Sicily"Hey. You okay?" Kari moved up beside Sicily as she stood in the kitchen, fixing some of the icing on the cake she'd prepared for the evening with her friends."I'm good." She knelt and continued to swirl her knife through the icing. "Who the hell ran their fingers through my icing?""Marc." Kari chuckled and moved to hop up onto the counter beside her. "You know how he is.""Yep, and he's lucky we love him for it." She snorted and stood, finishing the job and walking to the sink."Wait! You're not going to lick the knife?" Kari motioned for Sicily to give it to her. "What are you, crazy? You used to always lick the knife.""You're going to cut your tongue off." Sicily tried to mimic her grandmother, but it came out all wrong. "I stopped awhile back when I was trying to lose weight.""And you lost too much. Lick the knife." Kari tilted her head to the side and reached for Sicily, pulling her into a warm sister-like hug. "I'm going to miss you and Lisa this year. It's not the sa
Jaded Love by the Fire
Sicily"I love it out here." Sicily walked into Drake's house, the masculine tones and the hint of his cologne lingering in the air turned her insides to mush. She spun and reached for him, grabbing the front of his jacket and tugging him into the house.He laughed and reached back to slam the door shut. "Frisky, beautiful?""Always around you." She pressed herself to his chest and shivered. "It's freezing in here.""Let me start a fire. Go put on something comfortable and meet me on the couch?" He touched the side of her face lovingly before leaning in for a long, probing kiss."I'll help with the fire and then-"He put his cold finger against her lips. "You'll go change clothes and be back in a few minutes while I build the fire.""I sure will." She nipped at his finger before turning and walking toward their bedroom. They were splitting their time between his place and being apart. He didn't like staying overnight at the big white house she shared with Lisa and Kari. It was okay, b
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