All Chapters of Jaded: Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

Marc"All right, so I need you to help me figure out something for Lisa for Christmas." Marc walked beside Dray through the mall, the noise and the crowds starting to get on his last nerve. They had about thirty minutes before they needed to meet up with Lisa so they could get back to Marc's side of town. He couldn't help but wonder if Charles was going to join them for their Christmas Eve traditions."What about a ring?" Dray snorted, as if the idea of a ring was somehow funny."Not yet. Jake is proposing to my sister on New Year’s. I don't want to steal their thunder, and honestly, I think Lisa and I are in for a long courtship. She likes dating, and I like what she likes." He chuckled and pointed to a Hallmark store. "Let's go in there and see if we can find something sweet and sentimental.""Lisa doesn't seem like a sweet and sentimental type. No?" Dray walked around a group of girls and glanced back.Horn-dog. Forever looking to score. Marc smirked. He'd get it one day, but it wo

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

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

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

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