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What makes you stay ~When your world falls apart
What makes you try one more time ~When it's not in your heart
At the end of your rope ~When you can't find any hope
You still look at her and say ~I just can't walk away
Tell me what makes you stay




Picture courtesy of The John M. Jackson Admiration Society

The Unexpected Series

Some stories contained on this page are NC-17, AJ/Other, PWP headings, with a little angst and humor thrown in for good measure.
Please do not read if you're under 18.

This a series set in Celia Stanton's "Keely" universe, so it will make much more sense if you've read them.  Click  here to go to the series page.


 Why Try One More Time
Summary:  Sometimes you find love in the most unexpected of places.

 Breathless
Summary:  Go on, leave me breathless. Continuation of "Why Try".

I Need You to Need Me
Summary:  What do you do when wanting isn't enough? Rated R. Set about six months after "Why Try" and "Breathless".

Freefall Evolution
Summary: On a dead end road, you have to turn around. Rated R.

Love By Grace
Summary: Our heroes have a brief interlude, and consider their future.

If Ever I Needed You
Summary: An emergency shines the spotlight on AJ and Keely. Something has to give--but what will that something be?

Turnabout
Summary: Reevaluating, reassesment and second-guessing are a natural part of relationships...but will it be enough to drive AJ and Keely apart?

Officers and Heroes
Summary: Six months after moving in with Keely, AJ is faced with a life-or-death situation. Will he come home to his loved ones?

Redemption
Summary: There are challenges abound...will they come out sanity intact?

A New Famiglia
Summary: Family ties are made, mended and broken during Keely and AJ's trip to Milan.

Today Meets Yesterday
Summary: AJ and Keely return from their visit to Italy. Awaiting them is one of the biggest surprises of their life together.

I Want A Chegwidden For Christmas
Summary: It's the most wonderful time of the year---and of their lives.

Last updated: September 14, 2001.



The title of the first story, and the inspiration for the entire series comes from the Deana Carter song "What Makes You Stay".  When asked why, Nicole answered brilliantly:

The Deana Carter song "What Makes You Stay" talks about why people try one more time to keep a relationship together--how you can love someone still when your life together is falling apart.  We took a different spin on it, wondering why two such different people as AJ and Keely would take a chance on each other (and on themselves) after being burned so many times.  There really isn't much in the Keely series yet that outlines her past, but we do know that AJ had a failed marriage, considers himself a lousy father for the most part, and a worse husband....and yet he is taking a chance with Keely.  Why Try One More Time?  You tell me.  I think it was her ass in those jeans...


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