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Work didn’t distract me the way it usually did. It moved around me instead—voices, lights, instructions flowing past while my body followed routine on autopilot. I smiled when required, responded when spoken to, adjusted when asked. From the outside, I probably looked fine. Professional. Composed. Inside, everything felt slightly off-kilter, like I was standing on a floor that hadn’t fully settled yet. Martha didn’t bring the conversation back up. That, more than anything, kept me on edge. She moved through the day with deliberate normalcy—directing fittings, discussing schedules, offering critiques with her usual precision. But every so often, I caught her watching me. Not openly. Not enough to call out. Just long enough to remind me that nothing I’d said earlier had been forgotten. I wondered if she was waiting. For confirmation. For a slip. For something to use. The thought made my shoulders tense. By midday, my phone still hadn’t buzzed with Aria’s name. I told myself it
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The hallway felt longer than it should have.Every step away from Aria’s door echoed louder in my chest than on the floor, like the house itself was counting my retreat. I didn’t look back. I knew if I did, I’d stay. Or worse—say something I couldn’t take back.The night air outside was cooler than I expected. It hit my skin sharply, sobering in a way alcohol never managed to be. I stood there for a moment, keys clenched in my hand, breathing through the ache sitting just under my ribs.Let’s make this work.She’d said it like a plea.But also like an ending she wasn’t ready to name.The drive home blurred. Streetlights smeared into long yellow streaks across my windshield, my thoughts looping in a way that made it hard to focus on anything else. Every replay of the conversation ended the same way—Aria choosing control over clarity, silence over reassurance. And me walking away.By the time I reached my place, the adrenaline had worn off, leaving something heavier behind. I dropped my
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Aria’s hesitation lasted only a second. But it was enough.Martha noticed it too—I could tell by the way her eyes sharpened, the subtle satisfaction that flickered across her face before she masked it with concern.“I don’t want to intrude,” Martha said lightly, stepping just one foot inside the doorway. “But this is about work. And I want it to keep it between us only. You know privacy which, I think, we can all agree are important.”Her gaze slid to me again.I clenched my jaw.“This is my house,” Aria said calmly. “And Ena isn’t an audience.”Martha raised her hands in mock surrender. “Of course. I didn’t mean it that way.”But she did. She always did.Aria glanced at me. Just once. A silent question.I nodded. “Say what you need to say.”Martha smiled. “Thank you.”That smile made my stomach twist.She walked further in, heels clicking softly against the floor, stopping near the couch like she belonged there. Like she’d been here before. Like she knew this place well enough to sta
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The quiet didn’t feel awkward. It felt earned.Aria’s breathing slowed against my shoulder, steady now, warm through the thin fabric of my shirt. Her arms stayed around my waist, loose but certain, like she was anchoring herself there on purpose. I rested my cheek against her hair, breathing her in—soap, faint alcohol, something distinctly her.I thought about how easily silence had turned dangerous before. How it had grown teeth. How it had pushed us into imagining things that weren’t real—or at least, weren’t proven.Now, it felt different. Still fragile, but real.“I don’t want this to become a pattern,” Aria said quietly, breaking the stillness.I shifted slightly, enough to look at her. “What kind of pattern?”“Where we assume instead of asking,” she said. “Where we disappear instead of explaining.”I nodded slowly. “Me too."She pulled back just enough to meet my eyes. Her expression was softer now, stripped of the sharp edges from earlier. Vulnerable in a way I didn’t often see
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Aria woke up slowly. Not all at once—no sudden gasp or sharp intake of breath—but in fragments. A slight shift of her fingers against mine. A faint crease between her brows. The smallest sound in her throat, like she was testing whether the world was still there. I didn’t move. I was afraid that if I did, she’d disappear again. Her eyes opened halfway, unfocused and heavy, before finally finding me. The moment she registered my presence, something in her face changed. Relief came first. Then confusion. Then something darker—something defensive. “How long have you been here?” she asked quietly. “Long enough,” I replied. She winced slightly, as if the answer hurt more than she expected. “You shouldn’t have come.” “You already said that.” “And I still mean it.” I leaned back slightly, giving her space without leaving. “Do you?” She didn’t answer right away. Her gaze drifted past me, taking in the empty bottles lined up neatly on the counter, the glass of water I’d p
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I tried calling her but Aria didn’t answer. Xavier is confused but he refused to ask and I’m grateful that he didn’t.My mind is too loud and I couldn’t help but overthink about us until I fell asleep. The next morning, there’s still no calls from her. No preplies.At first, I told myself she was busy. Consultations ran long. Emergencies happened. Silence didn’t always mean avoidance.But I know better. Or at least, my mind wouldn’t let me not do anything.I sent one message again. Just one.Me:Are you okay? It stayed unread.I stared at the screen longer than I should have, thumb hovering uselessly before I locked the phone. I closed my eyes, my mind filled the silence for her—imagining reasons, explanations, worst-case scenarios I tried not to linger on.I skipped breakfast. Skipped checking emails. Instead, I called Martha.She answered on the third ring. “Ena? You’re early.”“I can’t make it to the fitting today,” I said without preamble.There was a pause. “Excuse me?”“I won’t
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