Too Close To Handle
“I don’t mean the house. I know I’m safe here. I just… I meant here. With me. Just for a while.”
His breath caught.
“Oh,” he said, his voice suddenly softer, more careful. “You want me to stay. Here. In the room.”
She nodded, cheeks flushed. “I don’t want to be alone right now.”
Edward’s expression softened, the tension in his shoulders easing. “Then I’m not going anywhere.”
He sat back down beside her, this time closer. Not too close—but close enough that she could feel his presence, steady and warm.
They didn’t speak for a while. They didn’t need to.
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