Stay Close Novels & Stories

“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.

I nodded, staying beside him as he moved to gather more seeds and tools. "I shouldn't be speaking with you," he added in a low voice. "Master would be furious." "Why? We're just talking. I just want a friend. This place is... lonely." The man stopped. His hands tensed over a pot of soil. "If you have a chance to stay away... then stay away, Miss Melisa." I blinked. "What do you mean?" His eyes darted toward me—nervous, anxious, almost regretful.

he continued. I froze slightly. “What does that even mean?” “You know what it means.” “No, I don’t.” “Yes, you do.” I shook my head, but my body didn’t move away. Didn’t create distance. Didn’t do anything except stay exactly where I was—too close, too aware of him. “Then explain it,” I said, my voice barely steady. Julian didn’t hesitate. “You don’t pull away.” My breath caught. “That’s not—” “You don’t step back,” he continued, his gaze locked on mine. “You don’t avoid me. You stay.”

don't come close to me? Levi maliciously: Believe me, I can do anything at that time except to get close to you.. Anastasia: Listen carefully you pervert..you told me that you would try to end it so I hope at that time you will stay away from me.. Levi: Even if I told you there was a little werewolf behind you on the wall?

Familiar. I pulled her closer. Anything to stop thinking.

"Stay close to me." Involuntarily I nodded and I couldn't escape the pain in the eyes of a woman who looked like me.

“I know you are going to be annoyed with me, but at the end of each day I know you are alive because we stayed close.” “Well you are going to have to do what you need to do when it comes to packing business, I don’t want to be in front of anyone. I don’t want them to know about me, so you are going to have to lead our people.” “And I will as long as you promise to stay close to me even when I am speaking. They don’t have to talk to you and you don’t have to talk to them.” he smiled. “But I want you by my side so we can show them that we are strong.”

"Stay close to me." Involuntarily I nodded and I couldn't escape the pain in the eyes of a woman who looked like me.

“I’ve got you.” She takes it, her fingers are colder than I expected and softer too, and the moment she does, I tighten my grip. Not too hard, but enough. Enough to keep her close. Enough to make sure she doesn’t get pulled away again. My instinct is immediate and unquestioned. “Stay close,” I murmur. Then I move. “Back the hell up,” I snap, shoving a man aside. “You don’t get to touch her.” Her…. That word settles deeper than it should.

“ Stay close to me today. ” Clara met his eyes, feeling everything she couldn’t yet say tightening inside her chest. “ I will, ” she whispered. Because at this point, staying near Ash wasn’t just about safety. It was the only place she didn’t feel like she was coming apart.