Stay Close Novels & Stories

On the outskirts of love and friendship We face each other, but we're careful The breakup that awaits At your bedside I'll say I like you and step away Someone that I don't want to lose To you who is that person, what do you feel? When I look at you I want to kiss your lips You're a good person to me So don't come any closer I want to see you for a long time Let's just stay this way To be honest, I adore you I adore you a lot For me to be able to hide this truth Hug me without talking If I come closer Will she laugh?

“Hand contact provides temporary stabilization. Embracing each other provides deeper circulation recovery. Sustained physical proximity produces long-term improvement.” Evie moved closer. “Define sustained proximity.” The healer had a horrified expression. He didn’t look up this time as he spoke. “Sleeping near one another.” “No.” Evie said. I bit the inside of my cheek to stop myself from smiling. “Not necessarily the same bed—” the healer said. “No,” Evie repeated. “That seems medically irresponsible.” I stated, almost agreeing with Evie. Evie turned toward me. “Don’t start.” Too late. I was already enjoying myself.

I said, “and begin shaping the field ourselves.” She nodded once, absorbing the shift, the intention, the quiet strategy forming in my head. “And how do we start?” she asked. I let the answer come slowly. “By staying close,” I said. “Tonight. All of us. No one isolates. No one sleeps alone.” Gavin perked. “Wait….like a sleepover?” Nina hit him with a pillow. Chloe’s pulse fluttered at her throat,barely visible but unmistakable. Not fear.

"Come here." I moved closer to him. "Closer." I moved even closer until there was only a short distance between us. "Closer, please."

There’s one article I could not understand. “What does this mean?” I pointed at article 4 and asked, “What do you mean I can’t get close to men other than you?” He sneers, “I need my bedmate to stay clean.” “But this will influence my normal social life,” I complained. “I won’t stop you if it’s normal.” He replied. “What about this one then?” I pointed at article 8 and asked, “I can’t bear your child?” “You want to do so?” He asked me with mockery and disdain.

she started. “I get it. It’s too fast for you. I’ll slow down. I’ll pull back, but I do want to be closer to you. I can’t stand being so far away from you. If you tell me to leave you alone, I will. I will try to do that.”

“You’ll see for yourself soon enough.” Maria waved a hand, shaking off the tension. “Look, just keep your distance and you’ll be fine. The less you’re on his radar, the better.”

“Do you think they know we’re onto them?” Jordan didn’t answer immediately. He adjusted the screen, eyes narrowing. “They do. And that’s why we need to act fast. They’re always one step ahead—anticipating our moves, predicting our decisions.” Her hand brushed his arm as she stepped closer. The slow-burn tension between them had never been more tangible. Just being near him, feeling the heat from his body and the steadiness of his focus, made her chest tighten. Jordan glanced at her, dark eyes softening for the briefest moment. “Stay close,” he said quietly. “Don’t wander off. Not even for a second.”

"I mean it, Damien." "But who will protect you? Where will you stay? I think I should send you away with some bodyguards, just in case you need them. In fact, not in case; you'll need a few bodyguards." "I'll be fine. I think when your friends realize that we don't meet anymore, they will stay away. Surely, they are going to keep an eye on us. Right?" I nod. "They will." "So, they will see that we are keeping a distance between each other."

"So what am I supposed to do? Wait around while he figures out his filing system? Watch my neighbors lose everything because Damon Hale can't process emotions like a normal human being? How’s any of that my fault?" "I'm not telling you to wait. I'm telling you that if you want him to change, if you want him to see your neighbors as people instead of obstacles,you have to stay close enough to matter." Mike's voice is earnest now, almost urgent. "Distance makes it easier for him to categorize. Proximity makes it complicated. And complicated is what you need right now." I consider this. The logic makes sense in a twisted way, but accepting it means swallowing my