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Close Proximity

Autor: Marilyn Dawn
last update Fecha de publicación: 2025-11-15 20:11:20

Ava arrived at TMP Inc. earlier than usual the next morning.

She needed the silence, the stillness of empty hallways and the soft hum of the espresso machine in her top floor office, before the weight of the day descended.

Anything to drown out the echo of the night before. The sting in her chest from the way Xander had looked at her in the kitchen.

He hadn’t pressed, but the way his eyes flicked to the phone in her hand with Tristan’s name lighting the screen had been enough to unravel her s
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  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    You Deserve Worse

    Tristan was the first to recover from the silence.A slow, mocking laugh escaped him as he leaned back in his chair, studying Ava as though he was seeing her for the first time. "There it is then," he murmured. "I was wondering how long it'd take your brain to catch up."Ava's wet gaze remained fixed on him. Her lips parted, but no words came.His smile widened. ."I'll admit something." His voice carried no remorse whatsoever. "Yes, I did it. Every single bit of it."His confession echoed inside her head but he continued before she could react."I moved the money. I manipulated the accounts. I opened that Swiss account in your name. I made sure every trail pointed back to you."Ava's breathing hitched."And if you'd stayed clueless a little longer?" He shrugged casually. "I would've done a lot worse."“How could you…” Ava gasped. She stared at him, searching desperately for some trace of the man she'd fallen in love with.There was nothing.Only a stranger— a predator who had enjoy

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    Oh My God!

    Ava sat alone in the living room, one leg crossed over the other, a half-empty wine glass dangling lazily between her fingers.The bottle beside her was almost gone. She was drunk— but wasn't drunk enough for what was coming. She had made sure of that.She wanted to remember every word that would be spoken tonight. As she sat in the very welcome darkness and quiet of the house, she replayed everything she had seen in the file. She could hear her heart racing as she placed three glasses neatly on the coffee table and sat on one of the chairs. The brown envelope lay on the table beside her— opened with its contents stacked neatly.Her phone buzzed.Tristan: Almost home. A sly smile curled up on her lips as a second vibration came through.Harper: I'm running a few minutes late, but I’ll be there soon. Hope you’re good "Perfect,” Ava said under her breath.The doorbell rang.She stood slowly and opened the door. Tristan stood there smiling the moment he saw her. The smile faded almos

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    You Win…

    The meeting with the proprietor had been brief. Ava walked into her office and found Mr Hawthorne in her chair. The sight of him in her seat made the reality of her losing her position as CEO very real. "Any progress?" He asked, his fingers steepled on the polished desk.Ava straightened in the chair opposite him. "I'm following every lead I have, sir. I'll get to the bottom of this."His expression remained unreadable. "I hope so, Ms. Moore. Your seven days are quickly running out."Ava swallowed the knot in her throat and nodded. "I know. I won't waste the opportunity you've given me.""See that you don't."The truth? She had nothing. No suspects, no evidence, no leads. Nothing.By the time she returned from walking Mr Hawthorne to the elevator, her headache had become unbearable. She rounded the corner toward her office and stopped.Tristan was leaning against the reception desk at the Accounts department, smiling as he whispered something to his very willing companion.Ava walke

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    XoXo… Xander

    Ava woke up frowning when she reached across the bed and found it cold. The other side was empty.She didn’t expect him to leave her all alone during the worst possible time of her career. A strange feeling settled in her chest.She called out to him, "Xander?"There was no answer. She pushed herself up, wincing at the dull ache behind her eyes. Between the board meeting, the fight, and everything else happening in her life, she couldn't remember the last time she'd slept properly.She glanced around the room and froze.A large brown envelope sat neatly on her bedside table. Besides, it was a folded piece of paper.Her stomach dropped.“No, not again,” she murmured.Her breathing slowed because the last time she was handed a brown envelope, she couldn’t believe the contents of it. For a long moment, she stared at it, then she reached for the note with trembling fingers.She unfolded it and it read: Ava,If you're reading this, then I'm already gone.I don't know who I am anymore.I

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    I Do Not Care Anymore

    Ava was exhausted when she stepped into her home. She had gotten used to the cold welcome the house gave whenever she got back. She missed when she got home and Xander was already making dinner. When her home was warm and welcoming.Aca heard no sound except the soft clicking of her heels against the marble floor as she walked in.She felt so heavy— physically and mentally, her bones felt like lead and all she needed was a hot bath.She dropped her handbag onto the console table and closed her eyes for a second.Seven days… It kept ringing in her head. She only had seven days to save her company and prove she wasn't a thief.She wanted nothing more than to crawl into bed and forget the world existed."You look terrible.”Xander's voice made her startle a little before she opened her eyes.He was standing in the living room, dressed casually, with a glass of whiskey in his hand.A bitter laugh escaped her, she wondered how long he had been standing there.“How long have you been there

  • Shared In Tangled Sheets    You… Love Me?

    A tear slipped down Ava’s cheek. Then another.Tristan still stood in front of her, his jacket draped over one arm, watching her closely."Are you okay?" he asked again softly.That did it.Ava laughed—a piercing, broken laugh."Am I okay?"She stood so abruptly her chair almost tipped over."Am I okay?" she repeated, louder this time.Tristan frowned."Ava…""No." She wiped her tears angrily. "No, don't do that.""Do what?""Act like you care."He blinked.She stared at him, hurt swimming in her eyes."You sat there. Silent, as they accused me wrongly.”"You sat there and watched them tear me apart.""Ava…""You know I would never do that!" Her voice cracked. "I would never steal from my company. You know that."She was crying now. Hot, angry tears."I built this place, Tristan. I gave everything to this company. Everything."He remained quiet."You didn't say a word."Still nothing."You just sat there and watched."She took a shaky breath."Why didn't you back me up?"He didn’t say

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