"I should get going." Leonica said, taking her hand out of his grasp. "It's getting dark."

"Yeah, it is." Arvan agreed, his voice sounding a bit disappointed. "I'll be seeing you."

"See you." Leonica flashed him one last smile before walking off towards the direction of her car.

"Wait, I'll escort you." Arvan offered, catching up to her in no time.

Leonica didn't refuse him, after all, she wasn't one to deny a gentleman's offer.

"Your Ex is pretty." She commented.

"That's a cheesy way to compliment yourself, Leo." Arvan said and she chuckled at the nickname.

"So that's how it's gonna be from now on, huh?" She asked and Arvan laughed.

"I guess it is. I hope you don't mind."

"Not really." He said as they arrived at her car.

"I'll talk to you tomorrow." She said, looking up at him as he hovered by her door.

"Alright." He said. "Have a safe trip back."

"Thanks." She replied and Arvan nodded, shutting the door.

He remained standing by her car and waved until she drove off, then, with a sigh, he turned around and made his way back.

*~*

Leonica was on her way back home, currently stuck in traffic to be precise, when she got a phone call from Alistair.

"Yeah, hello?" She answered, placing the phone on speaker and focusing back on the road just as the light turned green. "Ms. Romero, I apologize for calling you all of a sudden but I need your help." Alistair spoke having urgency in his voice. ""What is it?"

"I'm a bit caught up in a board meeting, with, you know, that thing, and as things stand, the meeting looks like it's going to last another extra three to four hours, and the thing is, Owen's sick and no one's at home to take care of him." He explained.

"I see." She muttered, her brows furrowing in concern at his words.

"I wouldn't ask this of you Ms. Romero, but as things stand, there's no one else I can trust this much, so if you can, could you please-"

"Yes, of course." Leonica interrupted him before he could finish up. "Just send me the address."

Alistair released a relieved sigh from the other end. "I really owe you one, Ms. Romero. I'm gonna send the address now. The medicines are on the kitchen counter and I stored some porridge in the fridge, you can warm it up for him in case he hasn't eaten. Oh, and in case he doesn't answer, the pass code is 032490."

that was the first thought that crossed her mind as she heard

the call, making a U-turn when Alistair

she arrived at

She called out, knocking

the forth time she began to get worried and typed in the pass code Alistair

ON THE

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beeping sound, granting her access. Put just as she pulled it open and took her first step in, the bright entrance lights turning on,

his side. She felt

to the bedroom, where ever that was, but under his weight, her kneels gave out and she crumbled

by her body as it may have been, woke Owen up to some extent and slowly, his eyes

"Leo?"

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much to Leonica's surprise, Owen had sauntered back to sleep the moment he opened his eyes and called her name. She managed to hoist him up, raising herself from the ground and successful making it over to

in an

idea but was never one who was fond of the idea of leaving

behave, I promise.

sounded like a kid who was being threatened to take his naps and didn't

her defenses. "But I have to call Grace first

course." Owen said with a weak

phone out

after letting her know the situation, placed her

come here." Owen tugged at her again, patting the empty spot on the bed

up to the bedside and seating down on it. "I'll stay

on his face resembling that of a child being denied a

but a smirk made it's way to his lips. "But at least one good thing came out of

head to the side,

you

the small smile that crept up to her lips at his words. "Don't act like a kid, Owen. I'm not

said and yawned. "That way, I won't have to compete

his words, mustering a smile to cover the pink

Owen. You need rest." She told

hesitance, yawning once more

a long time, his breathing slowing down and

her head on the edge of the bed, folding

and closed her eyes, surprised

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