"Yeah. I'm going into the office." She said, an idea suddenly popping into her head as she spoke. She hesitated, but after a second long pep talk, she spat it out. "Wanna meet us and grab some breakfast?" "Breakfast?" She nodded her head, knowing fully well that he couldn't see her.

"Yeah." As she waited for his answer, she bit down on her lower lip and tapped her finger on her thigh.

"Mhm, that sounds like a great plan." He responded, and just like that, she felt the air in her lungs return. "Would it be okay for me to pick you up from the office?"

"Yeah, yeah that can work."

"Alright. Two hours, would that be okay?"

"Yes, that would be perfect."

"Alright. Leonica whispered and cut the call, looking at the screen and sighing.

"What are you doing?" She asked herself, her brows furrowing and her finger pressing against her temple.

She was doing it again, letting a man into her life. But then again, Owen wasn't just any man.

She knew him.

He wasn't Gabriel, he was different, and she wasn't going to let her past experiences dictate her life.

"Letting yourself go, is a good thing." She reminded herself, looking at her reflection. "You can't live forever, afraid of being hurt. That's no way to live. If you keep doing that, you're gonna lose people. People that matter."

She shook her head and turned away from the mirror, heading downstairs for breakfast, which she didn't intend to stay long for.

"Good morning, Ms. Romero." Grace greeted and placed a plate in front of her, a cup of freshly brewed tea beside it.

"Good morning." She replied, picking up the cup and taking a sip, the warm liquid instantly warming her.

As she ate, her phone buzzed again. She picked it up and groaned when seeing it was a message from Kennedy.

She opened it.

[Ms Romero, there's a problem]

narrowed the message and she placed her cup down,

1, using both hands to type a response.

[What is it, Kennedy?

before Kennedy replied. [Earlier this week, you had requested 1 do a

hard, all seriousness being stirred up by the eerie feeling she had been feeling all

Kennedy's words

by. A minute, two minutes

again, growing

so bad, Kennedy couldn't bring

maybe she was being paranoid and it wasn't as

feeling of anxiousness growing more and more. With one last

She instructed as she stood up, grabbed

ma'am."

mind too focused on the fact that Kennedy still hasn't replied and the fear

time she arrived at the office, there was yet to be a reply and Kennedy wasn't waiting for her by the

going straight to

"Good morning Ms. Romero."

out

typed something into her computer. "According to the security system, he came in an

sick, I apologize.] Leonica's eyes narrowed and as she read the message over r

gaze hard and cold as

pair of eyes

phone buzzed again, pulling her attention away from him and onto

saw Stuart walk away, his steps slow and steady as he disappeared around a corner in a sluggish way as

everything okay?"

Stuart had walked

matters to take care of, inform me if

told her that wasn't

and Leonica hurried off in

before he walked off.

Her eyes twitched at his action. For a few seconds, she remained rooted in her spot, wondering what he was doing Leading her on? Where and why? She wanted to know the answer to those

him, she ignored

after him, the

rose and the faster

visiting, the door was open, the light was on and

a deep breath, she

of files stacked everywhere and a small couch placed

finding nothing out of place not even Stuart was present. Yet she was sure he had stepped inside

hadn't hallucinated the entire

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