"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?

passed before Kennedy replied. [Earlier this week, you had requested 1 do a background check on

up by the eerie feeling she had been feeling all morning. [And what was the

the rest of Kennedy's words had taken quite a while to

minute, two minutes and

again,

Kennedy couldn't

wasn't as bad as she was making it

reply, she found the feeling of anxiousness growing more and more.

as she stood up, grabbed her keys

nice day, ma'am." Grace yelled

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

there was yet to be a reply

going straight to her office, she walled towards

"Good morning Ms. Romero."

me find out if Rennedy's arrived at work?"

the security system, he came in an hour ago. But she didn't

phone buzzed. It was a message from Kennedy. [Ms. Romero, I won't be able to come to work today. I'm sick, I apologize.] Leonica's eyes narrowed and as she read the message over r and over again, she f Her head snapped up and

was standing a few feet away, his gaze hard and

pair of

away

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

Is everything okay?" The

lip, glanced in the direction where Stuart had

few matters to take care of, inform me if you see

her that

and Leonica hurried off in the same direction where

before he walked off.

a few seconds, she remained rooted in her spot, wondering what he

ignored them

after him, the more they

rose and the faster her

room, a place Leonica never liked visiting, the door was open, the

deep breath, she

of files stacked everywhere and a small couch placed beside the

not even Stuart

hadn't hallucinated the

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