"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?

week, you had requested 1 do a background check on

Reeds. Seeing the name made Leonica swallow hard, all seriousness being stirred up by the eerie feeling she had been feeling all morning. [And what

words had

went by. A minute, two minutes and

She texted again, growing

bad, Kennedy

it wasn't as bad as she was

she found the feeling of anxiousness growing more and more.

She instructed as she stood up, grabbed her keys

ma'am."

her, her mind too focused on the fact that Kennedy still hasn't replied and the fear was starting to

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

her eyes and instead of going straight to her office,

"Good morning Ms. Romero."

out if Rennedy's

typed something into her computer. "According to the security system,

Leonica was looking around, her 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

feet away, his gaze hard and cold as be

pair of eyes watching

phone buzzed again, pulling her attention away from him and

From the corner of her eyes, she saw Stuart walk away, his steps slow and steady as he disappeared around a corner in

everything okay?"

her lower lip, glanced in the direction where Stuart had walked off in, and then back at the

to take care of, inform me if you see

her that wasn't a likely occurrence

and Leonica hurried off in

before he walked off.

by the end of the Hall, staring at her with a simile on his lips b 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 questions, despite the red signs in her head, alarm

him, she ignored them and

him, the more they

anxiety y rose and the faster

they arrived at the storage room, a place Leonica never liked visiting, the door was open, the

a deep breath, she

a large room, boxes upon boxes of files stacked everywhere and a small couch

finding nothing out of place not even Stuart was present. Yet she was

hallucinated the

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