"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?

you had requested 1

seriousness being stirred up by the eerie feeling she had

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

by. A minute,

She texted again,

Kennedy couldn't bring himself to

as bad as she was making it out to

waited for the reply, she found the feeling of anxiousness growing more and more. With one

his dinner." She instructed as she stood up, grabbed her keys and headed for the doormat, slipping on her heels

nice day, ma'am." Grace

hear her, her mind too focused on the fact that Kennedy still hasn't replied and the

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

instead of going straight to her office, she

"Good morning Ms. Romero."

me find out

and typed something into her computer. "According to the security system, he came in an hour ago. But she didn't see

today. I'm sick, I apologize.] Leonica's

feet away, his gaze hard

a pair of eyes

buzzed again, pulling her attention away from him and onto the new

his steps slow and steady as he disappeared around a corner in a sluggish way as

Romero, Is everything okay?" The

direction where Stuart

few matters to take care of,

her that

off in

before he walked off.

the corner, she found him standing 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

him, she ignored them and

after him, the more

y rose

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

deep breath, she

of files stacked everywhere and a

of place not even Stuart

hadn't hallucinated

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