Future Preparations.

Leonica woke up first the next morning, feeling refreshed despite the small ache in her lower back. She rolled over to find Owen still fast asleep, snoring softly and she couldn't help but smile. He looked so peaceful and cute, she thought, wondering if she should find her phone and take a picture of his sleeping face.

However, after staring at him for a few more minutes, occasionally playing with the strands of his hair that had fallen out of place, she decided against the idea.

There was no need to take a picture of him when she had him to herself for the rest of her life.

Deciding to let him sleep in, she slowly and carefully slipped out of the bed and tiptoed her way to the bathroom, hoping not to wake him.

After taking a quick shower and throwing on one of his shirts that she dimmed befitting, she walked downstairs to the kitchen and prepared a cup of coffee for herself.

Patiently, she waited for her beverage to be ready, tapping her fingers against the kitchen island all the while humming the tune of her favorite song, 'The adults are talking by the strokes.'

It was still early In the morning, around 8:30am and so, when she heard a phone, her phone in particular ringing from somewhere in the leaving room, she was surprised.

Grabbing her coffee just as the machine finished preparing it, she made her way to the living room, searching for her phone.

It took a few seconds, but eventually, she found it, sitting on the coffee table and frowned upon seeing who was calling her. Candace Lane, Chief's Robert's partner?

Leonica's frown only deepened as she picked up the call.

"Hello," She said and the woman, on the other end of the line, greeted her.

"Ms. Romero, sorry for disturbing you this early in the morning."

"That's okay, what's the matter? Has something happened?"

"No, I apologize if this call made you think so."

Leonica sighed out in relief. "Then?"

"The station needs your statement. Would you be able to come down today?"

"Today?" She looked up at the clock and sighed. It was too early for this, especially when she was feeling so relaxed.

"Is it important?"

"Yes, if you want to be able to testify and see to it that Irene Rosewood's case is handled faster."

She sighed. "Right, I'll head over in a few hours."

"Good. I'll be expecting you then, Ms. Romero."

The call ended after that and as if he had been waiting for the perfect moment, Leonica felt Owen wrap his hand around her wait and place his head in the crock of her next. "Who was that?" He asked, the sound of his morning voice sending pleasant shivers down her spine.

"Candace Lane," She responded, closing her eyes and humming in delight when he pecked her neck. "She wants me to head over to the station and give my statement." Owen pulled away and turned her around in his arms. "Right now?"

She shook her head. "No, in a few hours."

"Alright." He nodded and pressed a kiss to her cheek before heading to the kitchen to fetch himself a mug of coffee. Leonica trailers behind him. "Want me to drive you?" He asked.

for his morning coffee as well as ingredients to prepare breakfast. "Yeah, I'm free. And if something always come up, you my boss, could order me to take the day off." He joked and she

if you insist, sure, I wouldn't mind the

before turning back to the

her lips curling upwards into a

need any

""Nope, I'm fine."

""You sure?"

"I'm positive, luce mia."

seat on one

couldn't help but think that Owen would make a

given much thought before, but it wasn't one she could brush off, not with the image of a toddler running around in her head, the kid having a mop of blonde hair and beautiful blue eyes as he played with Ashley. She cocked her

""Yes luce mia?"

do you

stopped what he was doing, his hands hovering

"What?"

future, how

raised. "Why are you suddenly asking about

No harm

back to the eggs he had been

ideal number, three sounds good. That way we wouldn't have to share

go for two. Ashley would

finished frying the eggs and placed them on the plates along with the toast he had prepared and some

and see where that goes." He suggested, handing her a plate before

Leonica smiled.

the sound of

Leonica's testimony went smoothly,

with only a

hiccups, ie, when

to testify that

one who shot one

in the foot. Self defense, she told the female detective who at some point,

even then, they were able to get the whole thing over and done with before noon, which

Leonica stepped out of the questioning room, she nearly ran into Chief Robert

"Here for your statement,

nodded, she asked. "How are things with Irene? Has she

tell you, police confidentiality. But what I can let you know is that she's currently being transported to hospital for a mental evaluation."

Leonica frowned, but still found a way to chuckle. "Irene isn't suffering from schizophrenia. I'm telling

luck trying to fix that nutcase." She said,

chief couldn't help but

The girl was a nutcase, the things she said and did during her interrogation sessions pointed all to that. Shaking his head, Chief Robert made

going to be a long

time Leonica who had decided to visit her mother at home, arrived

saw her mom making her way downstairs, a few of their maids by her side, along with sturdy men dressed in black. Father isn't lacking on the security, she thought, wondering if

know how dangerous things could

Cassandra cooed,

as she pulled her daughter into a hug. "Welcome home, darling." She turned her gaze to Owen who was standing beside Leonica, offering a hug which he gladly accepted.

good, Mrs. Romero. Thank you

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