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.

elbow against the kitchen island as she watched him make his way around the kitchen, gathering the needful for his morning coffee as well as ingredients to prepare breakfast. "Yeah, I'm free. And if

you insist, sure, I wouldn't mind

her a wide grin and nodded, pecking her forehead before turning back to the pan

of her lips curling upwards into a

need any help?" She

""Nope, I'm fine."

""You sure?"

"I'm positive, luce mia."

her head and took a seat on one of the stools, silently watching

help but think that Owen would make a great

sudden thought, one she had entertained but hadn't given much thought before, but it wasn't one she could brush off, not with the image of a toddler running

""Yes luce mia?"

kids do you wanna

stopped what he was doing,

"What?"

mean, like in the future, how many kids would you like

look at her, an amused brow raised. "Why are you suddenly

curious, Mr. Lee. No harm in

chuckled and turned back to

many kids you wanna have. But if we're talking about an ideal number, three sounds

to pick, I'd go

eggs and placed them on the plates along with the toast he

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

Leonica smiled.

the sound of

Leonica's testimony went smoothly,

with only a

hiccups, ie,

that

shot one of

Self defense, she told the female detective who at some point, had

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

Leonica stepped out of the questioning room, she nearly ran into Chief Robert who had just finished interrogating one his recent

"Here

this morning." When he nodded, she asked. "How are

you know is that she's

one of her interrogation session, we think she might have developed schizophrenia from a rather young age." Leonica frowned, but still found a way to chuckle. "Irene isn't

"Well, good luck trying to fix that nutcase." She said, waving a hand

help but

girl was a nutcase, the things she said and did during her interrogation sessions

was going to be

mother at home, arrived

her side, along with sturdy men dressed in black. Father isn't lacking on the security, she thought, wondering if at some point, she should take her father's advice

never know how dangerous things could

cooed, a

gaze to Owen who was standing

Romero.

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