After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Awake After A Year

Leonica had her eyes closed, peacefully sleeping when a single snowdrop from outside found it's way through the window of her hospital room. It landed in the tip of her nose, melting almost instantly. The cold liquidly sensation had her finger twitching, one, twice and then her eyes fluttered open.

At first, her sight was blurred. Everything seemed distorted and unfamiliar. Her eyes wandered around the room, taking in her surroundings and her head spun.

'What happened? Where am I?'

These were the questions that raced through her mind, the feeling of dizziness and confusion clouding her brain and then the entire thing came flooding back Into her mind.

Irene kidnapping her, pushing her into the water, Owen coming to her rescue and the last thing she heard, the sound of him begging her to stay awake.

All that, had happened how long ago? She thought as she sat up, looking around the room to assess the situation of where she was.

It was neither heaven not hell, but a hospital room.

'How long did I sleep for?' She thought, glancing from the hospital machines, IV bags and almost whether Dahlias on the nightstand beside her.

She reached out to touch them, wondering if they were real, but she had to stop when the door to her room suddenly came open.

The sudden noise startled her and she flinched ever so slightly, turning around to meet Owen standing at the door, a look of surprise on his face.

Seeing him, made her body feel like it had just truly woken up. She smiled weakly at him. "Hey Owen."

"L-Leonica," He stammered, slowly entering the room with a look of both disbelief and relief. "You're awake."

"Yes. Did-" Before she could complete her words, Owen had rushed at her, throwing his arms around her, pulling her into a hug, his action making the smile on her lips grow more.

"Did I worry you?" She asked, raising her hand to gently Pat his back.

"No," He whispered and pulled her closer, almost as if he was having a hard time believing what was happening right now wasn't reality.

And it was just that. After a whole year of waiting and praying that Leonica would wake up, Owen's expectation for seeing her awake today of all days had dwindled, yet here she was, awake, and talking, and smiling and hugging him, and Owen could not have felt happier. "You scared me." He said and Leonica sighed.

"I'm sorry."

He pulled away from the hug and placed his hands on her shoulders. "How are you feeling?"

Leonica thought about her answer for a few seconds before she answered. "Refreshed. It feels like I've gotten the sleep I actually needed." After saying this, she proceeded to ask. "How long was I asleep for?"

Owen hesitated to answer, his lips drawing thin lines as he tried to think of the right words. "A year."

Leonica's eyes widened at his words, and her mouth went agape.

'A year?' She thought. 'I slept for a year?'

That would have explained the amount of snow covering the streets and the number of Christmas decorations that seemed to have filled every corner of her hospital room.

"I slept for a year." She repeated, the words sounding so unreal.

"You did, Luce mia." Owen ran a comforting hand through her hair, she instantly closing her eyes and leaning into his touch.

He chuckled silently, realizing how much he had missed seeing her lean into his touch.

She asked with her

family's been very

probably missed a

sleep. I guess the only new things is that Ashley

She opened her eyes.

the hospital, often, misses you

a few moments passed with silence. "And

pushed you into the water. The court has handed down a verdict, and she's currently serving a life sentence for the death

remaining silent as she couldn't think of anything to say

kill her, that hatred had streamed from

have been accepted, if only she approached the whole thing

leaning in and placing a soft kiss

her voice sounding soft and soothing to

could say anything more, the door behind him

had been carrying in her hand and covered her

person she was looking at her daughter or was her mind

person in front of her was

threw her arms around her, holding

squeezing Leonica in her embrace, a hug that she gladly reciprocated,

felt herself choking, the lack of air from her mother's hug. "I can't breathe." Cassandra quickly released her, apologizing

all been? And Ashley, he's so worried, the

to give

into her bag and pulling out

so tiny anymore, rushed into Leonica's room. "Leonica." Benjamin

exclaimed in pure happiness, rushing towards his mother for the hug

wasted no time in embracing her son and holding him close, not wanting to let him go. "Oh baby, how much you've

respond. All he did was taking in the familiar feeling of his mother's hold

you're awake, mommy." He muttered into

"Me too, sweetie."

apart when Doctor Bailey, along with Kareem, knocked

greeted and Leonica smiled at him. "How are you

ever." She

that, but just in case, please allow us to

turned her gaze towards her family. "Is it

family and Ashley reluctant at first, all nodded in agreement and

roll up your sleeves." He gestured at the long hands of

bit of her blood, placing it in a container and passing it to Doctor Kareem who would go

to Leonica, who had rolled her sleeves

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BP and temperature are all normal." Dr. Bailey began listing down the result of the test as he wrote

Kareem run a quick CT scan, and it seems like there is nothing wrong with your brain

and her family Members, all nodded their heads as they listened to all of what Doctor Bailey had to

about?" Owen asked, earning a

mommy come home?" Ashley asked

Doctor

"We normally keep patients who have just woken up under a

is fine despite the

her two days watch