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.

okay?" She asked with her eyes

family's been very

"I've probably

since you went to sleep. I guess the only new things is that

She opened her eyes. "How has he

He visits the hospital, often, misses you

muttered and a few moments passed with silence. "And Irene? What happened to her?" She

tightened at the mention of the girl who had Put Leonica in the state she had been in for a year. "She was arrested the day she pushed you into the water. The court has handed down a verdict, and she's currently serving a life sentence for the death of Jamil Vanadas and attempted murder on your

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

kill her, that hatred had streamed from the fact that she wanted to be accepted by the only family she had

she would have been accepted, if only she approached the

in and placing a soft kiss on her forehead,

promised, her voice sounding soft and soothing to his

smiled, but before he could say anything more, the door behind

bouquet of flower she had been carrying in her hand and covered her mouth with both

believe it. Was the person she was looking at her daughter or was her mind playing tricks on

no, the person in front of

and threw her arms around her, holding

embrace, a hug

"I can't breathe." Cassandra quickly released her, apologizing as she did so. "I'm so sorry honey, I was just so excited. I'm so happy

we've all been? And Ashley, he's so worried, the poor kid. And your father oh, he's downstairs

give him a

into her bag and pulling

watched her make the call and in a matter of minutes, Benjamin along with a figure that was not so tiny anymore, rushed into Leonica's room. "Leonica." Benjamin looked like he was about to burst with relief when he saw his

in pure happiness, rushing towards his mother for the hug

holding him close, not wanting to let

was taking in the familiar feeling of his mother's hold and her voice and her

muttered into

"Me too, sweetie."

was broken apart when Doctor Bailey, along with Kareem, knocked on the

Bailey greeted and Leonica smiled at him. "How

ever." She

case, please allow us to carry out a quick

"Is it

nodded in agreement and excused themselves from

the long hands of the

it in a container and passing it to Doctor Kareem who would go run a few tests and get

Leonica, who had rolled her sleeves back down. "Let's

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began listing down the result of the

Doctor Kareem run a quick CT scan, and it seems like there is nothing

nodded their heads as they listened to all of what Doctor

Owen asked, earning a

can mommy come

Doctor

who have just woken up under a two day watch to

fine despite the

her two