I hadn't planned to fall for Leo Hendrie. He was the complete opposite of what I looked for in a guy. He was charming, funny and could always make me smile. It all started on that day in the parking lot when he rode up on his motorcycle. I rushed over to make sure the guy was okay and he was. He brushed me off and told me that I needed to watch where I was going. I didn't have time for nonsense and brushed him off.
It must have been faith because we meet once again in the elevator. I never thought I'd come across the same guy again from the motorcycle. He was standing in the far left corner and I was in the right. I looked over at him and he looked back. At this moment, all I could do was look forward again. I couldn't let myself think of anything more.
There was the matter of Dominic. We never established ourselves with a title so I was free to date who I wanted. It wasn't like anything was serious between the two of us. We hung out and I slept over a time or two at his place.
It must have been fate throwing us together once again. I saw him and he saw me at the meeting. At first I wanted to pretend that things weren't what they were, but he quickly rectified that. He thought I was there to get a story on him having a brain tumor. That was quite the surprise to me. I tried to explain myself to him but he wasn't having any of it. He accused me of lying and that's when I knew I had to leave and get some air.
The pressure kept mounting and the secret was waiting to come out. I finally had enough and marched back into the meeting and told everyone my secret. I had Leukemia and I found out recently. The look on Leo's face is something I can never forget. He looked stunned and apologetic for his accusations earlier. I wasn't ready to hear his apology and walked out of his life once again.
Then it happened. Someone from the Hendrie camp requested me personally to interview Bruce Hendrie. I hadn't known it at the time but it was Leo who returned the favor. It must have been his way of apologizing to me after the other day. I accepted the opportunity and from there my life hasn't been the same. He single handily shown me that instead of denying my cancer that I need to accept it.
Leo challenged me to ride on the back of his bike and to live a little. I then got the chance to drive an expensive car and experienced the time of my life. When we pulled over, he kissed me. I resented it telling him I had a boyfriend. When Leo collapsed, it felt like my heart dropped at the same time. At the hospital when Leo whispered to me that "I was going to love him" I knew it was true. It was all because of Leo that all my dreams do come true.