Pre-1x08-5
Leo and April were enjoying each other's company that they lost track of time. It was 1 am in the morning and both of them had jobs to do. As much as Leo would love to have relished having April lie in his arms, he knew that he had to take her home. He didn't want to responsible for the reason why she didn't make it to work.
"Hey sleeping beauty. We need to get you home."
"Can we just stay a bit longer please? It's so peaceful out here."
"As much as I'm enjoying this time together, I better get you home. I can't have my girlfriend all tired out for tomorrow. I've got plans for us."
"You do? When did you come up with these plans?"
"Well it just happened to pop in my head while we were lying here watching the waves crash."
"Can I have a hint?"
"Nope. It's a surprise."
"Come on Leo. Just give me a clue or riddle."
"Sorry! You'll just have to wait to see it tonight."
"I'll be thinking about it all day because of you. Thanks a lot. What kind of boyfriend teases their girlfriend with this and doesn't tell them?"
"You're so cute when you're impatient. I love the way you're nose scrunches when you're so serious about things."
"Fine, I give up. I'll wait to see what you got in store for us tonight."
Leo looks at April and can see her wheels turning in her head. "You can't shut it off can you? This is going to really irritate you until you know."
"I don't know what you're talking about Leo. I'm perfectly capable of waiting till tonight to find out what you're surprise is. Believe or not, I can be patient."
Leo smirks because he knows deep down April isn't going to stop wondering. Maybe he should leave her little clues for tonight's event. It'll definitely keep her on her toes. He gets up and pulls April up with him. They hold hands as they walk back to the car and turn to look back at the pier one last time before they go.
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April had arrived to work a bit groggy after last night but she wasn't going to complain. Leo and she were "officially" boyfriend and girlfriend and it was their little secret to hold. It was hard though. She noticed that when she walked past a mirror, she had a huge smile on her face.
She decided to focus on the most important task at hand and that was writing a piece on the Hendrie family. Leo had given her his blessing and was all for her discovering his family. It felt awkward at this moment to cover this story, but she couldn't be blinded by her relationship with Leo. It was another assignment.
It wasn't more than 30 minutes before she got a gift. It was a bouquet of flowers. She wasn't expecting anything so elaborate from anyone and could only assume they were from Leo. She was about to open the card when her partner sat down and noticed the flowers.
"Beautiful flowers April. Who is the lucky guy that sent them to you?"
"I was just about to find out when you came upon the scene Danny."
"Well open it. I want to see who caught your eye."
April opened the card and wasn't surprised that they were from Leo. It was the message that he included that caught her attention.
"Are you going to tell me who they are from April?"
"There from Leo Hendrie. He was apologizing for the other night."
"That's some apology April. No one ever sends me anything like that to apologize when they are wrong. You must have hooked him."
"You're so wrong Danny. Let's focus on more important things like our article instead of gossiping like girls."
April took the card and put it into her pocket and then excused herself to the ladies room to read the note. "To my beautiful girlfriend, I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you and miss you already. Leo." She started to tear up. He was so sweet.
All she knew right now is that she couldn't wait to see what he had in store for them tonight. She was so excited and giddy that she couldn't help but smile. It didn't go unnoticed around the people that she worked with. They didn't understand why she was in such a good mood.
"You all right April? Ever since you came back from the restroom, you've been acting strange."
"Everything is alright Danny. In fact, it's a wonderful day. I couldn't ask for anything else."
She smiled at Danny and turned back to her computer system typing away. Looking at the clock her heart soared. It was only a matter of time before she was reunited with Leo again.
