Pre-1x08-14

Leo:

He was working out at the gym and didn't have his cell phone with him. There was no need to have it since he didn't expect to hear from anyone anytime soon. April was at her job working on her article and said that she would call him when she was available. The thought of April brought a smile to his face. He couldn't believe how lucky of a guy he was. She came out of nowhere and blindsided him. If you had asked him about love, he would have told you that were for suckers. He hadn't known love until now. He was walking out of the gym when he ran into the last person who he thought he'd see, Dominic.

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Leo/Dominic:

"Leo, you seem to be getting your hands into everything these days."

"Dominic, when did you get back? Last I heard you were on a road trip."

"I came back yesterday. I heard about April's situation and thought that I could be supportive. Funny thing is the jokes on me. She told me that you guys were a couple. I guess it didn't take long huh."

"Look, I'm not sure what you're applying here. I was just there for her in a time of need. She needed someone to talk too."

"It didn't take long for her to move on. I can't believe that I didn't see it in front of my face. That day I invited you to celebrate her article; you were crushing on her already. Gosh I'm blind."

"It didn't happen like that. She was sad that your relationship ended."

"I can tell it shows. Look I'm done with this conversation."

"Where was she when she told you?"

"She was at her office. I'm assuming she is still there working on her article. I'm done with her. She's yours."

Dominic walks away from Leo. He decides to head to his car and get cleaned up before he popped on over to April's work. He was pretty sure that April would be rattled after seeing Dominic out of the blue and confronting her about their relationship. Leo opens the door and slides into his car and notices his phone is beeping. He listens to his the voicemail and he hears April's voice. "Leo, it's April. I'm at work and in trouble. Help me." He throws his car into gear and immediately charges out of the parking lot and onto the highway. April was in trouble.

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April:

She had never hurt so much in her life. Her body felt like it was on fire. The last thing she remembered was talking to Dominic and then trying to get a hold of Leo. The thought of Dominic dampened her spirit for a bit. She saw how hurt he was by her relationship with Leo, but she had that connection with him. No one got her like he did and she knew him pretty well by now. He was a chameleon of sorts. She saw another side of him on the beach, the fair and last night at her home. She was blessed to have him love her as she loved him.

April turned her head and spotted her phone lying a few feet away from her. She tried to reach for it, but it was out of reach. It was frustrating to lie here in the office and no one was around to help her. She curled into a ball and started crying. Her exhaustion over took her and she fell asleep.

Leo/April:

Leo ran into the building and jogged to the elevator. It seemed to be stopping on every floor and that's when he decided to take the stairwell. Running up 2 steps at a time, Leo flew up the stairwell. He made to April's floor and was looking around for her but didn't spot her. He knew that she was in this building due to his run in with Dominic. If anything had happened to her, he wouldn't know what to do with himself. He couldn't lose her when he just got her.

Leo ran up and down the aisle like a crazy person yelling her name. April wasn't responding and he got more worried. He called her phone and heard it ring. Running to the direction where he heard it, that's when he saw her.

"April. OMG baby. She was lying down in a fetal position. He tried to shake her but she wasn't responding. He bent down to listen to her breathing and she was okay. He didn't want to move her to fast in case she was injured. Slowly he unraveled her and that's when she cried out."

"Aww…"

"April, open your eyes sweetie. It's Leo."

"Leo. My body feels like it's on fire and my arm hurts."

"Hey, I know you're hurting but I need to see your eyes baby."

April slowly opens them and Leo notices how much pain she's in. She winces when he moves her arm.

"My left arm hurts Leo. I think I broke it when I fell."

"We have to get you to the hospital. I'm going to wrap your sweater around your arm and use it like a brace to keep it stable and then I'm going to pick you up."

"Do what you need to do Leo."

Leo wraps her left arm with a sweater and gently ties it around her neck to use as a brace. He slowly picks up April and notices how warm she is.

"April, we need to get you to the hospital. You are burning up with a fever."

"Stay with me here. Keep your eyes open."

"Dominic is back Leo and he's mad."

"Shh…we can talk later on when you feel better.

"Leo, don't leave me. I love you."

"I love you too April.