71. Observant
"Leo?"
"Reyna?"
She holds the phone shakily in her hand and tries to keep her voice casual. "Do you have time to talk? I'm at Central Park and-"
"Look Rey, I'm kind of busy right now, can it wait?"
She blinks rapidly, trying to get the beginnings of tears out of her eyes, and she nods, perhaps a bit too frantically. "Yeah, no, it's okay. It's fine, it was stupid anyway."
Leo hesitates. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, definitely." She swipes under her eyes, being careful not to alert him to the fact that she's breaking down in the middle of a very public place. "See you later?"
"Of course." Leo says, speaking slowly. "Love you."
"Love you too," she says, and then she snaps the phone shut.
It was stupid, she thinks as she swipes more tears away. She's sitting here on a bench in the park and she's freaking out about getting married in three weeks for no reason. She loves Leo, she knows she loves Leo and nothing will convince her otherwise but….
…but she's scared of how much she loves him.
She would die for him, she knows, and that scares her. And if he died it would wreck her, break her into a million pieces, because she doesn't want to live in a world where he isn't there to kiss her the next day.
And she's wondering if marriage is a bad idea because sometimes love isn't enough, right? They haven't exactly had the best track record and their relationship has been full of secrets and miscommunication and-
-now she can't breathe and she wonders if this is a panic attack.
Breathe, she hears Leo's voice in her head. Breathe Rey, just breathe.
Reyna breathes.
She stares at the grass, lost in thought, and wonders if she's making a huge mistake. If she could only have somebody here, reassuring her, talking her out of her crazy wedding jitters…
That's why she called Leo. She had hoped- she had been about to ask him to come find her because around him everything makes sense and her silly fears would seem just that- silly and stupid.
And she thinks it's a sign, you know? She's not one to look for signs from the universe or believe in destiny but this is undeniable. Because she called him feeling horrible and just needing him and he didn't even notice and just told her he had to go and-
"Reyna."
She looks up and he's standing right there.
"What," She takes a deep breath and tries to dash away tears. "What are you doing here, Leo?"
"You called me," he said.
"You said you were busy."
He shakes his head and goes to sit beside her. "You said it was fine and that it was stupid." He raises an eyebrow at her. "Nothing you could ever call me about is stupid, if it was you would handle it yourself. And I know that when you say it's fine…. it's not fine."
She sniffs. "When did you get so observant?"
He shrugs. "I guess it happens when you're in love."
She smiles slightly. Signs from the universe indeed.