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Chapter 3

(Leon's POV)

I woke up from the irritating sounds of someone's alarm clock and to my surprise it was ours, it was sitting on Kate's bed side table. I reached and turned it off and lied back on the bed and looked at Kate she was asleep and much more surprising thing she was facing me. I turned to my side and I don't know why I reached and felt her temperature and she woke with a start.

"What… what happened?", she asked me sitting up.
"Nothing you just slept too long", I said to her and she looked at me and then to the alarm clock.
"Why didn't it ring", she muttered to herself.
"It did ring, very loudly but you didn't wake up so…", I was saying.
"I was a bit tired", she said cutting in.
"Wait", I said grabbing her hand, "let me check you first, I think you have fever."

(Kate's POV)

"No, I do not", I said to Leon, even though I doubted it myself, "Plus why are you worried?", I said shaking my hand off his grip, "You should better get ready if you don't want to be late, you know you have to report at 8:00 at White house."
"Yeah", he said and got up, "Let me use the bathroom first."
"I'll make breakfast then", I said to him and hurried down the stairs. I made breakfast for him and myself, then headed back upstairs and made bed as Leon got ready for work.

Once I was done with that I brushed my teeth and decided to have breakfast first because I really felt extremely hungry. I went downstairs and saw Leon buttering his toast and he looked at me as I sat in my usual place, "You sure, you okay?", he asked me again.
"Why are you asking?", I asked him back.
"You know since the time we got up, we didn't have any arguments about anything", he said looking at me concerned, "and… you look… a bit pale."
"Huh… what's that suppose to mean? Look if you want something just say it okay, I am not a toast so you could just butter me up", I said to him.
"Even though you look pale I guess you are alright", he said maybe smiling as he buttered another toast.

After that he headed for work and I had a lot of work to do myself. I had to go shopping to get groceries and stuff. But right now I needed to have a bath, so I headed straight to the bathroom and I know it's unbelievable but again Leon barged in, "I swear if you barged in one more time I am gonna punch you hard", I hurriedly putting on clothes.
"Haven't I told you before I am not interested", he said, "I just forgot my watch and cell phone."
"In bathroom?", I questioned giving him a death glare.
"In bedroom", he replied.

(Leon's POV)

"So you started sleeping here now", Kate asked mocking me.
"I would have if the if bathtub was more comfortable then bed", I said opening the medicine cabinet, "I must have put it here", I muttered to myself, "Where is my cell phone?"
Kate gave me a confused, frustrated and irritated look, "Now what exactly was your cell phone doing inside the medicine cabinet", she asked me speaking every word real slowly telling me she was angry. Well can't help her anger is right there just around the corner in her case.
"Hunnigan called me when I was Shaving so I put my phone on speaker while I talked to her and I haven't seen my phone since then", I told her the whole story cut short, "Maybe I accidentally put it in the cabinet."
"So?", she questioned playing dumb walking out of the bathroom.
"So have you seen my phone?", I asked her frustrated following her out.
"No I haven't", she replied and busied herself in drying her hair, "I really haven't", she told me again looking at me and began working on her hair, "Then again maybe I have", and she pretended to think. I could tell she knew where my phone was, "Yeah I think I saw it in the laundry basket", she took a pause, "No, I am sure I saw it in the laundry basket."

I lunged for the laundry basket and searched for my phone, "It's not here", I said to her.
"I know", she said, "Because it's here", she showed me my phone.
"Give it to me", I almost snatched it out of her hands.
"Can you tell me how it got in the laundry basket?", she asked crossing her arms as I checked if my phone worked or not.
"I already told you", I told her.
"Do you have any idea what had happened to it if I hadn't noticed it there", Kate flared.

"Yeah totally, we would be having this conversation later", I said pocketing my phone.
"Just forget it", Kate said, "there is no point in this. If I have been repeating this to any monkey then he would have understood it by now", she said it to no one in particular.
"Yeah because only monkeys can understand other monkey", I commented but she didn't reply ending this argument.

I walked to get out of the bedroom when she spoke, "Leon", I looked back at her, "Get back home soon", she said and I couldn't believe my ears that she was saying this to me, "Have to plan everything", she added maybe noticing my shock, "Also I am going shopping today, I can get your things if you want."
"I already got them", I told her.
"Okay", she just said telling me that I was free to go now. So I finally headed to go to work.

(Leon's POV)

"Hello?", I answered my phone.
"Hey, its Angela, we are still meeting at Coffee right", she asked and I looked at my watch.
"I guess I could meet you now, later I have some work to do", I said to her, although I said I would meet her today but I was not looking forward to it and I know women needed a hell lot of time before they could go out with anyone so saying meet me now was indirectly saying 'no' because she won't be able to make it.
"I am fine with it, meet you a Jane's Café", she said excitedly and disconnected.

I sighed out of frustration, I headed for Jane's. After dealing with Ashley I didn't have any strength left in me to deal with Angela, they both were quiet alike, What exactly women see in me that my wife don't see in me, "Woah where does that come from", I said shaking my head. Well it was not something new, I did compare others with my lawfully wedded wife what I don't know was whether I expected other woman to despise me like Kate more or I expected Kate to show interest in me, maybe a I expected both but I wanted one thing. I smiled sarcastically at my twisted fate as I spotted Jane's café.

I parked my car and had to walk a certain distance to get to the café. Angela yelled loudly to get my attention that it not only got my attention but also the people sitting there, "I thought you would be ditching me", she said after we had ordered ourselves coffee.
"Actually I was busy and my parents and sister are visiting tomorrow so I had to do some stuff", I told her the truth. I had to plan weekends with Kate, so that my parents and her mother don't come to know the harsh truth.
"Can I meet them?", she asked.
"No, actually I already have plans", I lied to her, "Got a tight schedule actually."
"Maybe I can help you to make them see around the town", she said keeping her hand on mine and just then my phone rang. I looked at it, it was Kate calling. Why the hell is she calling, maybe its urgent she never, ever calls me.
"Wait a minute I have to get this call", I said to Angela seriously.
"Okay", she said shrugging.

"Yes?", I answered the call.
"Where are you?", Kate asked me.
"At Jane's Café", I told her.
"What're you doing here?", she asked and I looked around and saw her sitting at one of the tables behind me with Shadow at her feet.
"Meeting someone", I told her clearing my throat.
"Dating perhaps", she said to me looking at Angela recognizing her.
"Yeah you can say that", I said to her.
"Good make sure the doll is in the bag", she said to me.
"Why?", I said looking back at her.
"Just so I can be out of the prison", she said and disconnected.

I watched her get up and leave with her huge shopping bags, she hauled a taxi and went away, "I think I should leave", I said keeping back the phone.
"You are leaving? But you just came", Angela said pouting.
"Look I said I have some important things to do plus…", I took a pause, "There's no place for women in my life."
"You already have a girlfriend?", she asked me.
"No but you can say I have that space filled", I told her.

(Kate's POV)

I unlocked the door, got in and began placing the things I had brought, food stuff in the kitchen supplies in the cupboard and stuff. I ascended up the stairs and took a pair of my home clothes and instead of going to bathroom I began changing in the bedroom, since I occasionally do that when Leon's not at home. But just when I was out of my dress the room door opened and I screamed, I didn't expect him to show up so quickly, I hid myself behind the cabinet door.

"I am sorry, I didn't know", Leon said turning his back at me.
"That's okay, just move out. I have to put clothes on", I said embarrassed hurriedly pulling on the dress.
"Yeah", he said and walked sideways but I had already pulled on the dress haven't I?
"Wait", I said.
"Yeah", he said.
"It's okay, I am… I am dressed now… you can do whatever you want", I said bending down to pick my clothes up.

Leon didn't say anything but he walked to bed sat down and began removing his shoes. I avoided his gaze even though it was not at me, "Kate", he said not looking at me.
"Hmm…", I replied also not looking at him.
"I was just getting rid of her", he said.
"I know what you were trying to do. After spending 5 years with you I don't think I am as clueless about you as you are about me. I was just… teasing you and was expecting something quick witted and not your apologies", I cleared things out, it felt very awkward whenever he apologized for something like that since it didn't bother me if he wanted to date someone.

(Leon's POV)

"So have you thought anything about what we should do when they all come?", I asked her.
"Maybe we should just let them do what they want", she said sighing sitting by me, "just don't take any missions when they are here."
"Okay", I agreed with her.
"Come home early", she said again.
"Hmm… and", I asked her again.
"Eat properly, sleep properly, what else they want", she said with a shrug.
"Maybe that we live happy together, love each other", I said to her.
"No problem we are good at pretending that", she said trying to smile.
"I think the best", I said trying to smile myself.

A/N: Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I apologize for any inconvenience you had whilst reading.