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Chapter 15

(Kate's POV)

"Kate", somebody called and shook me.
I opened my eyes to see it was Dad, "Something's wrong?", I asked him concerned.
"No", he replied and then he only touched Leon and as usual he sat bolt right up as if he was faking his sleep and Dad was a bit surprised, "I didn't know you were awake?", he said.
"He was not", I told him covering my mouth as I yawned, "It's one of his weird habits", I said getting up, "I'll make coffee."
"No need, its only 4:00 in the morning", Dad said and yeah it was dark outside, "Your mom and I are awake, you two can sleep on the bed", I saw mum waking twins too so maybe they could also get sleep on bed but I don't have any idea how exactly four people are going to fit on a small bed.
"Ask Liza and Sam", I said to him.
"Kevin woke up early and he won't let them sleep now", Dad replied.
"Thank you Mr. Cornor", Leon got up and headed upstairs as if he wanted to hear this.
I sighed out of frustration, "You should go too", Dad said and I nodded and followed Leon.

The twins literally fell on the bed and slept as if they sleepwalked or something. Leon took a pillow and made himself comfortable on the couch without a word and I lied down by my sisters' side. We barely fit in that bed. I watched Leon and I don't know what made me but I got up and covered him with a blanket, maybe I did that because he kinda helped me out last night. I got back on bed and spent the next few hours sleeping on bed; thank god, I really needed that.

I got up a little late than my usual time and to my surprise Leon was already up and wasn't in the room or in the bathroom, the twins were still sleeping. I asked mum, who came in to get her meds after breakfast and she said he was up for a while, did breakfast with them, "… and then I haven't seen him for a while", she said.
"Is Shadow with him?", I asked her.
"Yeah, yeah sorry sweetie he said he was taking Shadow for a walk", Mum said remembering, "I forgot."
"No problem", I replied and took my clothes to have a shower.
"I am downstairs with your Daddy", mum yelled and I yelled an Ok in reply.

I turned on the shower and let the water wet me before I applied body wash over my skin and then I shampooed my hair. Just when I turned the shower off, I heard the bathroom door open and took it to be Leon but then it hit me that I had locked the door since it had a lock unlike the one at our home but even before I could react to that situation I heard a loud crashing sound and then again and I had no choice but to get out in only a towel and a bathrobe.

When I pushed the shower blinds aside the first thing I saw was Leon's back as he headed out, I looked around to find the whole bathroom was a mess, I hurried out just to see Leon deliver a hard punch to Patrick in face. The twins were nowhere and then without much thought and delay I ran yelling, "Leon leave him!"

The whole racquet had gathered everyone in the house, "Kate stop him", Dad yelled to me as he pulled Patrick away from Leon.
"Cool", I heard twins from somewhere but there were more concerns right now.
"Leon, you'll kill him", I yelled crying holding him in my arms from behind not caring about that I was still in a towel and a bathrobe because Leon was kinda hiding me from everyone, "Stop please, I beg you."
Leon relaxed but I didn't leave him, he was still angry, "Kate, take him inside", Dad sort of ordered me, "I'll deal with him", he said angrily looking at Patrick.

We were still in the room, both me and Leon, and everyone was out so I didn't had to do anything just had to close the door but I didn't have any idea what was I supposed to do, so I just cried keeping my head on Leon's back, "Did he hurt you?", Leon asked, his voice told me he was angry, "because if he did then…"
"No, no, no, you came even before I could figure out it was him", I told him sobbing a bit.
"If I had been a bit earlier", he said pounding the door and it shook from the impact and I gasped holding him tight thinking if I do that he will remain calm.
"Leon", it was all I managed after that gasp.

(Leon's POV)

I could feel that Kate was scared, if I had been a bit earlier, everything would have been alright. Although she said she was alright and that I came before anything happened but then still I don't know what was she afraid of? The fact that she hadn't left me and her grip didn't loosen was the proof that she was scared a lot. I held her hands and she cried, "No Leon, no", and that told me it was me she was afraid of, "Please don't do anything", her grip became tighter.

"Relax", I said pulling her hands away so I could turn to look at her, "I am not angry…", I couldn't complete my sentence after that since I just noticed that she was only in a towel and a bathrobe and my eyes drifted off to her chest which was showing off from the bathrobe. Maybe she noticed that and pulled the bathrobe so that it covered her chest.

It was first time in past five years that I was seeing her something close to naked and that's when it came a hard slap on my face, "You're a pervert", Kate said angrily wiping her tears on the back of her hand and walked hurriedly in the bathroom closing the door.

"Well you're the one roaming in a bathrobe", I called after her.
"Shut up, it's all because of you", she yelled from the bathroom.
"Well it's because that guy had more than a crush on you", I said flopping on the bed.
"It's because of you; you came late", she said opening the door and heading for the dressing table.
"I was on time, consider yourself lucky", I said and she started working on her hair.
"You're saying as if I would have had a trouble dealing with Patrick", she said drying her hair.
"In a towel and bathrobe… Yes", I said the last word loud and clear, "Admit it, it was your mistake and carelessness."

"My mistake", Kate said furiously brushing her hair, "I took him to be you. If you didn't have that habit of barging in when I am in the shower, I might have figured it out earlier."
"Don't put your mistakes on me", I said to her.
"It was your mistake", she said keeping her one knee on the bed looking dangerously beautiful shaking the hairbrush at me threateningly.
"YOURS", I said slowly and then her brush came flying at me but she missed me and then came one of the pillows and that hit me in face.
"It was yours", she said getting on the bed hitting me with another pillow.

(Kate's POV)

"Yours", Leon said grabbing both my hands so that I won't hit him anymore.
"Yours", I blamed him.
"Yours", he said smiling smugly.
"Yours", I yelled at his face, so that our heads were close.
"Yours", he said bumping my head with his head but he didn't move back but stayed.
"Yours", I breathed since his eyes were fixated on my lips.

Leon tilted his head to one side so he could close the gap that was there between us but just then there was a knock on the door and it was opened by twins, "Can't you two stay even five minutes without fighting for a minute", Jessica said in disbelief.
"Leon that was quite an awesome punch", Leslie complimented him.
"Yeah I totally agree", Jessica said, "The guy is absolutely shaking."
"Dad thought handing him over to police but he is so shaken from fear", Leslie chuckled, "By the way what was the fuss?"
"Yeah why did you hit him in the first place?", Jessica asked.
"Let's just say he got on my nerves", Leon replied uninterested in the matter and I just asked the twins to change the topic, because I really didn't want to discuss that.

(Kate's POV)

"Hey mum what are you doing here all alone?", I asked mum, she was sitting alone in the room thinking deep about something.
"I was wondering if you're happy", she replied looking up at me.
"Of course I am happy, what makes you wonder that?", I asked her trying to sound normal, it was usual for me now. I had become professional in lying even to mum.
"Something's telling me something is not right between you and Leon", she replied.
"Why are you saying something like that?", I asked with a worried and concerned tone, "I love him, I love him very much. Sometimes he gets on my nerves but I love him, mum and we are happy together."

"Really?", Mom questioned.
"Really", it was not just me who answered it, it was Leon also, "I am really happy with her and Mrs. Cornor I will do anything in my power to keep her happy. Cause if she's happy then I am happy", he totally hit a home run in convincing mom.
"See, Now are you happy?", I asked her.
"Yes dears", she said and pulled us both together in a hug. We both looked at each other, we both didn't find it amusing lying to our parents but the lie that I am happy with Leon and he's happy with me made them happy, lying to them about this was like giving them the fountain of eternal happiness.

(Leon's POV)

I looked at the setting sun, thinking about today. Both Kate and I just dodged her mother's suspicions. I wondered how long we could do this, as the time passed we moved away from each other, the relationship was breaking every moment and it was getting hard for her to bear with all of this. One of these days she gonna walk up to me and say, 'Leon its over… I need…'

"I knew you would be here", Kate's voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Anybody calling me princess", I asked, turning a bit to look at her.
"Princess?", she repeated totally taken aback, "Did you just flirt with me?"
"No, it's just the way I talk", I replied.
"Now I understood why women are always after you", she said jumping up to sit on the edge of the roof boundary wall.
"Why?", I asked wanting to hear her theory.
"You're good looking, smart and have money plus you flirt with them without even knowing it", she replied casually.
"Did you just praise me?", I asked surprised.
"I only say the truth", she raising her right hand.

(Kate's POV)

I looked Leon in eyes as I tried to read him, people thought it was hard to read him but I don't know why I always find him like a well illustrated book. A gust of wind blew my hair on my face and blocked my view. I pushed my hair aside and tried to enjoy this evening breeze since there was nothing Leon wanted me to know but wasn't telling me.

"So you didn't answer my question", Leon broke the silence and I looked at him, "Why you're here?"
"As crazy as it may sound but I am here to get some peaceful time", I replied, "I mean who'd have thought I could… we could… be peaceful with each other", I sort of commented.
"Yeah its been crazy", Leon said looking at the horizon.
"What do you mean by 'been crazy'?", I asked him.
"I meant we always fight when we are alone but we search for each other when we feel lonelier just to get that argument and the strange thing about me is that I find myself all alone in a crowd", he said turning his head to look at me and smiled weakly.
"So you look for me when you feel lonely?", I asked to get it clearly.
"I look at you when I feel lonely…", he paused for a bit during which I thought he was done, "You're always there just a glance away."
"I think I didn't get that…", I said smiling at him. I understood what he said but I know it's a double statement, he meant something else.

(Leon's POV)

"Let's get back before they find out my hiding place", I said getting off the ledge.
"Okay", Kate jumped off too and then everything happened fast as she fell to the floor screaming in pain.
"What happened?", I asked rushing and kneeling by her side.
"My sandal broke and I twisted my ankle", she replied clutching her ankle, "But I am fine", she said and used her pressure point technique to fix her ankle.
"You sure, you're gonna be okay?", I asked her and she nodded, "I don't believe you", I muttered as I lifted her up in my arms.
"Leon what are you doing put me down. I can walk, put me down", she said but she wrapped her arms around my neck for support.
"I know but not right now", I said walking in the house.
"Put me down I am feeling uncomfortable", she said giving me a fake glare.
"But it doesn't seems that way", I said shifting my gaze from her face to her arms that were around my neck and she for the first time blushed and her already pink face became red now, "You know women would kill to be in your place right now", I said teasing her.
"And men would die just to switch places with you", she quipped back.

When we descended down the stairs Kate's elder sister Liza saw us, "Being a lot romantic", she teased us.
"Actually she hurt her leg", I told her.
"Yeah it isn't a bit romantic when your foot hurts like hell", Kate pretended to groan in pain.
"Hold on I am taking you to the room, sweetie", I said to Kate and she glared at me for some reason, "Can you call a Doctor?", I asked Liza.
"Sure", she said headed to make the phone call.
"While you're at it inform your parents", I yelled after her hurrying towards the room.
"Okay", she yelled back.

(Kate's POV)

We reached the room and Leon stopped in front of the door, "Can you get the door?", he asked.
"There you go", I said reaching to open the door and he brought me in the room and set me on the bed.
"Tell me where it hurts ok?", Leon said feeling my foot.
"It doesn't", I replied, "Well not that much… its fine now."
"Doctor's on his way", Liza informed us getting in with Mum.
"Kate sweetie what happened?", Mum asked.
"I just twisted my ankle mum, but its okay now", I assured her.
"You sure?", Mum asked concerned.
"Yeah", I said, "I am not a kid anymore, stop worrying mum, its okay", I said smiling shifting my gaze from Mom to Leon.
"Okay", Mom said, "I am going to tell your father, if you need anything just call me."
"Every time mum", I smiled and she hurried out to call Dad.
"I'll get to you two when doctor arrives", Liza said, "Plus Kevin is with Sam and he can't handle him", she said smiling and left the room closing the door.

I looked at Leon and he was looking at my legs maybe I was thinking too much and just to confirm I asked, "What are you looking at?"
"Umm… nothing, just admiring your legs", he said running his hand on them.
"You perverse bastard", I said furiously slapping his hand away.
"You were holding a free show", he shrugged and I immediately pulled a blanket over them.
"Aww… shucks", he said in disappointment and it was not just to tease me, he said it as if he meant it.

(Leon's POV)

"Well why are you so disappointed, I know your girlfriends' all have nice body", Kate more of stated.
"Not as nice as yours", I kinda blurted out and Kate was surprised.
"What are you saying, we haven't even…", she began.
"Well you don't have to have sex, for knowing that your wife's body is the best", I told her being a bit casually.
"Oh really?", she said raising her brow, "Then how do you judge?"
"Well it's pretty easy, a single look on other men's faces pretty much scream out loud when they stare at you", I replied.
"I never knew you noticed", she mumbled, "I thought you never paid attention while you were with me."
"Well you were wrong", I said, "Do you remember we had a fist fight two years back at work when we only stopped because David yelled at us for behaving like…"
"Two kindergarteners", she completed.
"Yeah the same; you know that day every guy at the office asked and annoyed me how it felt being on top you", I told her that too.
"Seriously?", she asked doubtful.
"Yeah, do I look like I am lying", I said to her, "They even said stuff like, they wanted to switch places and that they only fantasize about that stuff."

(Kate's POV)

"God you're saying I have a image of slut at work", I roughly stated shocked to hell.
"You've an image of the most hot and…", Leon abruptly stopped between his speech, "I didn't say anything", he realized he was being too much free with me.
"Most hot and… ?", I asked him smiling curiously.
"Sexy", he said smiling too.
"And what do you think?", I asked him biting my lower lip in a bit anxiety.

He looked at me maybe I was thinking too much again but he was maybe… admiring me. He bent forward and leaned to speak in my ear, "Killingly sexiest body in the whole wide world", he spoke and believe me it wasn't that of the surprise to what he did afterwards, he kissed me on cheek, although it was not more than a peck but I could feel the honesty of that kiss.

(Leon's POV)

I don't know what made me kiss her, maybe it was her divine scent that has always been a bit provocative, okay a lot provocative that only I know how have I restrained myself from not doing more. She was really shocked at that when I was only smiling.

"Kate the doctor is here", Kate's cousin said letting the doctor and herself in the room.
I got up and the doctor sat at my place, Kate only held her foot out of the blanket and elderly doctor examined, "Just a small sprain, it will be all better tomorrow. I am writing a few meds to relieve the pain", he said scribbling something down on his prescription pad and tore the paper and gave it to me.
"Thank you doctor", Kate said and he left the room with her cousin.

"I'll get these meds for you", I said moving towards the door too.
"Uh… Leon, wait", she stopped me.
"You want something?", I asked moving towards her.
"Just get me that magazine over there", she pointed and I gave her that.
"Anything more princess?", I asked her smiling leaning close to her face.
"Just that my prince comes back early", she smiled playing along and pushed me away.
"Okay", I said with a playful smile, exiting the room.

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