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Chapter 35

(Kate's POV)

I unlocked the door and let Shadow in after me, and he almost ran to his food bowl. I followed him to fill that up and he enjoyed his meal. I looked at my watch it was 7:00 PM and I was home a little later than usual because I had to escort President today and wasn't allowed to leave until he was back inside the safety of his White House. I felt tired and couldn't help but wonder how Leon could do this every day. Still today he had to stay back to take care of a few more things. I moved up the stairs to our bedroom, had a shower, then prepared dinner for us, ate it and put away the leftovers for Leon, putting a note as usual so he could find it easily.

I walked to the living room and settled on the couch turning on the TV and just then the home phone rang and I walked to take the call, "Hello?", I answered.
"Can I speak to Kathleen", the man at the other end said.
"Speaking", I told him.
"Kate…", he said on the other end and just then the front door opened, and Leon entered. And seeing him, Shadow started barking really loud in greeting that I couldn't hear the caller's voice and covered the mouth piece instinctively.
"Yeah I'd take you for a night's walk", Leon said to him patting his head and he quieted down.
"You're early?", I couldn't help but say, I thought he won't be back before midnight.
"Got lucky", he said shrugging and I couldn't help but smile.
"Kate?", the caller said reminding me I was talking on the phone.
"Oh yeah sorry about that", I spoke in the speaker.
"Who is it?", Leon asked walking towards the dining table, "Your boyfriend?"
"Shut up!", I said to him furiously, as he took his seat on the table smiling.
"But I didn't say anything", the caller said.
"I am sorry but I wasn't talking to you", I said to him.
"What's for dinner?", Leon asked me, "I am super hungry."
"Can you please hold on a minute", I said to the man on phone.
"Yeah", he said to me and I put him on hold.

"No I can't wait I am hungry and I have to take Shadow for walk", Leon said pointing at Shadow who was clearly excited that he would get a night stroll too.
"And I am not asking you to wait", I said walking to the kitchen to get him dinner, "I know you are IMPATIENT!"
"That I am", he said following me as I put the bowls in microwave to heat the dinner.
Shadow barked again, "Let me have my dinner!", Leon said to him."Here you go", I said serving him once it was hot enough.
"Kate, you are the best cook ever", Leon said taking the first bite of his meal.
"Thank you", I couldn't help but say with a smile feeling complimented.
"You had dinner?", Leon asked me as I put empty bowls in the sink.
"Yeah, just a little while ago", I answered him and he cursed, "What happened?", I asked him in concern.
"If I was home just a bit earlier, we could sit and have dinner together", Leon said with a bit of disappointment in his voice.
"Well I can sit with you while you have your dinner", I said taking a seat next to him and we looked at each other smiling.

Shadow barked again because Leon had stopped eating and we both were simply staring at each other, "Yeah, yeah I am eating", Leon said to him, "sometimes, you really ruin the mood", he added in an undertone and Shadow whined. There was no further conversation between us, it was just like earlier when we were walking to President's office, I wanted to talk to him but I didn't know what to talk to him. Instead I just started reading him; he looked at me staring at him, "Is there something on my face?", he asked with his mouth full.

"Leon, don't talk when your mouth is full", I couldn't help but say.
"Sorry", he apologized, drinking water and wiping his mouth on a napkin. Shadow didn't bark but got really excited, "I better take him for a stroll", Leon said and I nodded.

I took Leon's plate and moved to sink, to do the few of the dishes in it. After doing dish-washing and setting them back in their place, I moved back to the living room and again settled down to watch a show to kill some time before I headed to sleep. It was then that somebody rang the doorbell and I lifted my head to see the time on the wall clock, it was sometime around 9:10 PM. It had been barely 10-15 minutes since Leon took Shadow for stroll, so I was sure that it wasn't him besides he had his keys as well so it was unlikely that he was ringing the doorbell. I rose from my seat and headed for the main door wondering who it might be at this late and even though I had no idea, who it could be, but I was still surprised to see, who it was.

"Hey hi!", it was Dan standing at my porch smiling at me, "Aren't you going to invite me in?"
"Oh sorry, I was…", I tried to find words but instead I just pulled open the door to let him inside the house.
"You might be thinking it's such an odd time to visit you but I called, and it just got cut off and I got worried for you", he told me as we both walked to the living area.
"You didn't call me", I said to him, a little confused.
"Yeah I did, you told me to hold on and then you never came back and the line just got cut off", he told me and I remembered I did tell someone to hold on but I didn't know it was him and then totally forgot about that call, since I was accompanying while he had his dinner.
"Oh I totally forgot about that call", I said and put the receiver back, the phone was still on hold, "Actually I got occupied elsewhere."
"It's okay I got to see you that's a big treat for me", he tried to flirt but I felt disgusted when it came from him, "Anyways you're living alone right?"
"No", I replied and it struck me about my address the Agency records weren't that accessible and nobody at work knew I lived here, "How did you get my address?"

"Oh it's a long story", he said, "I tried to get your number from old Agency records but it came dead, so I started asking guys at work, I mean guys have the number of popular women like you but everyone had the number off your old official records and when I told them it didn't work they told me that they never tried since they never had the guts to talk to you."
'Okay so I am popular among men at work', was the first thought that came in my mind.
"Then this guy approached me, he has his workspace by your desk, what he say his name was…", Dan tried to remember the name.
'John!', I thought as his evilly smiling face came flooding in my mind.

"He gave me your number and told me not to pass it on to anyone else. However, he didn't have your personal number and had your home phone number but it was enough for me. So, then I called you and you hung up, which got me a little worried thinking something bad might have happened to you. So, I had to call that idiot to get your address and you won't believe me what I had to do get your address", Dan told me the whole story.
'Oh I'll believe it', I said mentally to him, "What?", I asked him.
"I had to bring along that idiot with me and he's outside in my car right now", Dan told me, "I am really sorry I didn't want to bring him but I was so concerned about you that I had no option."
"I think we should bring him in", I said to Dan thinking a way to break it to him that John had him in some prank or practical joke that I don't seem to get, only Leon would be able tell me what John had in store but Leon is not here, is he?

"Hey it's okay. I told him that he might not be allowed in and he was okay with the fact", Dan said to me casually.
"But still it's not good if we leave him out in the cold", I said to him moving towards the door and just then somebody rang doorbell, maybe it was John, "Maybe he decided to come in by himself", I said pulling open the door.

The moment I pulled open the door, I was pulled into strong arms and a passionate kiss was placed on my cheek that absolutely took me by surprise. I pushed my kisser away as he noticed Dan and said, "I didn't know we had guests", it was none other than my idiotic husband, Leon S. Kennedy.
'Liar', I couldn't help but scream mentally, glaring at him but he only smiled mischievously, kissing me one more time.
"I am Leon S. Kennedy", Leon said giving his hand to Dan.
"I know you", Dan said slapping his hand away, "What are you doing here?"
"Well I should be asking you this", Leon said grinning victoriously, "What are you doing here at MY Place?"
"Your place!", Dan muttered looking at me and now I understood what was the whole plan.
"Sweetheart you didn't tell me you were inviting Rivette", Leon said and I gave him a warning look which he returned with a 'trust-me' look.

"Kate, are you dating him?", Dan asked me in a concerned tone.
"Yes", Leon replied before I could say anything making me look at him, and he signaled me to play along.
"Are you?", Rivette asked waiting for my answer on this matter.
"No", I replied and there was a glint of happiness in Rivette's eyes. I thought Leon would be disappointed that John and his joke couldn't come to fruition but he wasn't, he resumed his usual normal expression.
"Really?", Rivette asked again in confirmation.
"She killed it", it was John who said this appearing on the doorstep.
"Yeah totally", Leon said sighing, "want beer?"
"Yeah might as well have it", John said entering the house and Leon lead the way to the kitchen with John following him.

Rivette stared after them as they talked among themselves and then there was sound of growling and we looked down to Shadow, "No boy", I commanded him and he sat at my foot, "Sorry about that he's a bit hostile to strangers."
"I know", Rivette said as a line of fear ran across his face, "Its Kennedy's dog right?", he asked and before I could answer that he said, "Are you friends with these guys?"
"No", I replied, "I mean Yes. Well John's a friend and Leon's my husband", I told him.
"Your what?!", Rivette screamed out loud in astonishment and that put Shadow to his aggressive mode.
"Maybe she didn't kill it all", Leon commented loudly from the kitchen and John broke out laughing.
"You're married to him?!", Rivette said in a tone of surprise and disgust, as Leon and John walked back.

Rivette gave Leon a long look of contempt and hate. Leon, though his expressions were neutral, seemed pretty much annoyed by Rivette's presence. John and I briefly looked at each other and I signaled him to take Rivette away before things heated up and he took the cue as he said, "Well we had our laugh, you met Kate and it's late so let's head back Rivette", John said stepping in between breaking the eye contact, "Thanks for the beer", John added to Leon and Leon just nodded, "See you at work Kate", I just smiled at that.
"Good night and take care", I said to both of them.
"You too", Rivette said and gave Leon a brief glare, "Take care!"

I closed the door once they left, thinking, 'Boy their meet was kind of fierce', since I could feel the tension between them in the air surrounding us.
"Why was he here?", Leon asked me monotonously, he seemed to be a little bothered about it.
"To meet me", I told him ascending the stairs, avoiding the subject since I felt it would lead to an argument.
"This time at night?!", Leon asked following me.
"Yeah", I gave a short reply.
"Why did you let him in?", Leon asked a really dumb question.
"Was I suppose to slam the door at his face", I asked him a little annoyed at his impracticality, turning to face him.
"That would have been a good idea", he said it very seriously.
"Wow you really hate him", I couldn't help but say. I thought they had some differences but now it was evident that they both can't even stand each other.
"I told you before, didn't I?", Leon said in an obvious tone walking past me.

"Well so what do you want me to do, not talk to him?", I asked him and this time he turned back to look at me.
His expressions made it clear that it was exactly what he wanted but he smiled and said, "You can do whatever you like but don't expect me to get along with your friend."
"So I can talk to him?", I asked crossing my arms raising my brows because his body was saying one thing and he was saying another.
"No", he said seriously, "Honestly if you ask me I don't want you talking to him or being anywhere near him", he took a pause as we both entered the bedroom, "But it's totally up to you, you can talk to him, work with him, be with him, hang out with him or date him; I don't care."
"You really don't care if I date him?!", I asked him surprised, as he took a seat at the end of the bed working on his shoes.
"What?!", he said sounding confused, looking up at me.
"You just said you don't care if I date him", I told him still a little bewildered at his statement.
"I didn't say that", Leon said standing up, totally revolted at the thought, "If you date him then…"
"… then what?", I asked him raising my brows in curiosity.
"I don't know what I'd do but I'd definitely do something", Leon said warningly.

(Leon's POV)

Kate laughed, walking towards the wardrobe saying, "You really are childish sometimes. "
"You really look beautiful laughing like that", I said in admiration stopping her to make her look at me.
"Leon, stop flirting!", she said but I could make out a light blush on her cheeks.
"That I won't but I was serious", I told her with a smile and she blushed even more.

Kate just rolled her eyes deciding not to answer me. She moved to the wardrobe and pulled out her night dress as I got out my work gear. I watched her head into the bathroom to have a change of clothes and sat on the bed waiting till she was out. And after that I headed in for a shower to wash of the day's dirt. When I returned I found her reading a book by the bedside lamp. I climbed on to the bed and read the title of her book.

"Wife is the murderer", I told her.
Kate closed the book gave me a serious look saying, "Thanks Leon!", with an evident sarcasm.
"You're welcome!", I said in an oblivious manner.
"That book was suppose to be my kill time during weekend", she told me.
"Now you can do something more interesting", I suggested pulling the blankets on me.
"Yeah right!", she said sarcastically turning off her bedside lamp and settling besides me.

Kate kept her back towards me, her long hair were sprawled on the pillow. I couldn't help but stare at her back when she turned to face me, "What?", she asked noticing me staring at her.
I shook my head, "I just couldn't get myself to sleep", I told her.
"You have work tomorrow right, go to sleep", she said sort of in a scolding and began to turn to her other side.
"Can you…", I began and she stopped to look at me.
"What?", she asked when I didn't say anything.
"Can't you sleep facing my side", I asked her, "I am tired of staring at your back."
"So now you'll stare at my face", she asked resuming her position.
"Well there are other things too", I said looking at her chest region briefly.
"Idiot", Kate said hitting me with a pillow and then holding it near her chest covering her it with the pillow, "Go to sleep", she said closing her eyes. I moved a bit close to her and closed my eyes trying to get some sleep.

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