Melina was shaken to her core after Massimo entered into her life and left. His words still rang in her ears, 'You're mine'. However, since there weren't any signs of him anywhere even after weeks, she decided to carry on with her life.
Weeks passed and one day she received a call from an unknown number when she was in her clinic. She was reluctant to pick it up but she did it anyway.
'Hello?', she asked in a meek voice unsure of who was on the other side of the phone. 'Melina', a voice said which she only knew very well. 'Leonard!!!!', Melina squealed, unable to contain her enthusiasm.
'Miss me baby?', he asked chuckling. 'Baby do you know how much I missed youuuuu??', she pouted. 'Just a little while baby girl and daddy will come back to you', he smirked. 'Leonard! Not in the phone, you idiot!', she chided and looked around to see if anyone heard them, and thankfully no one did.
'Girl you're still as shy as I remember', he chuckled. 'You duffer!', she said and smiled. 'Melina today I have a huge surprise for you', he said.
'Wait did you get the limited edition signed Harry Potter books, no wait, signed TVD DVDs ???? OMG ! ', she screamed with excitement. 'Oh God, you're still dumb', he replied laughing. 'You're talking to a doctor and that too the best junior doctor in the city', Melina said. 'Okay Doc, point noted', he laughed. 'Haha anyway what's the surprise?', she asked curiously to which he replied,' You'll see this evening'.
'Leonard noooo, don't! You know very well I can't wait !', she pouted to which Leonard replied, 'Haha you gotta wait, baby. See you today evening'. 'Idiot I hate you!', she said to which he replied, 'Haha love you', and ended the call.
'Out of all the guys in the world, I had to fall for you, didn't I', she thought and smiled. Then she went to carry on with her work thinking what the surprise was gonna be about. All she could do now was wait.
Who knew she wasn't alone in this world after all?
Melina was hella distracted that day since her mind was constantly wandering towards Leonard's awaited surprise that evening. Finally, after treating her last patient she finally hurried back home waiting for Leonard to show up.
She heard the bell ring. She hurried towards the door and as expected she found Leonard on her doorsteps. 'Leooo!', she hugged him lovingly and he too hugged her back. 'My Love', he said caressing her brown waves. 'Come in', she said and both went in.
They sat on the couch. 'What was the surprise that you told me??', she asked curiously. Well, typical Melina who can never wait for something. Leonard held her small hands in his, looked into her blue orbs intently, and said, 'Melina once I say this you're life will not remain the same', he said slowly. 'Leo is it anything serious?', she asked worriedly. 'Yes, yes it is. It is about you', he said.
'What is it Leonard?', she asked, her eyes glinting with both fear and curiosity. 'So you remember the day your mum died?', he asked and in an instant, a wave of sadness washed over her eyes. 'Yes...I do. Now why are you bringing that up??', Melina asked Leonard, totally confused.
'Now Melina listen to me. This might be a lot to take in. You told me once your mother was pregnant the day she died. I always knew something didn't add up. Only later I came to know things', he then held her hands tighter. 'The thing is that the doctors thought that the baby inside had a good chance at life and so they did the operation after your mum died. Turns out it was a healthy baby boy. The baby was breathing Melina', he said taking a long breath.
'Leonard... I have a brother?', she asked her eyes tearing up. How many nights she had slept hoping she was not alone. How many days she had thought how it would have been if she had a little brother or a sister. It all seemed unreal to her. It was, a lot to take in indeed.
Leonard took Melina's face in his hands. He wiped her tears with his thumb and kissed her forehead. He then caught her in a tight embrace and replied, 'Yes you do Melina. You have a little brother. A smart one, just like you', he said smiling.
Melina cried in Leonard's arms, her heart heavy and delighted at the same time. She then asked Leonard, 'Where is he now, Leonard?', with longing. He then released her from the embrace and said, 'Look at the door Melina'.