Chapter 44 - Leigh

Shye woke up still around Leo's arms, she snuggles deeper into his body.

Then a sudden knock wakes her mind up.

"Uhmm Sir Leon are you here?" a woman's voice speaks from the close door, Shye shook Leo's shoulder to wake him up.

Leo just turned over, Shye rolled her eyes and gets dressed, the knocking gets louder pressuring her to move faster.

She opens the door, "Uhmm Hello?" she answers, it was Leigh.

She was wearing a gardeners outfit, a white shirt with suspender pants.

"Did I wake you up?" she asks feeling guilty, "No no, I'm already awake" Shye answered.

"I'll leave you guys to it" Leigh bowed her head before going down, Shye sighed of relief.

As she turns her face to the bed, he saw Leo looking at her directly, "Why? She keeps knocking so I had to answer" she nagged, "I didn't say nothing" he said with smile on his lips.

Leo stood up and walks to the bathroom, "By the way, you look sexy on my clothes" he said before closing the door of the bathroom.

Shye suddenly realized that the clothes she wore was Leo's, a big shirt and his boxers making her blush.

She rush to change and go downstairs, she was greeted by little Tesoro who was rubbing on her feet.

"Hey there, do you want to eat?" she ask in a cute voice,

"Meow~" the cat answers looking at her with cute eyes, she move to the kitchen with Tesoro following her.

She place the food bowl down and pour some cat food, Tesoro didn't hesitate and started eating. Shye smile at the sight of the little cat.

She steps out the balcony, she takes a deep breath of the fresh air. Shye also saw Leigh cleaning the pool in front.

She awkwardly approach her, "Uhmm Hi, there must be a misunderstanding earlier, it's not what it looks like" she explained,

"Don't worry Ma'am, you get no judgement from me" Leigh smiled at her innocently, "W-wait so you believe me?" Shye suddenly got confused.

"Yes?" Leigh turned her face away from her and lightly laugh, "Let me clea-" Shye was about to speak when Leo screamed "Good Morning!" he yelled from the balcony of his room.

Leigh greeted enthusiastically, "Good Morning Too, Mr. Leon" she yelled back, Leo scratched the back of his head.

Leo come down rushing from upstairs, "Leigh can you please stop calling me Mr. Leon, it's making me look old" he said with only shorts on.

The two girls stared at his body, "Uh yeah" she answered out of focus. Leo noticed and smiled, you guys want to swim.

Leigh shrugged her face, "No Si- How should I address you again?" she asked still distracted.

"Come on, don't be a killjoy. Right Shye?" he asked Shye this time, "Yeah" she nodded unknowingly.

"Look she agreed, so prepare yourselves, I'll hook us on something to eat" he said before rushing inside and Tesoro was running with him.

Both of them was staring at Leo's broad shoulders as he run, "That man can hypnotize any woman" Shye said, "You said it" Leigh agreed.

An hour past and Leo came out with food in his hands,

"Let me carry that" Leigh comes running to him, "No need, I can handle this much" he instigated,

"But?" she was about to say that she is the caretaker of the home but Shye tapped her shoulders and said no.

They both knew how stubborn Leo was, "Leigh, just enjoy yourself today" Leo said as he placed the food on the small table under the parasol.

"Maybe for an hour, I still have a lot of things to do?" she explained but Leo brows frowned.

Leo sighed, "You're the caretaker, Yes. But remember you're also part of the family" he said in manly manner.

Leigh wasn't able to complain instead she runs inside, "Then I'll get my bathing suit" her fading voice yelled as she ran.

Shye smiled at this sweet manner of Leo, "I guess you cared for her too" she said, "Well she took care of the house, plus her family served mine for at least two decades" he explained.

"Even though my parents are gone, they never abandoned me" Leo continued,

"So they're like family as well" she finished Leo's statement, "Yeah" he answered.

Leo grabbed Shye by the waist, "You should get dress as well" he said tightening his arms on her waist.

Shye was embarrassed by his gesture, "Y-Yeah I should" she said pushing Leo by his chest and running towards the house with her head down.

Leo smiled genuinely, he sets up the place and also got inside.

He realized that cocktail drinks would be better for the heat, so he grabbed his keys by the living room,

"I'm gonna go out to the market, you beautiful ladies want anything?" he yelled from the living room.

The two answered, "Watermelon!" Leigh yelled, "Pineapple and oranges" Shye mentioned as well.

"Okay!, I'm bringing Tesoro with me" he answered back.

Both answered in unison, "Take care!" making them both laugh.

Leo tossed the keys of the van back instead he goes to his fathers garage, "Dad, I'll use some of these" he said staring at the two cars at the garage.

He grabbed the keys by the small vault. It was a Porsche 911, matte gray color with a small spoiler at the back and a low bumper.

"I remember what you said, that you bought this car for me, so I'll be using it from now on" he talks with the picture of his father smiling.

He opened the garage door and drove the beautiful car out on his driveway, he opened the passenger seat, "Come Tesoro, Let's go shopping for them" he said and it answered with a cut meow.

He laughed and then goes to the drivers seat.

He rev up the engine making him smile by its strong sound, "You look unfazed by it" he talks to Tesoro again,

"Probably because you grew up on the streets" he answered himself, but to his surprised it nodded like it understand him.

"I'm right?" he asked and it answered back with a cute meow again.

"Then let's go" he said before he droves for the market.