Lucia braced herself up to face Leticia. She had stalled enough already and despite the security and affluence Stefan's wealth and status allowed her, she still had to remind herself that soon, it would all be over and she would be back to her shared studio apartment with the twins, living off the income she got from this job. The realization had hit her at the dining table and it was like a veil had been covering her eyes this whole time.
It's all business. Do not fall for him.
"Well it's too late for that," she muttered, she was already too far gone.
She took a deep breath and stepped into Leticia's office. To her surprise, Leticia welcomed her with a smile, "well if it isn't the prodigal daughter. Welcome back Lucia."
Lucia was confused, "uh, is there something I'm missing here?"
"Whatever could that be?"
