No way back - Leon Kennedy

Lucia's POV

"Got a call. I have to leave tomorrow." Leon ended up saying.

"What?" I quickly asked back as I stared at him from head to toe, almost daring him to repeat what he just said as my eyes were wide open.

Does that mean he'll disappear again for four months?

I bit my lip, feeling intensely frustrated as he gave me this heartbreaking smile of his that made me feel even worse. 

Every time I feel like I can finally spend time with him I get screwed up!

I slowly shook my head, pensively watching the ground as I thought about a thousand ways to get him to spend more time with me before he'd go away. If we went outside, we'd quickly have to split up.

As we both got into the car, I quickly found the solution I was looking for as he was searching for some nearby restaurants on his phone.

"H-how about having dinner at my place? It'll avoid useless spending, and... " I quickly asked as I watched him freeze for an instant.

And we could spend even more time together.

"Are you sure about that?" He asked back as I got a sudden throwback of why he'd be asking that.

I haven't been there for seven months, so I can't even imagine the piles of dust that have accumulated there...

He grinned as I let myself fall against the car seat.

I should just go home, start cleaning, and also start to study to get my driver's license...

"Yeah, my place's a mess..." I sighed as Leon slid his right hand behind his head, seeming to think for a moment about what I had just said.

"You won't probably like the sound of it, but..." He began as he turned his head slightly towards me, withdrawing his hand from behind his head to put it on his knee, patting it lightly while the corners of his mouth slowly rose.

I watched him, feeling my whole body temperature starting to warm up as his eyes began locking on mine.

Wait, what??

"We could go to my place."

H-his place??

He wasn't wrong after all, I already had gone to his place several times, usually to give back things I borrowed from him or even trade DVDs or books, but now, the context was entirely different. 

His place? Today?

This quickly gave rise to a relatively embarrassing idea in my mind, which shook me like a tornado.

In the United States... They can do this before marriage, right?

Do I want to do it? With Leon?

I wanted to ask Leon about it but felt like it would make the situation look even worse, remembering the adventures of my former colleague from that hotel in New York, Rachel.

"One-night stands," she said she did have...?

With one different man per week?

I sighed as I looked thoughtfully at Leon, trying to weigh the pros and cons, as he sighed.

Could he be this kind of... person?

No, he doesn't look like the type to be interested in other people that way. 

"Okay, I'm taking you home." He began to say as I let out one of the loudest "No!!" I've never screamed, under his almost astonished look.

I let my gaze fall, a little ashamed.