Our Future

-Four-

(Billie's POV)
I felt soft hands on my face, gently stroking my cheek. I opened my eyes to find Aleah lightly smiling at me.

"Morning beautiful." She said quietly.

"Good morning gorgeous."

"Why you always gotta one up me?" She said as she giggled. I smiled and pulled her in for a kiss, it was fairly early so Leo wasn't up just yet.

"Do you have to go to work today? Can't we just stay in bed?" I pulled her in closer to my body as I layed kisses across her face making her smile.

"No baby, I have to check on my patients and unfortunately I still have to treat my dad."

"Can we at least cuddle until Leo wakes up?"
We then heard Leo call for us in his room making both of us smile. "The demon has awoken." I joked resulting in a playful shove from Aleah.

She got out of bed, throwing some clothes on and walked to his room as I walked downstairs to prepare breakfast like I do every morning. Though before I could start I heard Aleah call for me upstairs so I jogged back upstairs into Leo's room to find him curled up in a ball as he clung to his plushie.

"What happened?" I asked as I went to kneel by his bed beside Aleah.

"He said he had a bad dream. He doesn't wanna talk about I thought maybe you could help him."

She got up and walked out of the room as I followed though I stopped her when we got outside.
"Baby if he doesn't wanna talk to you, what makes you think he'll talk to me?"

"Well you know he's more attached to you than he is to me so maybe he'll open up to you." She stated, her tone a little sad.

"Darling I don't think he's attached to me any more than he is to you. He loves you so much but if he doesn't wanna talk about it then we can't force him too." I took one of her hands into mine comfortingly.

"Yeah but-"

"I know you wanna help him baby. I get it and I know it makes you upset that you can't. But let him talk to you when he's ready."

"Okay. Just..keep an eye on him please?"

"You know I will. Now go get ready."

She left to our room and I went back into Leo's gently kneeling by his bed as he faced the wall. It seems he had fallen asleep again. I gently stroked his hair as he slept, kissing his head and tucking him back in afterwards.

I gently closed his door and went downstairs into the kitchen to make breakfast for him and me since Aleah would be leaving shortly. She came downstairs a couple minutes later with all of her stuff.

"Okay my love I'm out."

She came up to me as she gave me a hug, though I held her a little tighter than usual.
"Hey, if he even tries to lay a hand on you please, please call me." I said softly.

She nodded her head and I walked her out to her car. I gave her a quick kiss as she started up the car, we exchanged 'I love you's' and goodbyes and she was off.

I went back inside and turned the stove on low so I could go and check on Leo. I gently knocked on his door as I opened it slightly to find him awake. I flicked on his light as I went to sit beside him on his bed.

"Hey buddy, heard you had a bad dream last night. You okay?" I asked him softly.

"Yeah I'm otay momma."

"Okay, well how come you didn't wanna talk to mommy about it?"
He shrugged his shoulders in response and I sighed. "Okay well I'm making your favorite breakfast so how about we eat then what do you say we go to the park?"