Free Leena’s Dream by Marissa Dobson

in under the radar and steal her away before anyone would notice. She needed to pull herself together and make sure her guard stayed up.
    “We’ve got a plan for the concert tomorrow afternoon. Mason and his men will keep their eyes open. There will be a strong security presence and you’re not going anywhere without Kendrick and Matt.” He reminded her of what they had put into action only a short time ago. “This is going to be over soon and you can give up the fear that you’ve been carrying around.”
    “Then what?” She let out a deep breath and stared down at her hands. “I got wrapped up in my emotions. Seeing you again…it threw me for a loop and had everything rushing back. But I’m leaving in a few days.”
    “We can make it work.”
    “You have no idea what you’re getting yourself into.” She gave a lighthearted chuckle. “I work insane hours and when I’m on the road I’m gone for months at a time.”
    “Then our time together will be more special.” He took her hand into his and held it tightly. “I’m not letting you give up on us just because your career is demanding. We’ll make it work. When you’re not on the road, you can come here and when you are I’ll travel to wherever you are.”
    “What about Brandy? That much travel won’t look good for your proposal to adopt her.” She tried to run through all the possibilities, to prepare them for the likely outcome of this relationship.
    “If the adoption is approved we will still make this work. We deserve this chance. Can you honestly tell me that you don’t want it?”
    “No.” She leaned into his body and let her head rest against his shoulder. “I wonder what would have happened if we could have stayed in touch. Would I have still pursued music? Would we be married? Maybe we’d have ended up divorced and hating each other.”
    “I doubt that.” He leaned back against the sofa, taking her with him, and wrapped his arm around her shoulder to keep her close. “I’d like to think we’d be happily married. Maybe instead of being a hospital attorney, I’d have studied law more closely related to the music industry and we could have had similar careers.”
    “This career is hard on relationships, especially marriages.” She had witnessed many relationships not only fall apart but get very bitter because of the constant demands on entertainers. Was she willing to risk things ending terribly?
    “Stay with me tonight.” He brought his lips to the curve of her neck.
    “I can’t…oh, how I wish…” Her words died off as he kissed along the curve of her neck.
    “You know you want to.”
    His breath was hot against her skin, sending goosebumps rising along her neck. “If he’s watching my bus…” She shook her head. “No, I can’t. I won’t put you at risk by doing that. Once this is all over, if you still want me to stay, then I will.” I’ll stay forever if you only ask.
    She knew in that moment that he had been what she was waiting for. She didn’t just want a family, she wanted him. Ever since they were teenagers it had always been him in her thoughts and her fantasies. She had always compared every man in her life to him and none of them ever stood up to the standard he’d set.
    Her music career meant everything to her, at least she thought it did, and now she was considering giving it up. If she closed her eyes she could see herself as his wife and always by his side. For him, it’s all worth it.
    Her cell phone rang, pulling her from her thoughts, and she snatched it off the coffee table where she had dropped it earlier. Mom. She slid her finger over the button to deny the call and send it to voicemail. “I’m not ready to deal with that just yet.”
    “I doubt she’s going to give up that easy.”
    She put the phone back where it had been. “No, but for tonight she’ll think I’m getting ready for the concert. When this is over, I’m going to take a trip to see her.”
    “Fighting with her