{Author's note: Shorter than I thought it would be, but it's still good. It was refreshing to write a Greenleo scene again.}
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"I'm here without you, baby
But you're still with me in my dreams.
And tonight, girl, there's only you and me."
- Three Doors Down "Here Without You"
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Upon reaching her, Leo wrapped his wife up in a hug. He was overjoyed to see that, just like with David, Greenlee felt as if she was actually there and not the figment of his dreams. Tears of joy started to cascade down his cheeks and into her hair. As she pushed herself slightly away from him, Greenlee smiled up at her husband.
"Please tell me you're not going to act like Trey and David." Leo said, caressing her face with his hand. He didn't think that he could bare it if his wife had teased him about his insecurities like his younger brother had.
"I'm not." Greenlee promised, putting her hands on his shoulders.
"So, what are you doing here then?" Leo inquired. He knew that he had to be dreaming about Greenlee that night for more reasons than just the simple fact that she was all he could think about.
"I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't be punishing yourself for what you and Carlos are doing." Greenlee replied with a smile. "And also that you're not going to lose Guy, and you didn't lose any of us back here in Pine Valley either." She hugged him close once more. "We'll be together again soon, Leo. I know it."
"I know both of those things, Greens." Leo replied.
"Do you?" Greenlee asked, looking up into his eyes. "If you really knew, then you wouldn't be punishing yourself by dreaming about the one thing that would hurt you the most right now." She paused and rubbed his back. "The one person who knows that you're still alive and who also loves you more than life itself disappearing on you." She shook her head. "That's what you're afraid of right now, besides Vanessa's cronies hurting us back home: something taking your father away from you."
"You're right about that." Leo replied with a nod. It was true that he was still insecure when it came to the relationship with his father. Unfortunately, due to his upbringing with Vanessa, Leo wasn't sure that he could trust that the older man was being 100% genuine with him, and that he wouldn't just abandon Leo when the time was right. However, if Guy was being sincere, then Leo also feared that harm might come to him from Vanessa's cronies. Just like he feared those in Pine Valley getting hurt.
"Of course, I'm right." Greenlee giggled. A serious look suddenly came over her face. "Speaking of your father, you need to go now, Leo. He's really worried about you at the moment for some reason."
"I don't want to leave you, Greens." Leo replied, shaking his head. "I mean, I know that you're not the real thing, but…"
"Shh." Greenlee said, putting a finger on his lips to silence him. She then stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek. "Go to your father now." She giggled slightly. "I'll see you in your dreams."
To be continued...
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"I'm here without you, baby
But you're still with me in my dreams.
And tonight, girl, there's only you and me."
- Three Doors Down "Here Without You"
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Upon reaching her, Leo wrapped his wife up in a hug. He was overjoyed to see that, just like with David, Greenlee felt as if she was actually there and not the figment of his dreams. Tears of joy started to cascade down his cheeks and into her hair. As she pushed herself slightly away from him, Greenlee smiled up at her husband.
"Please tell me you're not going to act like Trey and David." Leo said, caressing her face with his hand. He didn't think that he could bare it if his wife had teased him about his insecurities like his younger brother had.
"I'm not." Greenlee promised, putting her hands on his shoulders.
"So, what are you doing here then?" Leo inquired. He knew that he had to be dreaming about Greenlee that night for more reasons than just the simple fact that she was all he could think about.
"I'm here to tell you that you shouldn't be punishing yourself for what you and Carlos are doing." Greenlee replied with a smile. "And also that you're not going to lose Guy, and you didn't lose any of us back here in Pine Valley either." She hugged him close once more. "We'll be together again soon, Leo. I know it."
"I know both of those things, Greens." Leo replied.
"Do you?" Greenlee asked, looking up into his eyes. "If you really knew, then you wouldn't be punishing yourself by dreaming about the one thing that would hurt you the most right now." She paused and rubbed his back. "The one person who knows that you're still alive and who also loves you more than life itself disappearing on you." She shook her head. "That's what you're afraid of right now, besides Vanessa's cronies hurting us back home: something taking your father away from you."
"You're right about that." Leo replied with a nod. It was true that he was still insecure when it came to the relationship with his father. Unfortunately, due to his upbringing with Vanessa, Leo wasn't sure that he could trust that the older man was being 100% genuine with him, and that he wouldn't just abandon Leo when the time was right. However, if Guy was being sincere, then Leo also feared that harm might come to him from Vanessa's cronies. Just like he feared those in Pine Valley getting hurt.
"Of course, I'm right." Greenlee giggled. A serious look suddenly came over her face. "Speaking of your father, you need to go now, Leo. He's really worried about you at the moment for some reason."
"I don't want to leave you, Greens." Leo replied, shaking his head. "I mean, I know that you're not the real thing, but…"
"Shh." Greenlee said, putting a finger on his lips to silence him. She then stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on the cheek. "Go to your father now." She giggled slightly. "I'll see you in your dreams."
To be continued...