His father had been right. He’d feared he would lose her if he sat back and waited to see what happened, but that hadn’t come to pass… and he hadn’t needed to wait long, either. Still, the need to make sure she was certain of his intentions gnawed at him. Since him pushing for her to pursue a career in acting and music rather than teaching—more specifically encouraging her to do what made her happy—had apparently proven that he was worth taking a chance on, that would probably be a good place to start. Beginning with convincing her to sign the contract for the part in Kevin’s movie. The offer was on the table, and while Kevin might offer another if she didn’t take this one, that wasn’t a guarantee. He couldn’t let her throw this opportunity away, even if it meant she’d be gone from his lif
