This is pretty much a hostage situation now that I think about it. Sure he's not being mean or cruel but this is just like someone kidnapping someone from outside the street and living with them, acting all nice but not letting them leave the place. Seems disturbing to me fluff aside. But...
@JWChibi
I think she knows that deep down, why she's been laying out clues so Leslie wouldn't come or trust her. But at the same time she can't give up hope about her child's future.