Disclaimer- "Scarecrow and Mrs King" is the property of Warner Brothers and Shoot The Moon Productions. This story was written for entertainment purposes only.
Unfinished Business, Unresolved Feelings
It was a sunny October morning with a slight chill in the air but Amanda
King barely noticed the weather as she walked down the Georgetown street.
Her thoughts, well her emotions if she were to be really honest with herself,
were spinning out of control. So many life altering things had happened
in the last few weeks. She felt as though she'd barely had time to come to
grips with how she felt about one situation before she was faced with another.
I can hardly believe it's been only three weeks since Lee told me he loves me.
Deep down inside I already knew he loves me but, boy did it feel good to hear
him actually say the words. I wonder if he would have told me if he hadn't
been afraid that the Stemwinder case could have kept us from ever seeing
each other again. Don't borrow trouble, Amanda. I know how hard it is for
Lee to express his feelings. I guess that's why he's been having such a hard
time the last few days. It just hurts that he's been pushing me away again even
though I understand that he just can't help it. I want to be there for him but he
can't seem to let me in completely.
Amanda had felt so close to Lee as she embraced him in Thomas Blackthorne's
study the previous afternoon. She had expected him to finally breakdown and
acknowledge all the pain he'd kept buried for over thirty years. They had held
each other tightly for several minutes. The screech of brakes as a car raced up the
driveway of the mansion caused Lee to step back rather unsteadily from their
embrace. It was clear to Amanda that Lee was still experiencing the side effects of
having the experimental drug in his system.
Francine and Billy had come running in with their guns drawn. They stopped short
at the sight of Blackthorne's body and a dazed looking Lee.
"What the hell happened here?" Billy yelled
"I shot the bastard" , Lee answered in an eerily quiet voice.
"I can see that . I told you not to go anywhere near him so what do you do, you-"
Despite the fact that Billy was screaming at him, Lee turned and walked over to
where Blackthorne's body was slumped. Lee stood looking at the body seemingly
not even hearing Billy's voice. Billy stopped screaming in mid sentence when he
realized that Lee wasn't ignoring him, he simply no longer seemed to be aware of
his presence in the room. A clearly shaken Amanda started to walk towards Lee but she was stopped by Billy's hand on her arm.
"Sir, I need to go to Lee. He needs me." pleaded Amanda.
"No, Amanda. I know you're upset but I need to know what happened here and I
need to know now." Billy countered.
"But, Sir-"Amanda responded in a broken voice.
" Amanda, the Secret Service is on the way here as we speak. They were angry at
you two before this happened. This will have them absolutely furious. I need to be
able to tell them what happened here and why. Your partner can't tell me so I need
you to tell me quickly and then get Scarecrow out of here before the Secret Service
agents arrive."
Amanda hurriedly explained what had happened from Lee's flash of memory
outside the hotel all the way through her arriving at the entrance to Blackthorne's
study in time to prevent a dazed Lee from being shot by Blackthorne. Billy was still
extremely angry but he knew there would be no point in attempting to question Lee
until the Promazapan was out of his system. He ordered Amanda to take Lee home
and he made it clear that he expected to see them both early the next morning for
their debriefings.
Amanda drove Lee home in his car. She wasn't surprised that he didn't say anything
during the ride home but she was unnerved by the empty look in his normally very
expressive hazel eyes. Amanda let them into the apartment and Lee immediately sat
down on the couch. Not knowing how to reach him and needing something to do
Amanda went into the kitchen to get him a glass of juice. Amanda came back from
the kitchen to find a more clear eyed Lee standing and taking off his suit jacket. Lee
looked away from Amanda and said," Thanks for everything. I couldn't have gotten
through the last couple of days without you but you should go home now. I'm
exhausted and I want to get some sleep."
" Getting some sleep is a great idea. I'll just stay and then once you've gotten some
rest I'll make you a light dinner. You haven't been eating and I'm worried about
you. You still have some of that drug in your system so you shouldn't be
alone." Amanda fretted.
Lee raked his hand through his hair and sighed. " Amanda, I'm okay, really. I'm
feeling much better now…I just need sleep. And you, you need to go home to your
boys. They need you. Go have dinner with them and your mother. I'll get some sleep
and then I'll see you in the morning." Amanda didn't want to leave him like that but
she knew that she wouldn't be able to change his mind so she left.
As Amanda approached the entrance to IFF's Georgetown foyer she'd made up her
mind that she would give Lee the space he wanted but she wouldn't allow him to
push her away as he had done the day before. They could get through anything if
they faced it together. She'd make Lee see that and it would make their relationship
even stronger.
Amanda walked in the front door and approached Mrs. Marston's desk.
"Good morning, Mrs. Marston. Today's password is obsidian."
"Thank you, Mrs. King. Mr. Melrose would like to see you in his office." Mrs.
Marston stated as she handed Amanda her ID badge.
Amanda pinned the badge to her sweater and began to walk towards the steps
leading to the Q Bureau.
"Mrs. King , Mr. Melrose wants to see you immediately", Mrs. Marston stated in
her most authoritarian voice.
Although Amanda ordinarily would have followed instructions and gone directly to
Billy she was just too worried about Lee to not go up and check on him first.
"Thank you, Mrs. Marston. I need to speak to Mr. Stetson for a moment and then I'll
go right down to Mr. Melrose" Amanda answered while twisting the strap of her
shoulder bag nervously.
"Mr. Stetson hasn't come in yet. You need to go to Mr. Melrose's office now" Mrs.
Marston replied in a tone that only made Amanda more nervous than she already
was.
Oh my gosh , Amanda thought as she rushed to the closet elevator , I never should
have left Lee alone yesterday.