Recovery
Chapter 1
Amanda had been put in charge of Lee's convalescence for a week as instructed by Billy.
He'd given her an A-16 status which was one level higher than Lee so he couldn't refuse even the slightest order from her.
As they got to the Agency parking lot, Amanda headed to her "loaner" car while Lee headed to his Corvette.
Amanda shook her head stating, "I don't think you should be driving, Lee."
Lee sighed and gesturing to her car responded, "C'mon. That wreck that Leatherneck gave you won't make it with all the errands you'll be doing-"
Amanda gave him a pointed look and asked, "Oh, really? Just what errands are those, Buster? "
Lee smiled slightly and remarked, "Well, groceries for one. Then of course the dry cleaners, video store and don't forget the drug store for my meds and other essentials."
Amanda nodded slowly and replied, "Yeah, right. Well, Dr. Scardelli is having your meds sent over, you won't need any suits pressed for a week, and I already have a special movie planned for tonight. If you promise to rest when we get home, you can watch it after dinner."
Lee looked apprehensively at her and said carefully, "Gee, it's not one of those "chick" movies, is it?"
Amanda then rolled her eyes upward and shook her head muttering, "When will men ever appreciate the finer things filmmakers have to offer?"
With that Lee gritted his teeth and commented, "I knew it. It's "Gone With The Wind", isn't it? Aw, don't put me through that garbage-"
Amanda bristled at him. "Garbage? That was one of the best films ever made! What do you consider the best?!"
Lee shook his head and put up a hand stating, "Hold it! I'll make you a deal. You let me drive home and I won't drive the rest of the week. Now, can we please go?"
Amanda shrugged remarking, "Okay. That sounds fair. But we will continue this movie debate, hmm?"
As they were leaving, Lee asked, "So, what did you tell your family about the week?"
Amanda replied, "They know I've been to the hospital on and off so I said I'd be staying in Georgetown to take care of a co-worker until they were better. Mother said it was fine as long as I didn't wear myself out."
Lee looked at her thoughtfully as they at last pulled into the complex and parked. He wondered then how the recent case had really affected her. She seemed fine on the outside but a lttle tired. He couldn't tell if she was trying too hard to be upbeat for him.
When they got out of the car, Lee suddenly realized Amanda just had her purse with her. He asked, "Where's your stuff?"
Amanda shrugged and queried, "What stuff?"
Lee cleared his throat uncomfortably and stated, "Well, I didn't- I mean, we never discussed whether you were just coming in during the day or-"
Amanda replied, "Oh, well actually I thought I'd stick around instead of going back and forth to save on gas-" She then snapped her fingers in frustration muttering, "Shoot!"
Lee inquired, "What?"
Amanda sighed and commented, "We were so busy talking about the movie thing that I left my bag in the "loaner" car-"
Lee got on his car phone and stated, "Hold on. I got this." He dialed Billy and when Billy answered he stated, "Billy? I need a favor. Could you ask Francine to get Amanda's bag from the "loaner" and bring it to my place? Thanks. What? Okay, put her on."
Hearing Francine, he remarked, "Hey, Francine. Thanks for doing this. I really appreciate it. Huh?"
With a sheepish look on his face he then replied, "C'mon, get your mind outta the gutter, would'ja?"
Amanda sighed as she watched him hang up and commented, "What did she say as if I didn't know?"
Lee shook his head and remarked, "C'mon. Let's go up. By the way, what movie did you get?"
Amanda smiled as she followed along beside him and stated, "Way to deflect, Scarecrow!"
