BROKEN PROMISES
By iheartsmk
You all know the drill ... I don't own them and I don't profit off them; I just like having them around.
Set a couple years after Season 4 - Tissue Alert!
Author's note: I was inspired to write this story after having read literally hundreds of posts on this site. There were lots of wonderful stories explaining Lee's love for Amanda but not many focused on Amanda's love, and need, for him; and certainly not many that expounded on Lee's commitment to his job and what I believe is the motivation that drives it. This is my attempt to tell that story. Thanks to all the fantastic authors out there that gave the me courage to step out and write my own story. And, thanks to the amazing characters of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" that made it so easy to do!
CHAPTER ONE
Saturday Morning – 3:18 am – Lee's apartment
Amanda abruptly awoke from her nightmare. She was disoriented and frightened. Wide-eyed, she laid there; anxiously scanning the apartment bedroom trying to distinguish the reality from her dream. She turned her head and her eyes rested on the handsome face of her husband lying beside her and finally she began to calm. He was alive and safe; his rhythmic breathing confirmed that.
She watched him intently. The images of her husband, lying on the ground at the scene of a botched operation – dead – continued to tickle the outer edges of her memory. The dream had been so vivid, the emotions so intense, the loss so final. She found herself still shaking slightly even as she lay there in bed next to him.
And now there was this nagging feeling of dread that descended upon her the moment she awoke. What did it all mean? Lee always said she had good instincts but she refused to give in to this one. "No," she said softly trying to reassure herself. "Everything is just fine."
The feeling sat on her chest like a steel beam, even now, as her eyes confirmed that the images that had flooded her mind only moments ago were not true.
Trying to push them from her mind for good, Amanda rolled over on her left side and reached out to caress Lee's cheek. He stirred slightly, then, brandishing a brief smile, he gently reached out for her with his left arm and wrapping it around her waist. Turning into his embrace, she snuggled against his chest and sighed as she felt him resume his restful slumber. Oh how she loved him. He was her life … her heart. She lay there in his arms thinking about how far they had come and how her life would be irreparably destroyed if anything were to happen to him.
With her mind still reeling and her emotions raw, Amanda drifted into a restless sleep, hoping that her nightmare had been just that … an insignificant, meaningless dream.
TBC