Title: Revenge, Part Two
Author: mandystetson
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from Scarecrow and Mrs. King nor Remington Steele. I am simply borrowing them for my story. Some references in the story (example: Marvelous Marvin's) are taken from episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King.
Rating: PG (probably more like G)
Time Frame: June 1988
Author's Notes: This story is strictly AU. Enjoy!
"I'll see you then. Goodbye," Remington Steele said, hanging up the telephone. "Pack your bags, Miss Holt. We're going to Washington."
"What?" Laura Holt demanded. "What are you talking about?"
"The Royal Lavulite gems are on a traveling display in Washington, DC at the Watergate Hotel next week. We've just been hired to protect them," he informed her.
"When are we leaving?" she asked, pouring a cup of coffee.
"Tomorrow at noon is when we pick up the gems. Then we take next flight to DC," he answered.
"That's it? We just pick up the gems and leave?"
"Well, there will be other people there. It's not like we're stealing them and running off with them. We're just going along to make sure they don't end up stolen."
"Alright," she said. "I think I understand you now."
"Good," he said in approval. "If you'll excuse me, I'm leaving for lunch now. Toodles." He got up from the desk, and walked out the door of the office.
Laura stood there in half confusion, and took a sip of her coffee. She sat down at the desk, trying to recollect her thoughts. Suddenly, she remembered a client of theirs' the previous November, Amanda Stetson. She pulled the middle desk drawer open, and took out a book which
contained their past clients phone numbers and addresses. She found the Stetson's number, and decided to call, just to let them know that they would be in DC. She dialed the number.
"Hello?" a female voice answered.
"Yes, may I speak to Amanda?" Laura asked.
"Sure," the voice said. Laura figured that it was Amanda's mother.
After a few moments, Amanda picked up the line. "Hello?"
"Mrs. Stetson? This is Laura Holt," she said, hoping that she would remember
her.
"Oh, hello Miss Holt," Amanda said, wondering why she had called. "It's nice to speak to you."
"Yes. You too. I was just calling to tell you that Mista Steele and I were going to be in DC for a while. I thought that we might could do lunch or something."
"That would be great. When are you going to be in Washington?"
"We're leaving tomorrow on a case. I'm not sure how long we're going to be there, either. You see, I haven't been filled in on all the details," she said.
"Have you already made your hotel reservations. Because if you haven't, then you could stay
here with us. The boys are going to Disney World with my ex-husband and his wife in about...an hour. And my mother is going to stay with her sister. It wouldn't be any trouble," she offered. "We'd love to have you here."
"We wouldn't want to impose or..."
"You wouldn't be imposing. We'd really enjoy your company. Plus, you could save money on hotel expenses," she said. "But first of all, have you made reservations?"
"Not that I know of. You're sure you wouldn't..."
"We wouldn't mind. And I'm sure Lee would enjoy another man around the house, anyways," she said. "So will you accept?"
"I guess I'll have to. But this is very kind of you, Mrs. Stetson," Laura said.
"Please, call me Amanda. And it's no trouble. Trust me," Amanda told her. "We could pick you up at the airport."
"Well, Amanda, thank you so much. Maybe we could meet somewhere instead. I'm still not sure what we'll have to do when we arrive. We could plan to meet at dinner somewhere, though.
We'll buy your dinner. Where would you like to meet?"
The two women went on to decide to meet at Marvelous Marvin's, which was Amanda's request since she was over seven months pregnant. Laura would tell Remington about their plans when he returned from his lunch. After she had already hung up, she wondered if Mildred was also going with them. She would sometimes accompany them on their out of state cases. Laura thought she'd check into it later. Presently, she thought she should go pack her bags as Mr. Steele had told her.
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"So you just barged in and invaded their privacy?!?" Remington asked angrily.
"She invited us to stay with them," Laura replied, putting the last suitcase in the back of Mildred's stationwagon. "I didn't 'invade their privacy' whatsoever."
"Well you accepted, didn't you?" he retorted. "Wouldn't you call that invading their privacy?!?"
Laura was growing very angry with this man. She held her breath to control her anger, and breathed deeply. "Look. Let's just find something better to talk about. Here comes Mildred."
Mildred had suggested that she go also, so that she could help Amanda while Remington and Laura were out on a case. Then she'd be there if they needed her help. "Ready to go, Chief?" she asked Mr. Steele.
"As usual," he responded, climbing into the passenger's seat. Laura got into the backseat, with Mildred at the wheel. She cranked up, and then the conversation began.
"So. These clients must be very friendly to invite two hotshot detectives like you to stay with them. I hope they won't mind my being around," Mildred said.
"I'm sure they won't mind," Laura told her.
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The three of them arrived at the airport, and found the people whom they were to fly to Washington with. They made sure that the gems were safe, and they waited for their flight to be called.
About fifteen minutes later, they were boarding Flight 32, and before they knew it, they had landed at Dulles International Airport.
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Once they were in Washington, they retrieved their luggage and the jewels, and headed to the Watergate Hotel along with the rest of their 'crew'. They made sure that the gems were safe under a glass case in the exhibition room, with security guards nearby. After they were finished checking the security of the Royal Lavulite, Remington glanced at his watch to see that it was five-fifteen pm. They had planned to meet Lee and Amanda at Marvelous Marvin's somewhere around five forty-five or six o'clock.
They took a taxi cab and followed the directions that Amanda had given her to the fast food restaurant. They paid the cab driver, once they had reached their destination, and got out of the car. Remington had asked the cab driver to wait a moment until the Stetsons' got there, so that they could switch transport their luggage. They looked around for the couple, but they didn't see them anywhere.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Remington asked her, studying his surroundings.
"She told me to be at the one on the corner of Third and Main," she answered, cocking her head towards the street sign. Remington glanced up at it, and nodded.
"We might as well get a table," Mildred suggested.
They selected a table that seated five, and sat down to wait. Finally, they saw Lee and Amanda rushing towards their table. "Mr. Steele, Miss Holt! It's great to see you!" Amanda said excitedly. "You must be Miss Krebs. I'm Amanda Stetson. Sorry we're late. We had a few things to care of."
"It's nice to meet you, Honey," Mildred said politely.
"That's perfectly fine," Laura said. "Oh! I almost forgot! Our luggage is in the trunk of the taxi cab." Remington got up, followed by Lee, to get their luggage.
"We came in the Wagoner. We figured it would be kind of hard to cram all of us into the Corvette," Amanda joked. "How are things in LA?"
"Busy, as always," Laura commented.
"Mr. Steele and Miss Holt told me about last November. How's your husband doing?" Mildred asked her.
"He's doing much better. His sight came back in April. We were so relieved," she said. "You don't know how much you take for granted until you lose some of it."
Laura nodded. "Well, we're glad to hear he's doing well. And the baby is due in...August," she said, as Amanda nodded with a smile. "That's not too far away. Girl or boy?"
"Girl," she answered, smiling. "Which Jamie wasn't too glad to hear." They continued talking until the men returned to their table.
"Do you want to order now?" Lee asked them.
"Umm, I guess so," Laura said. "I've never been to a Marvelous Marvin's before." The four of them headed to the counter to place their orders. "I'll have a Fish Burger, without tartar sauce."
END OF PART ONE
Author: mandystetson
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters from Scarecrow and Mrs. King nor Remington Steele. I am simply borrowing them for my story. Some references in the story (example: Marvelous Marvin's) are taken from episodes of Scarecrow and Mrs. King.
Rating: PG (probably more like G)
Time Frame: June 1988
Author's Notes: This story is strictly AU. Enjoy!
"I'll see you then. Goodbye," Remington Steele said, hanging up the telephone. "Pack your bags, Miss Holt. We're going to Washington."
"What?" Laura Holt demanded. "What are you talking about?"
"The Royal Lavulite gems are on a traveling display in Washington, DC at the Watergate Hotel next week. We've just been hired to protect them," he informed her.
"When are we leaving?" she asked, pouring a cup of coffee.
"Tomorrow at noon is when we pick up the gems. Then we take next flight to DC," he answered.
"That's it? We just pick up the gems and leave?"
"Well, there will be other people there. It's not like we're stealing them and running off with them. We're just going along to make sure they don't end up stolen."
"Alright," she said. "I think I understand you now."
"Good," he said in approval. "If you'll excuse me, I'm leaving for lunch now. Toodles." He got up from the desk, and walked out the door of the office.
Laura stood there in half confusion, and took a sip of her coffee. She sat down at the desk, trying to recollect her thoughts. Suddenly, she remembered a client of theirs' the previous November, Amanda Stetson. She pulled the middle desk drawer open, and took out a book which
contained their past clients phone numbers and addresses. She found the Stetson's number, and decided to call, just to let them know that they would be in DC. She dialed the number.
"Hello?" a female voice answered.
"Yes, may I speak to Amanda?" Laura asked.
"Sure," the voice said. Laura figured that it was Amanda's mother.
After a few moments, Amanda picked up the line. "Hello?"
"Mrs. Stetson? This is Laura Holt," she said, hoping that she would remember
her.
"Oh, hello Miss Holt," Amanda said, wondering why she had called. "It's nice to speak to you."
"Yes. You too. I was just calling to tell you that Mista Steele and I were going to be in DC for a while. I thought that we might could do lunch or something."
"That would be great. When are you going to be in Washington?"
"We're leaving tomorrow on a case. I'm not sure how long we're going to be there, either. You see, I haven't been filled in on all the details," she said.
"Have you already made your hotel reservations. Because if you haven't, then you could stay
here with us. The boys are going to Disney World with my ex-husband and his wife in about...an hour. And my mother is going to stay with her sister. It wouldn't be any trouble," she offered. "We'd love to have you here."
"We wouldn't want to impose or..."
"You wouldn't be imposing. We'd really enjoy your company. Plus, you could save money on hotel expenses," she said. "But first of all, have you made reservations?"
"Not that I know of. You're sure you wouldn't..."
"We wouldn't mind. And I'm sure Lee would enjoy another man around the house, anyways," she said. "So will you accept?"
"I guess I'll have to. But this is very kind of you, Mrs. Stetson," Laura said.
"Please, call me Amanda. And it's no trouble. Trust me," Amanda told her. "We could pick you up at the airport."
"Well, Amanda, thank you so much. Maybe we could meet somewhere instead. I'm still not sure what we'll have to do when we arrive. We could plan to meet at dinner somewhere, though.
We'll buy your dinner. Where would you like to meet?"
The two women went on to decide to meet at Marvelous Marvin's, which was Amanda's request since she was over seven months pregnant. Laura would tell Remington about their plans when he returned from his lunch. After she had already hung up, she wondered if Mildred was also going with them. She would sometimes accompany them on their out of state cases. Laura thought she'd check into it later. Presently, she thought she should go pack her bags as Mr. Steele had told her.
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"So you just barged in and invaded their privacy?!?" Remington asked angrily.
"She invited us to stay with them," Laura replied, putting the last suitcase in the back of Mildred's stationwagon. "I didn't 'invade their privacy' whatsoever."
"Well you accepted, didn't you?" he retorted. "Wouldn't you call that invading their privacy?!?"
Laura was growing very angry with this man. She held her breath to control her anger, and breathed deeply. "Look. Let's just find something better to talk about. Here comes Mildred."
Mildred had suggested that she go also, so that she could help Amanda while Remington and Laura were out on a case. Then she'd be there if they needed her help. "Ready to go, Chief?" she asked Mr. Steele.
"As usual," he responded, climbing into the passenger's seat. Laura got into the backseat, with Mildred at the wheel. She cranked up, and then the conversation began.
"So. These clients must be very friendly to invite two hotshot detectives like you to stay with them. I hope they won't mind my being around," Mildred said.
"I'm sure they won't mind," Laura told her.
******
The three of them arrived at the airport, and found the people whom they were to fly to Washington with. They made sure that the gems were safe, and they waited for their flight to be called.
About fifteen minutes later, they were boarding Flight 32, and before they knew it, they had landed at Dulles International Airport.
*******SMK******RS******SMK******RS******SMK*********
Once they were in Washington, they retrieved their luggage and the jewels, and headed to the Watergate Hotel along with the rest of their 'crew'. They made sure that the gems were safe under a glass case in the exhibition room, with security guards nearby. After they were finished checking the security of the Royal Lavulite, Remington glanced at his watch to see that it was five-fifteen pm. They had planned to meet Lee and Amanda at Marvelous Marvin's somewhere around five forty-five or six o'clock.
They took a taxi cab and followed the directions that Amanda had given her to the fast food restaurant. They paid the cab driver, once they had reached their destination, and got out of the car. Remington had asked the cab driver to wait a moment until the Stetsons' got there, so that they could switch transport their luggage. They looked around for the couple, but they didn't see them anywhere.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Remington asked her, studying his surroundings.
"She told me to be at the one on the corner of Third and Main," she answered, cocking her head towards the street sign. Remington glanced up at it, and nodded.
"We might as well get a table," Mildred suggested.
They selected a table that seated five, and sat down to wait. Finally, they saw Lee and Amanda rushing towards their table. "Mr. Steele, Miss Holt! It's great to see you!" Amanda said excitedly. "You must be Miss Krebs. I'm Amanda Stetson. Sorry we're late. We had a few things to care of."
"It's nice to meet you, Honey," Mildred said politely.
"That's perfectly fine," Laura said. "Oh! I almost forgot! Our luggage is in the trunk of the taxi cab." Remington got up, followed by Lee, to get their luggage.
"We came in the Wagoner. We figured it would be kind of hard to cram all of us into the Corvette," Amanda joked. "How are things in LA?"
"Busy, as always," Laura commented.
"Mr. Steele and Miss Holt told me about last November. How's your husband doing?" Mildred asked her.
"He's doing much better. His sight came back in April. We were so relieved," she said. "You don't know how much you take for granted until you lose some of it."
Laura nodded. "Well, we're glad to hear he's doing well. And the baby is due in...August," she said, as Amanda nodded with a smile. "That's not too far away. Girl or boy?"
"Girl," she answered, smiling. "Which Jamie wasn't too glad to hear." They continued talking until the men returned to their table.
"Do you want to order now?" Lee asked them.
"Umm, I guess so," Laura said. "I've never been to a Marvelous Marvin's before." The four of them headed to the counter to place their orders. "I'll have a Fish Burger, without tartar sauce."
END OF PART ONE