Waiting

This is set after "Stemwinder" and will include "Unfinished Business".

After watching the episodes, the ending of "No Thanks For The Memories" makes you wonder if they had a closer relationship than it seemed. Lee's comment of "a little candle light, a little bubbly, a little romance" has an intimate feel to it.

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** A/N: Thank you to Lanie for pointing out the spacing problem! Still new here and learning but all chapters currently posted (1-6 have been spaced for easier reading. 8/1/17

As the usual, I don't own the characters, just Miss My 80s TV.

Surprises

"Dinner was amazing. I still find it hard to believe you can really cook like that" Amanda said as she lifted her dinner napkin off her lap to wipe the corners of her mouth.

"Well, I can't live on take out alone, you know that, Amanda." Lee replied laughingly. "How would I possibly be able to keep this active lifestyle if all I ate was pizza, chinese take out and whatever other take out places there are around here. Although, there is that little place on the corner of M Street and Wisconsin that makes a mean chili dog…."

"Lee" Amanda folded her napkin and placed it beside her dish, "I don't even know how you can think of chili dogs after all that lasagna you just ate. And where did you find this wine. Its delicious. I mean I don't usually like red wine because sometimes it can have that heavy flavor but this one, I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on it. It has a… a…. Oh I don't know the right word for it…."

Lee couldn't help but smile, listening to Amanda go on as only Amanda could. Most of the time he wanted her answers short and to the point but after being on the run with her for those few days, he realized that her long winded answers and stories is one of the things he loved best about her. He just sat at the table and watched and listened, not really hearing more than a few words here or there "chocolate…. No no…. Coffee…. Maybe…." She's so beautiful. I can't believe I never noticed how beautiful she is before tonight, he thought.

"Lee? Are you even listening to me? I'm not sure but I think you stopped listening." Amanda looked at him, questioning him not only with her tone but with her eyes. She was looking at him, her head tilted, eyes wide, eye brows up. Again, Lee laughed as he looked at her.

"Yes, I was listening but I sort of …. Hey, um, why don't we clear these dishes and relax in the living room for a while. It's nice you don't have to rush home right away. How long are your mother and the boys going to be in Vermont again?" he asked. Lee stood up and started picking up their dinner dishes.

Amanda stood up quickly, almost too quickly and bumped his hands, almost knocking the dishes right out of them. "Ohh, sorry, sorry." she said, catching a falling fork in the process. "They're not coming home until Sunday. I wish they were coming home earlier because the boys still need to finish up some homework before they go back to school on Monday but the train only runs when the train runs. I told them they should bring their homework with them but you know the boys. They were too excited to see their cousins in Vermont. Here, let me take these salad dishes into the kitchen so you won't drop them."

For the next few minutes, they were quiet, carrying dirty dishes and the remnants of their dinner into Lee's kitchen. As Lee washed the dishes, Amanda quickly dried them and put them away. It's like she's always been here. She knows where everything goes. Lee thought. How did I miss that before? You must be slipping, Scarecrow.

Picking up their wine glasses and the wine bottle, Lee walked into the living room and set them down on the coffee table. Amanda followed behind him, stopping momentarily before sitting down on one end of the couch. "Do you want coffee instead of wine? Dessert? I have some leftover cake you made in the fridge…." Lee asked.

Amanda simply shook her head as she picked up her wine glass, "No, the wine is fine, it's fine." Raising the glass to her lips, she took a sip, savoring the taste. Lee sat down beside her, his knees barely touching hers. Lifting his own glass, he took a long sip, quickly finishing what was left. Reaching across Amanda, he set his glass back down on the table and turned to her, placing his hand upon her knee.

"Amanda, I know we haven't had a lot of time to talk the last week or so. Billy's had us running ragged in every direction it seems, and Francine's been working hard at keeping us apart." Amanda placed her glass on the table beside Lee's.

"You felt like that too? I thought it was just me." She ran her hands over his, turning it over to feel the warmth of his palm. Not making eye contact, she continued "I figured Mr. Melrose was pretty angry with me after I spilled his coffee on those plans yesterday. And well, Francine is just being Francine. She makes her comments about me and well, I don't know, I think it's her way of communicating with me. I know she still thinks I'm incapable of getting anything right and after laughing at me when I spilled the coffee, I'm sure she really thinks I'm …."

"Amanda, stop. Please. Francine is just jealous. Really. She knows how well we work together and she and I used to be like that, a long time ago but we don't see eye to eye any more. If anything, I don't understand her anymore. Hey, look at me…" Lee placed his thumb and forefinger on Amanda's chin, guiding her face gently upward to look at him. "Besides, I know who I'd much rather be around anyway." he said softly.

"Oh you do?" Amanda answered, her voice barely above a whisper. Leaning forward, Lee kissed Amanda softly on the lips.

"I think, we shouldn't worry about Francine and concentrate on other things" he said between kisses.

"And what kind of other things?" Amanda asked innocently. He felt her smile as he kissed her.

"Well, I'd like to concentrate on you for a while. Just us, no distractions."

"Just us?" Amanda sighed. The feeling of his lips on hers were mesmerizing. Amanda parted her lips just enough to invite Lee to deepen his next kiss.

"Just us." And with that, he slip his hand along her jaw, to rest alongside her face, slipping his tongue inside her mouth.

Amanda slid her hands around his neck as she slid her tongue over his. He tasted of wine and garlic and so delicious. Wow… was the only word that came to mind. As they finally released each other's lips to gasp for air, they leaned forward to touch their foreheads together. Lee slid his hand down her shoulder to her waist and gently pulled her closer to him.

Lee took a deep breath, not knowing what kind of a reaction he was going to get. "Amanda, I know we haven't talked much about our relationship and where it's going or where we want it to go." He looked up at her, hoping he didn't scare her. He knew she loved him, she told him she did and well, Amanda was the most honest person he knew. She risked everything during the Stemwinder case for him.

"Lee, I…." Amanda was almost at a loss for words. She wanted to take the next step, she wanted to show him how much she loved, not just tell him with words but she was afraid. "I know I'm not as experienced as most of the other women you've been with. I mean, Joe has been the only…" Amanda said quietly, not making eye contact.

"Joe? The only…. But what about that weatherman, Dan, Dave…"

"Dean, his name was Dean, and no, we never, well you know. I think that was part of the reason he kept asking me to marry him. He figured I would give in at that point but I don't know, I just wasn't ready. Not to marry him and not for that. I just wasn't ready…" Amanda said shaking her head.

"Amanda, I don't want you to think you have to…. If you don't want to, or you are not ready, I'm okay. We don't have to. We can wait." Lee looked at her again, trying hard to read her mind and all the emotions he could see on her face. "Look, hey, I don't want you to do anything you don't want to do. I love you." Amanda smiled, looking up at him. His hazel eyes staring back into her dark brown ones, searching for answers.

"I love you too. I don't know, I just don't want to disappoint you, that's all."

"Amanda, you could never disappoint me. Just because I've had a few…" Lee began.

"More than a few" Amanda said shaking her head.

"A few" he tried again.

"Dozens from what Francine said, maybe more", she interrupted him again.

"Amanda, please," he pleaded with her. "Just because I've spent a lot of 'time' with other women, doesn't mean anything. I don't want to be with them. I WANT to be with you." He took both her hands in his, holding them tightly to his chest. "I just want to be with you," he repeated.

Amanda knew he was the only one she wanted to be with too. She had never felt love like this before. She knew Joe had loved her but it never felt like this. She leaned forward, and whispered, "Then let's move this to another room shall we".

Lee's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He let go of her hands to hold her face as he kissed her again. "Are you sure? Amanda, I just want you to be sure," he said.

"If you keep asking me, I might change my mind," she laughed at him.

"Okay, okay but one more question I have to ask. Are you… do you take…. Amanda, I don't even know how to ask you this?" It was Lee's turn to shake his head.

"Oh… I understand… no, I'm not on any kind of pill or anything like that. I tried after Jamie was born but it was just one of those things. I couldn't do it".

"Okay, okay good to know. That's okay, I'm prepared for the situation."

"Prepared for the situation? Is that what this is? A situation? Are you sure you were never a Junior Trailblazer?" Amanda teased.

"You…. come here" Lee laughed as he pulled her close to him again.

Lee leaned forward to kiss her, gently holding her head in his hands. He loved the feel of her hair in his hands, her lips on his. Slowly, without breaking the kiss, he guided Amanda to stand with him. She slid her arms around his neck to balance herself. Once standing, they both slid their arms down until the ended up holding hands. Amanda let go with one hand and started walking toward Lee's bedroom door. Lee stopped a few steps short and pulled her hand up to his mouth to kiss her knuckles.

"Last chance" he said. Come on Scarecrow. You sound desperate. Not saying a word, Amanda reached forward and opened the door. Not skipping a beat, Lee picked her up and carried her into the room.

Placing her down near the foot of his bed, Lee kept his eyes on Amanda's as he brought his hands back up to her face. Using his thumbs, he traced the sides of her face from her temple, down her cheekbones to her jawline, then finally across her lips. She kissed the pad of each thumb as she brought her own hands up his arms to his shoulders.

Slowly, she unbuttoned the first button on his shirt, never breaking eye contact. Her hands were shaking just a little, from nervousness or excitement - she wasn't quite sure which. Lee leaned forward again to kiss her lips as he too began unbuttoning her blouse. Each button followed a kiss, slowly, not rushing, but enjoying each second.

By the time Amanda reached the top of Lee's pants, she realized she needed to pull his shirt out in order to finish taking it off. Giving it a little yank, she managed to pull the bottom of his shirt out, knocking him off balance at the same time. He fell two steps back, laughing, his eyes shining with a new brightness she had never seen before. Lee pulled his shirt off completely, tossing it aside.

Reaching forward, he quickly finished unbuttoning Amanda's blouse, sliding it off her shoulders, kissing each one as it was exposed. He tossed her shirt in the same direction as his. Sliding his hands around her tiny waist, he found the button and zipper of the navy blue skirt he was very glad she was wearing. He slid the zipper down slowly, enjoying the sound of the teeth separating. As soon as he hit the bottom, he let go and the skirt puddled around her feet.

Amanda feeling slightly overwhelmed, took a deep breath and reached forward to undo Lee's pants as well. He was still wearing his grey suit pants from earlier that day. She looked up into his eyes as her hands fumbled with the zipper brushing up against his obvious reaction to her. She pushed his pants past his hips and as they fell, she looked down and laughed. There they stood in little more than their undergarments with their shoes still on.

Lee looked down to see what she was laughing at and quickly saw the problem. "Some spies we are. Can't even get undressed properly" he laughed.

Toeing his shoes off, his pants slid completely to the floor. Lee bent down to slide off his socks, move his shoes and toss his pants in the direction of his shirt. He tapped Amanda gently on the leg to lift her feet so he could move her skirt as well. He ran his hand down each calf to slide her shoes off. She shivered at his touch. Standing there in nothing more than her white satin and lace bra and matching panties, Lee couldn't help think how beautiful she was again. Her thin figure hid the fact she was a mother to two growing boys. There wasn't the slightest mark on her skin that he could see in the dim light. He looked up to see her eyes darkening and as he stood, he slid his hands up the length of her body.

"Amanda, you are so beautiful. I can't…" his words started to stick in his throat.

Amanda looked down, blushing. "Lee." Before either one of them could say another word, she leaned forward and kissed him again. Her kiss was slightly demanding, wanting to taste him more than she ever had before. She moved her hands across his chest, down his ribs and around his back to pull him close. Lee's hands held her tight to him, never wanting to let go.

Not wanting to rush things, Lee gently nudged Amanda back until her legs touched the edge of the bed. She sat down and scooted back until they were both lying on the bed, side by side, never breaking eye contact. Wanting to keep things slow, Lee began with soft kisses starting on her lips, moving down her jawline to her neck. Amanda shivered again.

"Are you cold?" he whispered into her neck.

"No, no, not cold, not… ah… cold" she could barely talk. She couldn't believe the sensations that she was feeling. "I just… oh… Lee…." He stopped kissing her for just a minute to look at her face. Realizing she was beginning to relax and obviously enjoying the moment, he continued kissing her throat, feeling her pulse quicken. He began stroking her skin with feather light touches. Kissing his way across her collarbone he soon found her bra strap on her left shoulder. Using his teeth, he pulled it off to the side until he could begin to slide it down her arm with his hand.

"All those times we were tied up and you having to use your teeth have come in handy huh" Amanda giggled just a little.

Lee chucked back "Oh Amanda, leave it to you". Reaching behind her, he unclipped her bra. Slowly, he teased it off one arm and then the other, tossing it somewhere behind him.

With both her breasts free of their lacy confines, Lee took the opportunity to cup her left breast with his hand. Feeling the warm weight of it against his palm, he kissed a line from her shoulder down to her nipple with was beginning to harden. He delicately pinched the tightening tip between his fingers before descending his mouth upon it. Amanda gasped, completely unfamiliar with the sensations he was creating on her skin and throughout her body. She had never before felt anything this wonderful. As he kissed his way over to her other breast, Amanda arched with anticipation. She moved her hand to his head, sliding her fingers through his hair.

"Oh Lee… this is …. Won… der… ful" Amanda could barely get the words out. Lee couldn't help but smile against her skin. He raised his head to look at her.

Amanda's cheeks were pink, her eyes partially closed. He leaned forward to kiss her swollen lips. She responded immediately, her hands rubbing his back, feeling like fire on his skin. He never wanted this feeling to end but then Lee realized something. He stopped kissing her.

"So when you and Joe…. No, never mind. I don't want to know." Lee started to ask. What in the world did they do? He thought to himself.

Amanda looked at him confused for a moment. Then she smiled and said "Lee, we were young, inexperienced. We did… well, we just did."

"So Joe never did this…." Lee leaned over and began kissing his way down her neck again with the lightest of kisses.

"Well he did but not like that" she replied breathlessly. Lee then moved his hand down her breast again, giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Or this?"

Amanda gasped. "Not quite". Lee moved his hand across her flat stomach toward the waistband of her underpants.

"You are sooo beautiful" Lee said. Amanda moved her hand to cover his and held it there.

Lee sensed her hesitation and stopped. Knowing Amanda as he did, he knew she needed a confidence booster to continue on.

"Hey" he said looking at her. "Come here with me". Lee swung his legs off the bed to stand and reach out his hand. Amanda looked confused but reached out and stood up with him. Lee walked toward the full length mirror beside his closet and stood behind her.

In the dim light of the room he could see her reflection. She was beautiful, standing there in nothing more than her white satin and lace panties. He put his hands on her shoulders, gently touching her as he spoke.

"These arms have saved my butt so many times in the last three years. And these hands have held mine through some pretty rough moments." Lee kept moving his hands down, touching her in a way he had never done before. "This body has cared and protected two wonderful boys that I can't wait to get to know better." He slid his hands across her waist to hold her tight to him. She could feel his body heat down her back but she wanted more now.

Amanda was beginning to get emotionally overwhelmed by what he was saying. She had never thought of herself in that way before. Joe had loved her in his own way but he never expressed himself well with words. She looked at Lee in the mirror's reflection to try to see what he saw. She looked at his face and understood everything. She turned to face him, reaching up to kiss his lips. She wrapped her arms around his body, pressing her breasts against his bare skin.

"Thank you" was all she could say.

Lee brought his arms around her to hold her tight, his desire becoming more evident as he held her close.

Amanda decided she was going to show Lee how much she really wanted him. She started with light kisses down his neck and shoulder, nipping him every few kisses with her teeth. Now it was Lee's turn to shiver. She worked her way down his chest to his stomach, kneeling down in the process. She ran her fingers along the waistband of his boxer shorts, slipping them inside and slowly began to slide them down his legs. Lee couldn't believe what was happening. He just stood there, watching her deliberate actions, trying to understand and calculate what she may do next. He was taken completely by surprise.

Amanda couldn't help but be impressed by the evidence of Lee's desire for her. His manhood was in full attention and as she moved her hands over it, Lee twitched inadvertantly. Wrapping her fingers around him, Amanda ran her tongue around the tip of Lee's penis. Lee instinctively reached down to run his fingers through her hair, lightly gripping the back of her head.

Amanda smiled to herself at that reaction. She knew this was one thing he would never suspect she would do. She may not be experienced in a lot of things but she at least knew how to do this. Slowly, teasing, she ran her tongue from base to tip several times before wrapping her lips around him. Once in her mouth, she circled the tip with her tongue, giving just enough pressure on the underside to cause him to jerk his hips slightly. Releasing him, he pulled her up the length of his body to capture her mouth with his own.

"Now where did you learn that trick?" he asked gasping.

"That's one of my secrets, Scarecrow. I'll never tell." she said with a smile.

"Well, I have a few tricks of my own." Lee reached down to slide her panties down, sweeping her off her feet and into his arms. He carried her back to his bed and layed her down. Sitting beside her, he opened the drawer to the nightstand and pulled out a condom packet.

"We don't want to forget this, do we?" Lee put the packet on the pillow beside Amanda. He lay back down beside her, kissing her desire swollen lips.

Wanting to touch her and be closed to her, he ran his hand down her side, across her stomach and down to her hip. His hand moved lower, touching her hot center. Slipping a finger into her, he couldn't believe how intense her desire for him was. Pulling her close, Lee couldn't get enough of her. He reached across her to the pillow to get the condom.

Amanda put her hand up to stop him. "Let me do it" she said. Carefully opening the packet, she took it out and reaching down without even looking she unrolled it down his length, squeezing him gently as she did it.

Where'd she learn that? Lee couldn't help but think his Amanda was not as inexperienced as she thought.

Maneuvering above her, Lee balanced himself on one hand so he could guide himself into her. Aligning himself against her, he slowly pushed forward into her very hot and very tight center.

Amanda gasped "OH".

Lee stopped immediately. "Did I hurt you?"

"No, no, its just been a very long time" she replied.

Lee leaned forward to kiss her, not moving, just giving her body time to adjust.

She reached up to hold his hand and said, "I'm ok, I want this…. I want you…." Moving very slowly at first, Lee took his time pulling back and pushing forward into her again.

"Amanda, I don't want to hurt you. If you're not ready for this…."

"Stop talking Scarecrow" she laughed at him.

"Hmmmmm Amanda".

Still holding her hand, Lee began moving within her. Amanda felt so amazing and he couldn't believe it was finally happening between them.

Shifting slightly, Lee changed his rhythm to long slow glides, gently rocking her hips upward with each stroke.

Deep within Amanda's body she felt something she had never felt before. A stirring, a tightness, something she couldn't quite narrow down but it was a wonderful new feeling.

Without even realizing it, with each stroke she tightened her grip on Lee's hand. Lee, sensing what was happening, changed his pace again, shorter faster strokes, each stroke, a tensing grip on his hand. Amanda could barely think. She had never felt this heat, this electricity running through her body. She adjusted her leg around Lee's hip to allow him a deeper access to what felt like her soul.

Knowing she was close, Lee leaned down to whisper in Amanda's ear. "I love you". He sped up his rhythm again, gauging her reaction.

Amanda could barely speak "Oh… my… gosh…" was about all she could say coherently as her body felt like it shattered around her. Each spasm started at her center and rushed out to every extremity. She gripped his hand so tight she knew she would see bruises there tomorrow. "Leeeeeeeeee" was the last word he heard as he hit his own orgasm, harder than he had ever felt before. Wave after wave rushed from him and with each remaining stroke, he felt he and Amanda would be forever one.

After what felt like an eternity, Lee's heart stopped racing. He looked down to see Amanda wide eyed but smiling. "I love you too" was all she could say. Reaching down, Lee held onto the condom as he slid out of Amanda. Tossing it and the wrapper into the trash, he then rolled over onto his back, pulling Amanda close to him. Kissing the top of her head, he just smiled.

Scarecrow still has some surprises up his sleeves.