Extended Ending to the Hart to Hart Pilot Episode.
** marks original dialogue from Hart to Hart.
**"Putty. I'll give you putty." Jonathan leaned in and kissed his wife. "Exactly how far out in the bush?" As their lips met again, Jonathan knew that for as much as he teased Jennifer about loving him and not being able to live without him, he would never survive without her. She made him whole, and he never knew just how much he needed her until she barreled into his life. Unfortunately, with Max and Freeway on board the Gulfstream, Jonathan couldn't show her exactly how much she meant to him at this moment, so he kissed his way to her ear and whispered to her.
"Darling, when we get to the hotel, I plan to make love with you all night." Jennifer pulled back a bit, and he saw the seductive challenge in her eyes, which raced through him like lightning.
"Prepare to be turned to putty, Darling." He was still laughing while he kissed her again.
As they drove from the airport to the hotel in Gaborone, Botswana, Jonathan outlined the plan for the next couple of weeks. Max planned to stay at the hotel with Freeway. Jennifer was relieved; Max was too.
"Thanks for giving me the next couple of weeks off. Me and the mutt can see the sights." Jennifer laughed.
"Well, it's the least we can do after you saved us from starvation at The Golden Goose."
Jonathan pulled up to the hotel and the bell boy came out immediately to help with the bags. They got checked in and headed to their rooms.
"I'll give Burt a call and let him know we're here. I told him we wouldn't be able to head out with him until at least tomorrow. We'll need to buy some clothes suitable for the African Bush rather than the streets of Rome." Jennifer looked down at her one shouldered black dress and high heeled shoes, then back up at her husband.
"That might be a good idea." Max headed out to do what Max did best.
"Freeway and me are going to go find the action around here."
"All right, Max. Don't call us for bail money." The older man laughed.
"Good night, Mrs. H. I'll see you two tomorrow."
Jonathan finished his phone call and wrapped his arms around his wife. She threw her arms around his neck and gave him a quick peck on the lips. She watched suspiciously as his smile broadened.
"What are you up to?"
"It's a shame to let this beautiful dress and my tuxedo go to waste. What do you say I buy you dinner?" Jennifer smiled up at him from under her lashes.
"Well, it is the least you can do after hijacking the plane and landing on a totally different continent." He shook his head slightly.
"Oh, I have more ways to make it up to you, Darling. Believe me." He took her mouth with his, and she absolutely believed him.
The couple enjoyed a leisurely dinner, along with a stroll through town before getting back to the hotel. As usual, they chatted about random things, but they also talked about the fact that they would need a new car or two and reminisced about time spent with Sam and Dorothy.
"Darling, I'm sorry I ended up wrecking two of our cars in our last little adventure." Jonathan took her hand and kissed it.
"I'm just glad you're all right. We can replace the cars, but you, my darling, are irreplaceable." He leaned down and kissed her lips gently. "I couldn't figure out why you weren't slowing down around those curves and then I saw the flashing lights." He laughed slightly. "I'm not sure I'll ever be welcome back in that sheriff's county though." Jennifer smiled at him.
"Part of me wishes I'd been awake to see the look on his face when you told him you keep a spare woman in the trunk. I'm amazed he didn't throw you in jail."
"Once I explained the whole thing to him and Lt. Moss took the good doctors into custody, he was much more understanding." Jennifer switched her train of thought to their friend.
"Darling, let's invite Dorothy over for dinner when we get back. We can have several people so she doesn't feel awkward." Jonathan had his arm around Jennifer and kissed her temple as they walked. Her kind heart was one of the things he loved most about her.
"That's a great idea." He paused for a minute. "Have I told you today how wonderful you are?"
"I believe you told me this morning." He raised his eyebrows at her.
"I definitely remember that."
As they passed through the doorway to their hotel room, Jonathan hung out the "Do Not Disturb" tag, and locked the door for the night. Jennifer was taking her earrings and bracelet off when her husband came up behind her and placed a few tantalizing kisses on her neck. She tilted her head to one side to give him better access.
"Darling, you always smell so good." Jennifer chuckled ruefully.
"Give me a couple weeks in the bush, and you might not think so." Jonathan turned her around.
"You could spend a year in the bush and you'd still be the most beautiful woman on the planet." She wagged her finger at him slightly.
"There's that silver tongue I know so well." He leaned down and kissed her softly.
"What else do you know so well about me?" Jonathan kissed her again and she could feel her knees weaken.
"I know you do that very well." He smiled at her as he continued to kiss her.
"So do you." He found the hidden zipper of her dress and slowly slid it down from under her arm to her hip. They walked toward the bed, their mouths still fused together, and Jonathan slid the shoulder strap down her arm so that her dress pooled at her feet. He took in his wife's beauty from head to toe then lifted her into bed. Jonathan turned out the light, but it wasn't long before he heard a breathy whisper.
"Darling, you do that very well, too."