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TIME: In between seasons 3 and 4. A few weeks after All the World's a Stage. This story is a sequel to another one of my stories, Blast from the Past. It is not necessary to read it first before reading this one but would be helpful and I think will make reading this story more enjoyable.

The moon shone down upon the gazebo as a warm July breeze, perfumed with the scent of the blooming roses and lilacs danced across the yard. The moonlight shone through the lattice of the walls creating soft, silvery, diamond patterns across their faces. Her eyes locked with his as they both broke away from the soft kisses they had just exchanged. His hands, wrapped around her waist, pulled her closer to him as he breathed in her scent. Her head found the familiar spot on his shoulder that seemed to belong only to her, as her hands began to explore the hair on the back of his head.

"You are sure making it difficult for me to go home, Amanda" Lee said with a playful lilt in his voice.

Amanda chuckled and sighed at the same time. "I wish you weren't leaving tonight. Maybe if I ask Mr. Melrose…."

"Amanda," Lee began as he slightly pulled away to look her in the eyes. "Billy has already said no…..TWICE. Besides, I am only going to be gone for two days, three TOPS. I hate it as much as you do, but I have to go for my 5-year check-up. Once you are a full time agent, you will have to do the same thing…..and you will see how lousy it is."

Amanda lowered her eyes and pretended to brush something off of Lee's shirt, trying not to show how disappointed she was that she couldn't go.

"I know…..It does seem kind of silly that you have to go and requalify on the shooting range, surveillance and everything else you use every day!"

Lee nodded as he grabbed her hands.

"Yes, it does but all agents have to do it." He lifted her chin in order to meet her gaze. "But I promise that when I come back, we will go do something special. I have heard through the grapevine that a certain cabin may be available!"

Amanda smiled as a slight blush came to her cheeks. Lee leaned down and gave her a soft kiss on the lips which was interrupted by the porch light being flipped on. Lee and Amanda immediately moved to the darkest corner of the gazebo.

"I DIDN'T TAKE IT!" Jamie shouted as he stormed out the door.

"Well, it's NOT where I left it, birdbrain!" Phillip shouted back trailing right behind him.

"Boys! Stop arguing! I'm sure it is around here somewhere!" Dotty said as she completed the trio now gathering on the back porch. "Philip, where did you see it last, this…..what did you call it? Walk With Me?"

"It's a Walk-Man, Grandma and it belongs to Cindy. She's gonna kill me if I lose it. Those things are like $50 bucks!" Philip replied.

"Where did you last see it?" Dotty questioned.

"He THINKS he left it on the kitchen counter, but I never saw it there." Jamie interjected.

"Shut up, nerd! I DID leave it on the counter. I put it there when I got a glass of milk. Then the phone rang, and it was Cindy. I talked to her for a while and now it's GONE! Why can't you just admit that you took it!" Philip shouted at Jamie.

The two boys began to bicker back and forth, each voice trying to out scream the other. Dotty disappeared into the house. Amanda looked at Lee unsure of what to do. She should go break up the boys but if she did, she would give away her hiding spot and her evening with Lee would be over. She looked at Lee and let out a heavy sigh. He gave her a knowing half smile and indicated that it was ok to go referee the boys. Amanda stopped short at the sound of Dotty's voice bellowing from the kitchen.

"I FOUND IT!" she yelled with delight! "I found it ha-ha! I found it!"

Both boys stopped arguing and looked at Dotty.

"Where was it?" Philip yelled as he ran to retrieve the Walk-Man from his Grandmother's hands.

"It was in the refrigerator!" she exclaimed.

"The refrigerator?" Philip questioned.

"Yes! Right next to the milk. When you said that was the last time you remembered seeing it was while you were getting something to drink, it made me think and voila, there it was!"

"SEE! I TOLD YOU I DIDN"T TAKE IT!" Jamie angrily shouted.

"Philip, I think you owe your brother an apology." Dotty said.

Philip sheepishly walked over to Jamie. "I'm sorry that I thought you took it and sorry that I didn't believe you when you said you didn't."

Jamie thought for a moment, not sure if he was ready to accept Philip's apology. He then thought better of it and decided that this would be good leverage to have if he ever needed to make Philip feel guilty about something.

"It's ok, Philip. I accept your apology." Jamie replied.

"There….all better now? Let's get inside before the mosquitos eat us to death." Dotty said as she ushered the boys into the house and shut the door.

Amanda let out the breath that she didn't realize she had been holding. Lee let out a chuckle as he once again wrapped his arms around Amanda.

"That was a close one. Boy, they can really go at it, can't they?" Lee asked.

"That? Oh that was nothing! You should see them when it's about something that REALLY matters. I think it's all part of having a sibling." Amanda replied.

Lee held Amanda close and lightly rubbed her back. "I need to get going, anyway. It's late and I have a 10:00PM flight to catch."

"I suppose you're right. I wish…."

"I know. But it will be nice not having me around for a few days, don't you think? Didn't you say that Billy has some kind of project he wants you on?"

"Haha! Well we'll see what that project is. I have a feeling it is more spring cleaning or something of that nature. I am sure it's going to be something with a lot of paperwork."

"Well, what ever it is, you won't have to do it very long. I will give you a call tomorrow afternoon when we get a break and you can tell me what he has you working on. Deal?"

"Deal!"

The couple exchanged one more kiss, this one slightly more passionate than the soft kisses from earlier in the evening. Lee slowly pulled away and smiled at Amanda.

"Call you tomorrow" he whispered as he turned on his heels and snuck back to his car.

Amanda watched him disappear into the night. She sighed a happy sigh as she walked into the kitchen and turned out the porch light.