Chapter 4 - Cow Pie
It was turning out to be a long day for Lee. He had thought that having Amanda give the school tour to the Princess would make things easier but he should have known better. Amanda seemed to attract trouble. It really wasn't her fault that the Princess went into the bathroom and wouldn't come out though. He thought that when he sent Amanda in after the Princess, that she would convince her Highness to come out instead of playing dress up with her. Lee wasn't sure what he would find when he busted in the door to save the Princess but he sure didn't expect to be asked if he had any orange lip gloss. He could see the twinkle in Amanda's eyes though and knew she had just gotten him back for teasing her about wanting to know how to hit.
Amanda's job was done and he sent her on her way. Lee, on the other hand, still had much work to do. He hustled the Prince and Princess into their limo and guided them to The National Pow Wow in D.C. It was a huge event for the Native Americans and since Penelope had some Sioux blood in her, she really wanted to attend. When it was arranged for her to be there, the Native Americans expressed their desire to present her with a Baby Buffalo. She agreed to accept it only if she could gift it back to them. They had agreed and so it was set up to take place at 4pm. They had to hurry a bit to make it back to D.C. in time but the limos pulled onto the grounds at 3:45pm. The Prince and Princess rushed to the stage where the gifting would take place while Lee and the Prince's security men followed closely behind. While they were all waiting for Chief Lone Wolf to appear, one of the Braves came out with the buffalo. He was a young boy and soon realized that he couldn't hold onto the buffalo so he gave the rope to Lee and ran off. "How do I always manage to get stuck in these type of situations" Lee wondered to himself as the Buffalo began eating his tie. Lee pulled his tie out of the Buffalo's mouth and then found that his leg had become a scratching post as the Buffalo used it to rub his head against. For being just a baby, Lee found that it was pretty strong and he was having a hard time standing up as the Buffalo continued to scratch his head on first Lee's knee and then he worked his way up to Lee's butt. Lee tried to get him to stop but he was really enjoying a good head scratch. Finally the Chief came out and the ceremony began. Everyone was very impressed with the whole event and after the Buffalo had been gifted and returned, one of the Braves came out to take possession of it. As it walked by Lee, it suddenly stopped beside him, lifted its tail and dumped a cow pie on to Lee's shoe before moving on. Lee rolled his eyes heavenward and asked "Why me?"
Princess Penelope couldn't help but smile at what had happened. The Braves nearby had grabbed some cloths and were cleaning off Lee's shoes. The Chief came over and said "Son, you are a very blessed man to have a Buffalo do that to you. Great things are in your destiny. Believe it." He then did a short blessing and gave Lee a feather and congratulated him for being the chosen one. Lee just wanted the day to be over. The Prince and Princess visited with several of the tribes before it was determined that Penelope was tired and needed to go back to the hotel. They thanked everyone for their hospitality and soon were on their way. Lee escorted them to their hotel room and then left Agents Alberts and Mendel in charge of security for the night.
Lee headed for home but along the way, he wondered how Amanda was doing. She had to do a lot of walking today and she had handled it like a trouper. He soon found his Porsche making its way over to Maplewood Drive. He parked a couple of blocks away and then made his way quietly to the back yard. As he walked through Amanda's garden, he could hear Dotty and Amanda talking in the kitchen.
"I can't believe the PTA picked you to show a Princess around Amanda. Why Darling, that is just wonderful. I do hope I get to meet her. I just love Royalty. I have always dreamed of meeting Princess Di."
"I don't know Mother. I don't think they will be here for more than a day or two. I'm going to be awfully busy with the play we are putting on here."
"Do you think she would like to come to the play? Oh, Amanda, you should ask her!"
Amanda smiled at her Mother's eagerness and said "We'll see."
Since Dotty was there, Lee knew he wouldn't be able to talk to Amanda and she seemed to be walking around fine so he decided he should leave. He drove back to his lonely apartment. Tomorrow would be the Embassy Reception and he would have to be on his toes so he needed his sleep. Hopefully things would go a little smoother than they had today.
TBC
