Chapter 7 - OH HO HO HO

Amanda and Penelope were enjoying spending time together and Penelope was thrilled to finally have a friend who she could talk to about her frustrations with her husband and his dealings with Bo Johnson. Amanda seemed to understand and was such a calming force. It was soon hard for Amanda to remember that this was a case as she had really had grown quite fond of Penelope. When she had confessed to Amanda that her sexual relationship with her husband was very lacking these days, it reminded Amanda of her marriage. She had loved Joe with all her heart and had tried so many times to keep the marriage from falling apart. In her case, she only let it go when Joe refused to give up his job and stay home with her and the boys. She knew that Penelope could still save her marriage since Reza seemed very devoted to her. So while talking to Penelope, Amanda told her about how she would use a sexy nightgown to sometimes get the spark going in her own marriage. When Penelope mentioned that she didn't pack a sexy nightgown, Amanda smiled and said it could better without one. As they were sharing a chuckle over the joke, Lee suddenly appeared in the large bedroom window. Amanda was shocked that after he told her to be discreet, that suddenly he popped up right in front of Penelope. It didn't take long for Penelope to jump to the conclusion that the two of them were having an affair. She decided to leave the two hot lovers alone and head for bed. Amanda was really upset with Lee because she had been doing a good job of bonding with Penelope and now she had to let Penelope assume something that wasn't true so she wouldn't blow her cover. One minute Lee was worried about keeping that cover and the next minute; he did something dumb like popping up outside her window in the middle of the night.

Lee had been patiently waiting for awhile for Penelope to leave Amanda's room. He had been hiding in the bushes outside for over an hour while sipping on a glass of scotch. When he noticed that it was 10pm, he figured the coast must be clear so he got up and started to motion to Amanda to let him in but instead discovered that Amanda wasn't alone. He ducked back down in hopes that Penelope didn't spot him. He knew that Amanda had seen him so she would find a reason that Penelope needed to leave her alone. He waited several minutes and then looked again and found Amanda by herself. She motioned for him to come in. The scotch definitely had an affect on him as he opened up the window wide and made an entrance into her room. He was soon put in his place though as Amanda scolded him for almost ruining her cover. The Princess had apparently jumped to the conclusion that there was an Ohhhhh Hoooo, thing going on between them. Lee wasn't used to all those type of code words so he gave Amanda a confused look and asked what that meant. She stated that the Princess thought he was cute and when he smiled and said he was, Amanda immediately said he "Wasn't that cute." Lee decided that his news was too important to start an argument with Mrs. King so he just started telling her about what he had found out about Bo Johnson. Amanda was impressed with the information and then added her own from what she had gotten from Penelope. They spent the next half hour comparing notes and then Lee reminded Amanda again to be careful because Bo was definitely a dangerous man who wanted those oil leases and he wouldn't let anyone get in the way of that. After spending so much time away with Amanda, it seemed strange to be not staying in the next room to her and he was a little concerned about her safety. At 11pm, he noticed that she was yawning quite a bit though and decided that he had no choice but to leave her alone. He made sure she locked up after him and then walked down to the barns to do one final check. He checked on the Agents assigned to the area and found that everything had been quiet so he told them he was going to get some sleep. On the way back to his room, he noticed that Amanda's light was still on. He couldn't help but smile that the Princess thought they were having an affair. Amanda was definitely growing on him but she was still not his type and she certainly was not one to have just an affair; she couldn't even say the word after all. No, the Princess wasn't even close with her assessment. Lee headed back to his room and laid down on his cot to get some sleep. It took awhile to finally fall asleep because he couldn't help but think about Bo Johnson and wonder what he had planned to get the Oil Leases from Reza.

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"She thinks you're cute" Amanda had repeated the Princess's words to Lee. He had promptly responded back "I am cute" and Amanda without missing a beat said "Not that cute." He was though. Amanda couldn't believe how attractive Lee was. She hadn't totally lied to Penelope though when she said she could never get involved with anyone in that line of work. She definitely couldn't get involved with Lee. He frustrated her in the best of times, was rude to her other times and his playboy ways were way beyond anything she had ever had to deal with. No, Lee Stetson was definitely out of her league. But, he was cute. She just wasn't going to let his ego hear her admit it. Around midnight, she finally got her mind to stop racing enough so she could sleep. She knew it would be a long day if she didn't sleep soon since she had agreed to meet the Prince and Princess for breakfast at 7am. She couldn't help but wonder if Lee ever had trouble getting to sleep. Living this secret life sure wasn't easy some days.

TBC