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Window Reflections
Magic Bus
Amanda's mind wasn't really on the dishes. She had already broken one of them tonight causing her mother to launch into another diatribe about her level of distraction and having an affair. It really was too much. All Amanda wanted was some peace and quiet so that she could sort through her thoughts about her involvement with the agency and what to do about it. Maybe it wasn't just the Agency, maybe a lot of it had to do with working with Lee Stetson.
Mr. Melrose was a nice man and seemed like a fair boss. He had appeared to be pleased with her work and that had also been accompanied by a genuine concern for her wellbeing after the whole ordeal with the RV had come to an end. Maybe if Amanda was going to work on a regular basis for them she could ask to start some of that training she had been promised. It was obvious that was what was required and so she would ask. If she could show them that she was committed to learning the skills that agents needed then they could use her more often. Being a spy would certainly be exciting. She had managed pretty well during this case.
Although this one had required her to lie to her mother again. That was a skill Amanda was sure she would never master. How does a person live in a web of lies? She would have to be very careful with what she told her mother and Dean so that she didn't get caught. If she could stick as close to the truth as possible it would probably help. Maybe they had a hand book for that, just like the one they had for sabotage. And she would really like to avoid the whole affair discussion if at all possible. She was going to have to be a bit cleverer with what she told her mother, nothing she had said for this past weekend had convinced her mother of her innocence.
How would she ever convince her mother that she wasn't having an affair if Lee Stetson kept popping up at any given time? If he was ever seen that would fuel her mother's suspicions even more. She was going to have talk to him about showing up like that, although it was rather fun having a handsome spy just show up at the window.
Working with Lee was fun; fun and aggravating. Why couldn't he willingly express some appreciation for the work she did? He had thanked her for not listening to him after she had pulled him out of the gun fire and he had confessed to Francine that she was the one driving the Vigilant. But it seemed as if he wouldn't even take the time to try to trust her enough to answer basic personal questions let alone what seemed to her like a simple thing such as how he got his codename. All he could say about her work was "not bad"? Not bad because she had said his legs were not bad? He confused her. He could be personable and engaging one moment and dismissive the next. He had said he didn't understand her. Well, the feeling was mutual. She definitely had a hard time understanding him, but it was another challenge that she was ready for. At that thought she felt an excitement grow in her. Yes this job was worth the adjustments she would have to make. She was up for the challenge and she wanted to see it to its finish, whatever that was.
