Chapter 10 - Ending

Lee arrived at Cyndi's house at 7pm as promised and she was waiting for him. As he walked her out to his car, she told him that she was happy he had shown up since her last few dates had blown her off.

"Oh Lee, what a great car. Can I drive?"

"I am sorry Cyndi but no one but me drives my car. It's kind of special to me. I hope you understand."

"Oh sure, boys with their toys. I got it."

They drove in silence to the night club. Once they arrived, Lee bought them both drinks and then took her out on the dance floor. Most of the songs were lively and so they both were being pretty physical in their dancing. Soon the lack of sleep started to affect Lee and he found himself barely being able to keep up with Cyndi even after taking breaks in between songs. He asked if she minded leaving and going back to his place. She smiled and said "That would be perfect" since she was sure this was a ploy to get her alone. Once they were at his apartment, he got them both glasses of wine and Cyndi excused herself and went to the bathroom. Lee was pleased with himself. He had just solved a stressful case and now he was in for a night of hot passion. He sat down on the couch and allowed his body to relax. Cyndi meanwhile decided that she needed to redo her make up since she had sweated from dancing and some of it seemed a bit smeared. It took her several minutes to freshen up and when she came back out, she found Lee fast asleep on the couch. He was definitely a bit of a dreamboat even though he was a bit older than what she normally dated. He would still be fun and it would be nice to be on his arm to make her friends all jealous. Rather than waking him up, she used his phone to call a taxi. She then tore off a piece of paper from a scratch pad he had near the phone and wrote her name on it along with her phone number. She stripped off his shirt, and undid his pants to make it look like more happened that what actually did. She couldn't resist rubbing her hands down his chest. Oh, he was definitely going to be worth the wait. She gave him a peck on the cheek as she slipped the paper into his brown pants and said to him as he slept "I'm Cyndi with an i and I sure hope you call me soon Mr. Handsome. Next time, we will make special memories together. Good Night." Cyndi then slipped out of his hotel leaving Lee to his dreams. In Lee's dreams, it was a brunette lady who kissed him and she had a raspy voice. There was a smile on his face as the dream continued while he slept through the night.

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Amanda arrived home in time to help Dotty with supper. "How was your day dear?" Dotty asked.

"Oh you know mother, that poor German Shepherd was sick all night and today I had to take him to the vet. I think he is going to be okay though."

"Well that's good dear. Oh, you did have a phone call. Jennifer from the hospital asked me to have you call her."

Amanda mused "I wonder what she wants. I haven't had much time to volunteer at the hospital since just after I met Dean."

"Well there's time before dinner, why don't you call her."

"Okay, I think I will Mother."

Amanda dialed the number that Jennifer had left for her. "Hi, Jennifer here" she answered.

"Hi Jennifer,it's Amanda King"

"Oh, hi Amanda. Thanks for calling me back. I have a huge favor to ask. As you know, Beth took over your position as Bedside Bluebelle. She's actually about to have a baby. I was wondering if there was any way that you could come in and cover for her. "

"Jennifer, you know I like being helpful. I'm not sure I can be there full time but I'm sure I can help out a few days each week. I'll start tomorrow."

"That would be great! See you then."

Dotty was staring at her daughter "Amanda dear, I don't know how you find time to do all these things. Between the sick animals, sick people and your own family, you don't have much time for yourself. One of these days, you should really find something that interests you. Someday you are going to be old like me and wonder where did the time go and why didn't you do anything exciting in life? We are all meant to live lives that have their share of adventure and fun and Amanda darling, you just never seem to have any. I mean one day, you are going to wake up and really regret that your life was so ordinary"

"Mother, one thing I can say these days is that my life is far from ordinary." Amanda smiled as she thought about how she couldn't wait till the agency called her to help them again.

The End