Loves Journey: Chapter 21

Hotel Room

It was a short nap, but Lee awakened refreshed. He sat up and glanced around. Amanda was not beside him, her suit outfit wasn't there, and he heard the faint sound of water running in the bathroom. Lee sat up and waited for Amanda to come out of the restroom. The door opened, and Amanda stepped out wearing a thick terry cloth robe; probably the most hideous robe he'd ever seen in his life.

"Hello!" Amanda said.

"Hi," Lee returned.

"How did you sleep?"

"Fine and how did you sleep?"

"Fine," Amanda replied as well as she stepped closer to Lee.

"Where did you get THAT?" Lee asked looking at Amanda's robe. It was pink, long with puffy little pieces; something akin to bird feathers as far as Lee could tell.

"Oh? This?" Amanda asked staring down at the robe.

"Yes, that!"

"My mother picked it up for me," Amanda answered.

"Did she? And here I thought she loved me all this time," Lee grunted, then questioned. "You aren't taking that with us when we switch to the honeymoon suite, are you?"

"You have a problem with that Stetson?" Amanda sauntered even closer to Lee; as she put her arms around his neck and pulled herself close against Lee's body, revealing one bare leg to show as she kissed him on the lips.

"Amanda!"

"What is it?" Amanda asked against his lips; drawing her tongue across his upper lip.

"I think I better go and get dressed," Lee said shakily.

"I guess you're right!" Amanda said, "But how about one last kiss?" She asked, pulling Lee closer towards her; deepening the kiss before she dropped her hands to her side and moved away.

Lee stood still momentarily as a moan of pleasure escaped his lips. Gathering all his wits and composure, he headed towards the bathroom.

As soon as Lee was gone, Amanda walked towards the closet, grabbed a garment bag from the far end and quickly got dressed. When she finished dressing; she checked her hair and make-up; then sat down in a nearby chair and picked up a magazine.

When Lee returned to the room, Lee found Amanda seated in a chair reading a magazine. She was fully dressed; her hair was still down, but the curls appeared looser somehow. Her makeup was fresh, but what caught Lee's eye was Amanda's midnight blue dress with spaghetti straps which was low in the front, showing just a hint of cleavage. A delicate sparkling design was woven across the top of the dress. The dress came just a little below her knees and when she crossed her legs; he noticed the slit that revealed a stocking leg. A pair of silver heals complimented the outfit.

Lee loved how amazingly sexy Amanda was. How he was going to make it through the reception, he didn't know. He thought that she looked beautiful in her wedding outfit; but this dress, damn; made him realize how sexy Amanda was.

"Lee!" Amanda called, noticing that Lee hadn't said a word since he returned from the bathroom.

"Amanda, you look, absolutely amazing!"

"You don't look too bad yourself!" Amanda quipped back.

"But I'm not even dressed again yet."

"Exactly!" Amanda exclaimed looking Lee up and down.

"Amanda!"

Amanda continued to look at Lee as he stood there, dressed only in a towel; revealing his exposed chiseled skin.

"I uh, left my clothes out here," Lee said as he reached in the closet and grabbed his other tuxedo. "It might be better if I dress in the bathroom."

"Good idea, Stetson!"

"Whatever happened to the shy housewife?" Lee asked.

"You know what happened to her."

Lee gave Lee a puzzled look.

"You, sweetheart!"

Lee chuckled, chanced one last glance at Amanda and hurried back to the bathroom.

Amanda shook her head as she watched her husband walk across the room. Oh my gosh, was he handsome and sexy as hell! The sight of Lee dressed only in a towel caused a shiver to run up and down her body, and it had nothing to do with the temperature of the room.

"Amanda!" Dotty shouted between the two rooms as she knocked on the door. "Can I come in? You two decent?"

"Yes, Mother, we're dressed," Amanda replied.

Amanda stood up and walked over and unlocked the adjacent door.

"Thank you, Mother! I love your dress too."

Dotty had changed clothes as well, into a simple rose skirt and matching floral blouse.

"We're almost ready. Lee's getting dressed now," Amanda said.

"I think I'll go downstairs, take the boys and wait for you two."

"Okay."

"Can you and Lee collect your aunts?"

"Sure," Amanda answered.

"I can't believe how easily Lee soothed those two," Dotty said. "He sure was smooth as silk with them; telling them that besides you, they were the most beautifully dressed women at the wedding."

"Yeah, he is smooth as silk," Amanda said softly.

"And then when I said, what about me? He innocently answered: it goes without saying Dotty that you are lovely indeed. That man; like I said, definitely is an eleven!" Dotty smiled as she walked back to the other door.

The door opened, and the boys came flying into the room.

"Mom!" Philip beamed. "When do we leave?"

"We're starving!" Jamie retorted.

"There will be food at..." Amanda's voice trailed off at the sound of the phone ringing, "the reception."

"Boys, go check the room. Do you have everything?" Dotty asked as Amanda picked up the phone receiver.

"Hello!" Amanda answered.

"Hi, Amanda," Joe said.

"Hi, Joe, what's up?"

"I was wondering if it would be okay if I bring a guest with me?"

Lee stepped out of the bathroom and looked at Amanda questioningly. She mouthed Joe.

"Lee, you look handsome," Dotty said to Lee.

"Thank you!"

"Please!" Amanda said turning towards everyone in the room. "I'm sorry Joe, what did you say?"

Dotty motioned to the boys to walk to the door. Lee motioned to Dotty that he would bring down her bag.

"Oh!" Philip yelped as he darted back to the other room. "I forgot something."

"I was saying that I wanted to bring a guest with me; if it's alright?" Joe asked.

"Hold on!" Amanda covered the receiver with her hand and whispered to Lee. "Joe wants to know if he can bring someone with him."

Lee rolled his eyes. "Sure."

Amanda nudged Lee in the side. "Yes, it's fine," Amanda said into the mouth piece.

"There's just one thing," Joe started, "that you need to know, my friend is-" Joe tried to continue, but the noise in the background cut off his words.

"I got it!" Philip said. "Want to see it, Mom?" He questioned moving over towards Amanda and holding out a fountain pen.

"Philip!" Amanda screamed and jumped back as ink oozed from the top overflowing onto the carpet.

"Look, Joe, I'm sorry, but I gotta go. We'll see you there." Amanda replaced the receiver with a thud as she moved further out of Philip's way.

Lee grabbed the pen from Philip; took a tissue off the dresser; wiped the pen clean, twisted the top and placed it in the side of one of the bags.

"Amanda, did he get your dress?" Dotty asked.

"No, I think he just missed me by an inch," Amanda replied.

"Mom, I'm sorry," Philip lamented. "I found it, and I thought it was cool."

"It's okay," Amanda said. "If we had time, I know a trick that will take out easily. As it stands, we'll have to inform the management so that they can get it out."

Dotty grabbed both boys and shooed them towards the door. Lee and Amanda completed one last sweep of the room before they left and headed to Aunt Edna and Aunt Lillian's room.