Author note: I accidentally taped over my show of "Lost and Found" so I can't go check to see where Lee and Eva met, but I got a bit of help and found the answers. So thank you to everyone who helped me out. I appreciate it all. Also I made the e-mails up so please no one write to them, and if anyone has that as their e-mail I am sorry, just tell me and I will change it.
Time frame: Three years after last chapter 1986 to 1993 (the start of SMK!)
Summary: A little look into Lee and Amanda's lives.
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1986...
For the past three years Amanda and Lee have been writing to each other. Amanda really liked that she didn't give "Bruce" her real address. This way she could see her mother more often then usual. Dotty and Amanda would talk about "Bruce" and Amanda loved that time. Even though Amanda was very much in love with Joe, she really enjoyed her friendship with "Bruce." Amanda would tell "Bruce" about "Phil" and "James" and Lee would tell her some things about his life.
In the summer of 1986 Amanda got a letter from Milan, Italy. Amanda quickly opened it up and read it.
"Dear Kate,
I am in Milan for a big meeting and I met this person. (Amanda started to smile.) I knew that she was the one for me. (Amanda was so happy. She thought to herself, "Bruce has finally found happiness.") You probably got this big grin on your face right now saying, "Bruce has finally found happiness," (Amanda laughed.) but, (Amanda thought, "Oh no there's a but.") yes there is a but, when I finally found the courage to tell her what I felt, she came running up to me and told me that she was going to marry my best friend. I never got the chance to tell her what I felt. (Amanda's heart went out to him, she felt sad and was ready to cry.) Now don't you go crying on me Kate. (She dried her eyes.) She's happy and that's all that matters. Thanks for listening to my problem again. I feel so comfortable talking with you. I'll be at this address for the next couple of weeks, so I hope that you will write back soon.
Your friend,
Bruce."
As soon as she finished reading the letter she ran to get a piece of paper and pen and started writing quite fast.
About a week later Lee got the letter from Kate.
"Dear Bruce,
My heart goes out to you, but in another way it doesn't. You had the chance to tell her, you could of told her. Of course she would have to choose between you and your best friend, but you should of given her the choice. You are always thinking about everyone else's happiness, what about yours? Out of all people you deserve to be happy and you could of found it with her. Your first love ended in tragic, but you could of made this work. Who knows, maybe she had the same feelings for you. You two could have been together already. Bruce take my advice, if ever you are in love with another woman, tell her and don't let her get away. I hope you aren't angry with me for telling you this, but I am just telling you the truth.
Your friend,
Kate"
Lee didn't whole heartily agree with Kate because he knew that if he told Eva that he loved her after his friend asked her to marry him then there would be a war.
Lee didn't know what to say so he just didn't write back to Kate.
After two weeks Amanda got nothing in the mall from Bruce and she started to get worried.
Amanda: Mother!
Dotty: What is it Sweetie?
Amanda: I think I hurt Bruce's feelings with that last letter that I sent him.
Dotty: Then write back to him or go to his home address and see him in person.
Amanda: I couldn't do that!
Dotty: Why afraid of what he might say?
Amanda: No, the address that he gave me goes to a post office box. So I don't know his real address.
Dotty: Oh, well write to him again and see if he responds.
Amanda: I will, but I am not going to apologize to him.
Dotty: I didn't say a word. Not one single word. (She got up and left.)
Amanda wrote back to Bruce in Milan.
It was a letter full of apologies and how she didn't mean to hurt him more than he already was. Of course she didn't mean them because she meant what she said before, he should have told her, but she wanted her friend back.
But the following week she got the same envelope back saying that no one by that name lives at that address anymore. So she wrote the same letter to the P.O. box.
After almost six months Amanda heard nothing from Bruce. She knew that it was over. She was angry and sad at the same time. She was sad because her friend of ten years is no longer her friend, but she was mad at him because the least thing he could of done was write to her, plus she figured that they weren't truly friends. If they were the best of friends, something like this would not pull them apart.
That night...
Joe just came back from work Amanda was tending to her sons: Honey, I'm home.
Amanda: Hi Joe.
Joe: Honey, what's wrong? You look like you just lost a friend.
Amanda said under her breath: I did. (But then she spoke out.) Nah, I'm just a little tired.
Joe: Oh, I'm sorry.
Amanda: That's okay. (She kissed him.)
Meanwhile...
The minute that Lee came home from Milan Billy sent him out on another mission in Guam. It was supposed to be an easy assignment, but it turned out harder then it was supposed to be. He never got a chance to write to Kate.
After six months he finally got home and went straight to his post office box to see if Kate wrote to him. When he opened the box up about five envelopes fell out and there were some still in the box.
Lee: What the heck? (He gathered them all up and went to his apartment.)
When he got to his apartment he opened them up and found an assortment of apologies from Kate. Lee felt so bad and started talking to himself: Kate thinks that I'm mad at her. (Then his conscious started to talk to him, "Of course she does, you nut, you didn't tell her that you weren't.)
Lee opened the last one and his jaw opened with surprise.
"Dear Bruce,
You haven't written back to me in over six months. Here it is Christmas time and instead of enjoying the Holiday Spirit I am thinking about you and how lonely you are and how much more pain I put you through. I'm sorry old friend.
You know you could at least of written to me to tell me if were through or not. But no not you. What, is this some kind of revenge? I put you through pain and now you have to put me through pain. That's not how friends communicate Bruce. If you truly thought me as your friend, you wouldn't let something like this come between our friendship. Ever heard the saying, "That's what friends are for. To tell you the truth when no one else will."? Well, that's what I did.
Kate."
Lee's heart was in pain. He lost his dearest friend. He realized that he had to do something.
He ran down to the flower shop around the street and bought some daisies.
Late that night he went to Amanda's old house (Dotty's house) and put the flowers and a letter into the mailbox and ran off.
In the morning Amanda, Philip, and Jaime took their usual walk (Or in other words Amanda walked while pushing Philip and Jaime in their stroller.) to Dotty's house. When Amanda got there she noticed the flowers in the mailbox. She and her sons went into the house.
Amanda: mother, someone brought you flowers.
Dotty: Who dear?
Amanda: Oh my gosh!
Dotty: What is it?
Amanda: It's from Bruce!
Dotty: What?
Amanda quickly opened the letter and started to read it.
Dotty: What does it say?
Amanda read it out loud.
"To my dear friend Kate,
Please believe me when I say that I am sorry. I never intended to hurt you so much. I know you were telling me what was supposed to be said, but I don't think I was ready to hear it. You're right Kate. Like always, I hate that. (Amanda laughed.) I didn't stop writing to you because I was mad, I just didn't have enough time. We lost of few people down at work and I had to work triple time. I was sent over to Guam to do some work over there and I never found a single moment to write to you. I hope that you do believe me.
Kate, I said it before and I'll say it again, you are my most dearest, most best, most perfect friend that I have and nothing like that can ever tear us apart. I hope you can forgive me. Enjoy the daisies I hope you like them. Please write back. I will be waiting patiently.
Love your friend always,
Bruce."
Amanda and Lee continued to write again.
In the winter of 1990 Joe came home with a big package.
Amanda: Honey, what is that?
Joe: It's a brand new computer.
Amanda: What do we need a computer for?
Joe: Well, soon there is this new thing, called the Internet, which is going to come out. It allows you to find anything on it. People also say that you can talk to people from all over the world and send mail through the computer in seconds.
Amanda: Seconds?!
Joe: I'd figure that that'd impress you.
Amanda wasn't really impressed, she was just happy. Now if she could get Bruce to get one of these Internet computer things then they can talk more. At that moment she felt guilty, here she is married to the man she loved, but she's thinking about her best friend.
Amanda: Yeah.
Joe started right in on setting the computer up.
Amanda wrote to Bruce about the Internet and told him to get a computer.
He wrote back saying that he didn't really know how to use a computer, but he would learn for her sake.
In 1991 the Internet came out and Joe got it hooked up to their computer. He showed Amada how to use e-mail and AOL.
Starting in the summer Joe started to work down in South America. He was down there more then he was in the states with his family. Amanda was feeling very depressed.
Her mother had the boys that night and Joe was still in South America. Amanda was playing on the computer when someone binged her.
Amanda: User "Bruce512" has sent you a message. Would you like to accept it? (Amanda hit yes.)
Bruce512: Kate!!
AngelSD: Bruce!! Hi! (Amanda finally snapped out of her depression.)
Bruce512: What's up?
AngelSD: Nothing much. I tell you, you're name is just so creative.
Bruce512: Thanks. What's yours mean?
AngelSD: Ever seen "Charlie's Angel"?
Bruce512: Oh yeah. So you liked Sabrina the best?
AngelSD: Well, actually I liked Bosley the best. But Sabrina is my favorite Angel.
Bruce512: I liked the Blonde hair girl.
AngelSD: You would.
Bruce512: What was that?
AngelSD: Nothing. :) Look, Bruce, I've had a hectic week and I'm tired. Do you have an e-mail address? I'll write to you in the morning and explain everything.
Bruce512: Sure. It's secretagentman#1@aol.com
AngelSD: That's cute, are you trying to tell me something? (She said trying to be funny.)
Bruce512: I have no clue what you are talking about ;-)
AngelSD: Okay. I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Bruce512: Okay, night.
AngelSD: Night.
In the morning Lee checked his e-mail out and got a new letter from a Angellady3@yahoo.com. He opened it and read it.
"Bruce,
Sorry that I was so short with you yesterday and today, but I've had a very hectic week. Joe is working in South America and has been gone almost three weeks. I don't know if I can handle it. Bring up two boys without a constant father around isn't easy. I don't know what to do. Well, I have to go. Write back soon.
Angel lady"
Lee quickly wrote back, well as quickly as he could with two fingers he wasn't that good yet, and left to go to work.
Very later that night, after the boys went to sleep Amanda went onto the computer to check out her mail.
"Kate,
I'm sorry to hear what Joe is doing to you and your boys. These very years are going to be important years in your son's lives. Believe me, I've been in that situation before. Oh how I wanted my parents, or even my Uncle, to be there while I grew up. But all I had was a best friend. Kate, whatever happens I will always be there for you and so will your mother. You are the strongest person that I know and I know that you will get through this. I am not that good with words, so I hope that I am saying the words that you need to hear. Write to me and just remember that I am here with you every step of the way.
Secret agent man"
Amanda had to laugh once again at the name. Amanda wrote back a little response back telling him that she needed to hear the words that he would be there for her. She needed someone else then her mother to be there for her.
Months went on Joe couldn't be home for Christmas; in fact he would be missing both his sons first birthday. That was it she was through. She's been through this with Joe. Joe wanted her and the kids to move to South America to live with him, but she couldn't do that to the boys. The boys needed a neighborhood like the one they were in to grow up in. She planned on telling him that she wanted a divorce, as soon as he returned in February.
By early October the divorce was finally through. She had to plan everything around Joe's steady work in South America.
In mid October Joe moved out and the boys were at a friends house, she finally got the house to herself again. So she went onto the computer with a carton of ice cream and a bottle of soda.
As soon as she signed onto her AOL Bruce binged her.
Bruce512: Kate! Hi! Where have you been? I haven't heard from you in a while.
AngelSD: I just finally got through with the divorce.
Bruce512: Sorry.
AngelSD: I realized that after missing Christmas and also missing the boys birthday's for the first time. I wanted to do something about that. He then wanted the boys and I to move down to S.A with him, but I couldn't do that to the boys.
Bruce512: No that's not a good place to bring the boys up in.
AngelSD: So I asked for a divorce and he agreed.
They talked on about other things and their pasts before they became friends. Lee told Kate old stories about himself in hopes that he could put a smile on Kate's face. He succeeded.
For the next few months they would talk over AOL and send e-mails with each other.
Then one day in March of 1993, Lee got an e-mail from Kate.
"Bruce,
I found this wonderful man and we are seeing each other. (She went on about a few other new things that were going on in her life.)
Write back soon Bruce.
Kate"
Lee couldn't be happier for her and so he wrote to her and told her that.
Amanda was writing less and less and wasn't on AOL that much anymore.
One day in October of 1993...
Amanda brought Dean to the train station, waved good-bye, and then started to walk away when the train started to move.
While walking, someone bumped into her and turned her around.
Amanda: Excuse me?!
To Be Continued...
Time frame: Three years after last chapter 1986 to 1993 (the start of SMK!)
Summary: A little look into Lee and Amanda's lives.
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1986...
For the past three years Amanda and Lee have been writing to each other. Amanda really liked that she didn't give "Bruce" her real address. This way she could see her mother more often then usual. Dotty and Amanda would talk about "Bruce" and Amanda loved that time. Even though Amanda was very much in love with Joe, she really enjoyed her friendship with "Bruce." Amanda would tell "Bruce" about "Phil" and "James" and Lee would tell her some things about his life.
In the summer of 1986 Amanda got a letter from Milan, Italy. Amanda quickly opened it up and read it.
"Dear Kate,
I am in Milan for a big meeting and I met this person. (Amanda started to smile.) I knew that she was the one for me. (Amanda was so happy. She thought to herself, "Bruce has finally found happiness.") You probably got this big grin on your face right now saying, "Bruce has finally found happiness," (Amanda laughed.) but, (Amanda thought, "Oh no there's a but.") yes there is a but, when I finally found the courage to tell her what I felt, she came running up to me and told me that she was going to marry my best friend. I never got the chance to tell her what I felt. (Amanda's heart went out to him, she felt sad and was ready to cry.) Now don't you go crying on me Kate. (She dried her eyes.) She's happy and that's all that matters. Thanks for listening to my problem again. I feel so comfortable talking with you. I'll be at this address for the next couple of weeks, so I hope that you will write back soon.
Your friend,
Bruce."
As soon as she finished reading the letter she ran to get a piece of paper and pen and started writing quite fast.
About a week later Lee got the letter from Kate.
"Dear Bruce,
My heart goes out to you, but in another way it doesn't. You had the chance to tell her, you could of told her. Of course she would have to choose between you and your best friend, but you should of given her the choice. You are always thinking about everyone else's happiness, what about yours? Out of all people you deserve to be happy and you could of found it with her. Your first love ended in tragic, but you could of made this work. Who knows, maybe she had the same feelings for you. You two could have been together already. Bruce take my advice, if ever you are in love with another woman, tell her and don't let her get away. I hope you aren't angry with me for telling you this, but I am just telling you the truth.
Your friend,
Kate"
Lee didn't whole heartily agree with Kate because he knew that if he told Eva that he loved her after his friend asked her to marry him then there would be a war.
Lee didn't know what to say so he just didn't write back to Kate.
After two weeks Amanda got nothing in the mall from Bruce and she started to get worried.
Amanda: Mother!
Dotty: What is it Sweetie?
Amanda: I think I hurt Bruce's feelings with that last letter that I sent him.
Dotty: Then write back to him or go to his home address and see him in person.
Amanda: I couldn't do that!
Dotty: Why afraid of what he might say?
Amanda: No, the address that he gave me goes to a post office box. So I don't know his real address.
Dotty: Oh, well write to him again and see if he responds.
Amanda: I will, but I am not going to apologize to him.
Dotty: I didn't say a word. Not one single word. (She got up and left.)
Amanda wrote back to Bruce in Milan.
It was a letter full of apologies and how she didn't mean to hurt him more than he already was. Of course she didn't mean them because she meant what she said before, he should have told her, but she wanted her friend back.
But the following week she got the same envelope back saying that no one by that name lives at that address anymore. So she wrote the same letter to the P.O. box.
After almost six months Amanda heard nothing from Bruce. She knew that it was over. She was angry and sad at the same time. She was sad because her friend of ten years is no longer her friend, but she was mad at him because the least thing he could of done was write to her, plus she figured that they weren't truly friends. If they were the best of friends, something like this would not pull them apart.
That night...
Joe just came back from work Amanda was tending to her sons: Honey, I'm home.
Amanda: Hi Joe.
Joe: Honey, what's wrong? You look like you just lost a friend.
Amanda said under her breath: I did. (But then she spoke out.) Nah, I'm just a little tired.
Joe: Oh, I'm sorry.
Amanda: That's okay. (She kissed him.)
Meanwhile...
The minute that Lee came home from Milan Billy sent him out on another mission in Guam. It was supposed to be an easy assignment, but it turned out harder then it was supposed to be. He never got a chance to write to Kate.
After six months he finally got home and went straight to his post office box to see if Kate wrote to him. When he opened the box up about five envelopes fell out and there were some still in the box.
Lee: What the heck? (He gathered them all up and went to his apartment.)
When he got to his apartment he opened them up and found an assortment of apologies from Kate. Lee felt so bad and started talking to himself: Kate thinks that I'm mad at her. (Then his conscious started to talk to him, "Of course she does, you nut, you didn't tell her that you weren't.)
Lee opened the last one and his jaw opened with surprise.
"Dear Bruce,
You haven't written back to me in over six months. Here it is Christmas time and instead of enjoying the Holiday Spirit I am thinking about you and how lonely you are and how much more pain I put you through. I'm sorry old friend.
You know you could at least of written to me to tell me if were through or not. But no not you. What, is this some kind of revenge? I put you through pain and now you have to put me through pain. That's not how friends communicate Bruce. If you truly thought me as your friend, you wouldn't let something like this come between our friendship. Ever heard the saying, "That's what friends are for. To tell you the truth when no one else will."? Well, that's what I did.
Kate."
Lee's heart was in pain. He lost his dearest friend. He realized that he had to do something.
He ran down to the flower shop around the street and bought some daisies.
Late that night he went to Amanda's old house (Dotty's house) and put the flowers and a letter into the mailbox and ran off.
In the morning Amanda, Philip, and Jaime took their usual walk (Or in other words Amanda walked while pushing Philip and Jaime in their stroller.) to Dotty's house. When Amanda got there she noticed the flowers in the mailbox. She and her sons went into the house.
Amanda: mother, someone brought you flowers.
Dotty: Who dear?
Amanda: Oh my gosh!
Dotty: What is it?
Amanda: It's from Bruce!
Dotty: What?
Amanda quickly opened the letter and started to read it.
Dotty: What does it say?
Amanda read it out loud.
"To my dear friend Kate,
Please believe me when I say that I am sorry. I never intended to hurt you so much. I know you were telling me what was supposed to be said, but I don't think I was ready to hear it. You're right Kate. Like always, I hate that. (Amanda laughed.) I didn't stop writing to you because I was mad, I just didn't have enough time. We lost of few people down at work and I had to work triple time. I was sent over to Guam to do some work over there and I never found a single moment to write to you. I hope that you do believe me.
Kate, I said it before and I'll say it again, you are my most dearest, most best, most perfect friend that I have and nothing like that can ever tear us apart. I hope you can forgive me. Enjoy the daisies I hope you like them. Please write back. I will be waiting patiently.
Love your friend always,
Bruce."
Amanda and Lee continued to write again.
In the winter of 1990 Joe came home with a big package.
Amanda: Honey, what is that?
Joe: It's a brand new computer.
Amanda: What do we need a computer for?
Joe: Well, soon there is this new thing, called the Internet, which is going to come out. It allows you to find anything on it. People also say that you can talk to people from all over the world and send mail through the computer in seconds.
Amanda: Seconds?!
Joe: I'd figure that that'd impress you.
Amanda wasn't really impressed, she was just happy. Now if she could get Bruce to get one of these Internet computer things then they can talk more. At that moment she felt guilty, here she is married to the man she loved, but she's thinking about her best friend.
Amanda: Yeah.
Joe started right in on setting the computer up.
Amanda wrote to Bruce about the Internet and told him to get a computer.
He wrote back saying that he didn't really know how to use a computer, but he would learn for her sake.
In 1991 the Internet came out and Joe got it hooked up to their computer. He showed Amada how to use e-mail and AOL.
Starting in the summer Joe started to work down in South America. He was down there more then he was in the states with his family. Amanda was feeling very depressed.
Her mother had the boys that night and Joe was still in South America. Amanda was playing on the computer when someone binged her.
Amanda: User "Bruce512" has sent you a message. Would you like to accept it? (Amanda hit yes.)
Bruce512: Kate!!
AngelSD: Bruce!! Hi! (Amanda finally snapped out of her depression.)
Bruce512: What's up?
AngelSD: Nothing much. I tell you, you're name is just so creative.
Bruce512: Thanks. What's yours mean?
AngelSD: Ever seen "Charlie's Angel"?
Bruce512: Oh yeah. So you liked Sabrina the best?
AngelSD: Well, actually I liked Bosley the best. But Sabrina is my favorite Angel.
Bruce512: I liked the Blonde hair girl.
AngelSD: You would.
Bruce512: What was that?
AngelSD: Nothing. :) Look, Bruce, I've had a hectic week and I'm tired. Do you have an e-mail address? I'll write to you in the morning and explain everything.
Bruce512: Sure. It's secretagentman#1@aol.com
AngelSD: That's cute, are you trying to tell me something? (She said trying to be funny.)
Bruce512: I have no clue what you are talking about ;-)
AngelSD: Okay. I'll talk to you tomorrow.
Bruce512: Okay, night.
AngelSD: Night.
In the morning Lee checked his e-mail out and got a new letter from a Angellady3@yahoo.com. He opened it and read it.
"Bruce,
Sorry that I was so short with you yesterday and today, but I've had a very hectic week. Joe is working in South America and has been gone almost three weeks. I don't know if I can handle it. Bring up two boys without a constant father around isn't easy. I don't know what to do. Well, I have to go. Write back soon.
Angel lady"
Lee quickly wrote back, well as quickly as he could with two fingers he wasn't that good yet, and left to go to work.
Very later that night, after the boys went to sleep Amanda went onto the computer to check out her mail.
"Kate,
I'm sorry to hear what Joe is doing to you and your boys. These very years are going to be important years in your son's lives. Believe me, I've been in that situation before. Oh how I wanted my parents, or even my Uncle, to be there while I grew up. But all I had was a best friend. Kate, whatever happens I will always be there for you and so will your mother. You are the strongest person that I know and I know that you will get through this. I am not that good with words, so I hope that I am saying the words that you need to hear. Write to me and just remember that I am here with you every step of the way.
Secret agent man"
Amanda had to laugh once again at the name. Amanda wrote back a little response back telling him that she needed to hear the words that he would be there for her. She needed someone else then her mother to be there for her.
Months went on Joe couldn't be home for Christmas; in fact he would be missing both his sons first birthday. That was it she was through. She's been through this with Joe. Joe wanted her and the kids to move to South America to live with him, but she couldn't do that to the boys. The boys needed a neighborhood like the one they were in to grow up in. She planned on telling him that she wanted a divorce, as soon as he returned in February.
By early October the divorce was finally through. She had to plan everything around Joe's steady work in South America.
In mid October Joe moved out and the boys were at a friends house, she finally got the house to herself again. So she went onto the computer with a carton of ice cream and a bottle of soda.
As soon as she signed onto her AOL Bruce binged her.
Bruce512: Kate! Hi! Where have you been? I haven't heard from you in a while.
AngelSD: I just finally got through with the divorce.
Bruce512: Sorry.
AngelSD: I realized that after missing Christmas and also missing the boys birthday's for the first time. I wanted to do something about that. He then wanted the boys and I to move down to S.A with him, but I couldn't do that to the boys.
Bruce512: No that's not a good place to bring the boys up in.
AngelSD: So I asked for a divorce and he agreed.
They talked on about other things and their pasts before they became friends. Lee told Kate old stories about himself in hopes that he could put a smile on Kate's face. He succeeded.
For the next few months they would talk over AOL and send e-mails with each other.
Then one day in March of 1993, Lee got an e-mail from Kate.
"Bruce,
I found this wonderful man and we are seeing each other. (She went on about a few other new things that were going on in her life.)
Write back soon Bruce.
Kate"
Lee couldn't be happier for her and so he wrote to her and told her that.
Amanda was writing less and less and wasn't on AOL that much anymore.
One day in October of 1993...
Amanda brought Dean to the train station, waved good-bye, and then started to walk away when the train started to move.
While walking, someone bumped into her and turned her around.
Amanda: Excuse me?!
To Be Continued...