MIRACLE MAN

BY

MELINDA G. LIGHT

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DISCLAIMER: Owned by WB and Shoot the Moon Productions.

TIMELINE: Third season: After Over The Limit.

RATING: PG to PG13

SUMMARY: Amanda had to have been sore after the fight with the bad guy. Lee has the perfect medicine. The night of the dinner. This is in answer to the challenge made on chelfriends.

WARNING: There really isn't a need for a warning unless you cry during a romantic scene. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------

6:00p.m. at Amanda's house:

Amanda just arrived home from work.

"Mother?" Amanda yells as she comes through the door.

"Here, Amanda." Dotty answers from the back door.

"Mother, do the boys have everything ready to go on the trip? Their ride will be here in 10 minutes." Amanda asked.

"Actually, dear, they've already left. The group decided to go for pizza before getting on the road. So they left about half an hour ago. And they did have everything." Dotty said.

"Okay, then I'm just going to go upstairs and get ready to go to a friend's house for dinner. Will you be alright alone here or do you have plans also?" Amanda said this as she headed to the stairs.

"Oh, Kurt is coming by in an hour. We're going to fly up and see my sister for the week. Unless you need me for something." Dotty asked. "Who are you having dinner with? Is it someone I know?"

"No, mother. That is fine. Give her a hug from me. Be careful." Amanda responded. "No mother, I don't think you know him. We are just entertaining a potential client."

"Oh, well you have fun." Dotty said as she thought "Amanda, if this was business, then why are you blushing? Oh, well. She'll let me know one of these days."

Amanda headed up stairs to get ready.

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Lee's apartment at 6:30p.m.

"Why am I so nervous? This is just Amanda. My Amanda." Lee thought to himself while he is fixing the salad for dinner. "No, she's just a friend, my best friend."

All of sudden a thought flashed through his head, "But you want more."

"But does she want more?" Lee answered. He set the salad in the refrigerator, and turned to the oven.

"Good, the potatoes are about done. The grill is ready for the steaks. It is going on 6:45. Amanda should be here in 20 minutes. I'll put the steaks on in 15 minutes." He headed out to the living room to make sure he had everything set up out there. "Everything looks great."

He headed into the bedroom to get changed. After changing into black jeans and white polo shirt, he headed back into the kitchen and got the steaks ready to grill.

Deciding to turn some music on, he headed out to the record player. "I know what kind I would usually play, but this is Amanda. I'll wait till she gets here." Turning back around he moved to put the steaks on the grill.

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7:10p.m.

Amanda arrived at the apartment. "Why am I so nervous? This is Lee, my best friend." She rubbed the back of her neck. "I'm going to be really stiff and sore in the morning." She stepped out of her car and headed upstairs. She took a deep breath before knocking on the door.

Inside Lee was watching the clock and pacing, "Where is she? Maybe she changed her mind?" All of sudden he hears a knock on the door.

Lee couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. Amanda was wearing black jeans and a red blouse. And she had her hair up in barrettes.

"Hi, Lee. May I come in?" Amanda smiled shyly at him.

"Oh yea. You look beautiful, Amanda." Lee said as he stepped back to let her in.

"Why thank you? You look great yourself." Amanda answered. She tilted her head down as she went by him.

All of sudden Lee grabbed her arm. "Amanda?"

"Yes, Lee." She looked up and saw Lee was frowning.

Lee slowly put his hand up to her collar. He pulled the collar a little to the side, out the way, as he looked at the bruise that had caught his eye, when she had tilted her head.

"Are you alright?" He whispered near her ear.

"Yes, Lee. I'm just a little bruised and sore. I'll be stiff in the morning but that is all." Amanda said as she put her hand up onto the front of his chest.

Lee just smiled and said, "What would you say if I told you I had the perfect medicine for that?"

"I would say it all depended on what kind of medicine?" Amanda answered.

"You'll find out after dinner." Lee grinned.

"Teaser." Amanda grinned right back.

"I'm just making sure that your stomach also has the medicine it needed. Which I think the steak and potato will be perfect for that?" Lee answered.

"I couldn't agree with you more. It sure smells good." Amanda moved to the table, "Everything looks beautiful."

"Amanda, why don't you put some music on while I get the food?" Lee asked.

"Sounds great." Amanda turned to head over to the record player. She picked through the records until she decided on one of the jazz records.

While she headed back to the table, Lee came out of the kitchen with two plates. The steak and potato looked so good that Amanda was about to start drooling.

"It looks great, Lee." She said as she sat down. "Do you need any more help in the kitchen?"

"No, I just need to grab the salad out of the fridge." Lee answered. "By the way great choice on music. I love jazz."

"So do I." Amanda just smiled. She thought, "Among other things I love. Oh, no, Amanda, he doesn't feel that way about you. So stop thinking those thoughts."

He looked at her and thinks, "Does she know, how her smile turns me inside out? That my feelings for her are so strong that they scare me?"

Heading back into the kitchen to get the salad he smiled to himself, "I wonder how she really feels about me." He grabbed the salad and went to eat dinner with his Amanda. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------

An hour later, they had finished eating and cleaning up the dishes.

Amanda went and sat down on the couch. She put her hand up to rub the back of her neck. It was starting to get stiff.

All of sudden she felt Lee's hands massaging the back of her neck and shoulder.

She lets out a sigh, "Lee, that feels great."

He lends down to her ear, "I told you I had the perfect medicine. Is this alright?"

She just nodded her head.

"Amanda, why don't you lay down on your stomach?" As Lee bent down to move the pillow on the couch so Amanda could lay down. He then moved from behind the couch.

She stared up at him for a minute.

Lee patted the couch while he went down on his knees beside it.

After Amanda got situated on the couch, Lee started the massage again but this time including her back.

Amanda lets out another sigh, "Heaven, you were right, Lee. This is definitely the perfect medicine. They should call you the Dr. or Miracle Man. Which one I don't know?"

"Just relax, Amanda." Lee continued the massage until she fell asleep. He smiled down at her as he stood up. Pulling the afghan off the back of the couch he covered her, and bent down and kissed her cheek that was facing up. "Sweet dreams, Amanda."

Lee then headed into his bedroom to his own sweet dreams.



The end.