Surprise, nothing else as surprise
Dotty, Jaime and Phillip were camping over the weekend. Actually Amanda should go with them, but her colleague Lee Stetson need her for an urgent assignment. Although she was looking forward to the weekend with her family, so couldn't knock her colleague for the head. Her family would surely have comprehension and besides that, they have often been camping alone.
After saying goodbye to her sons and her mother, she went back to the house, where the telephone was ranging.
"Hello Amanda. Have you got finished packing?"
Amanda don't know, what was Lee talking about. Lee was playing the innocent, because he had planned this in this way. He doesn't want to risk, that Amanda choose another decision in the last second. He had many much intended for her, but this she will learn later.
"You don't know that we are going to San Francisco? I'll be at your place in one and a half hour and bring an evening dress with you. See you later."
Amanda would ask him something about the case but Lee shut down the line. Amanda went to her room and packed her suitcase.
Lee thought. "Part one is managed. The Agency knows that i won't be disturb during this case and Amanda will had been camping with her family. So she won't be missed by anyone. A weekend only for the two of us. I will need this to talk to her."
Precisely one and a half hour later Lee's corvette was standing in front of Amanda's house. She had just finished packing, as Lee just for once was ranging the doorbell at the front door. She opened, Lee took her suitcase and together they went to the car. Then they drove to the airport. Amanda doesn't make pains to ask something about their assignment.
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The hotel in which they were accommodated was one of the most expensive in the city. Lee had been waiting an eternity for a reservation.
It was a double room with a big bed and an comfortable sofa on which he will sleep. Amanda was amazed that The Agency paid for so a much expensive room, because they do this normally not. But Amanda doesn't know, that Lee was paying for this room by himself.
Amanda begun to unpack her suitcase but Lee disturbed her.
"You can do this later. Come on, I will show you the city!"
"This is not necessary. I had been here before."
"If you won't a sightseeing tour then let me invite you for lunch." Lee looked at her in such a way she couldn't say no. Lee was very happy. He know a small, romantically restaurant which was not very far from the hotel. She agreed to a little walk.
The whole situation seemed strange to her. It seemed to her that something wasn't okay
and she didn't like this. The two of them walked in silence side by side along the street.
Lee thought the whole time about the way he could say Amanda what he feels for her.
Amanda thought about her last time in San Francisco and what she would answer to Lee's questions about it, if he had some. No one from her present live knows anything about her time in San Francisco, even not her own mother and this was good so.
On their way to the restaurant they walked past an old and empty warehouse. In her subconscious she recognized the building and stopped walking. Lee noticed that something was wrong with his partner.
"Amanda, are you all right?"
Amanda woke up from her thoughts. "Yes, I am. I just remind this building. A friend of mine had lived some years ago in this house."
Lee wouldn't believe this. "What, here?!? Amanda this is a warehouse!"
"I know, but the highest floor was a flat."
"Will you have a look, if your friend is still living there?"
Amanda nodded and stepped into the building. On the door was a sign with the letters L. H.
"This are her initials. Let's hope the best!" Amanda thought. She knocked on the door and waited if someone would opened her the door. And this happened a moment later. A tall, slim woman in a pantsuit and hat opened the door. She had long brown light curled hair.
"Laura, are you it really?"
"Sabrina Duncan?" Amanda nodded and followed the woman into the flat.
"Laura, please don't call me Sabrina. My real name is Amanda King." Laura promised this.
The two ladies talked a short time, but suddenly Amanda remind something.
"Oh my gosh. Lee. My colleague is waiting for me. I'm sorry but I must go. We have to work."
Laura invited Lee and Amanda for dinner this evening. Amanda accepted it and went down to Lee.
"I would have send a search team after you! I think your friend is still living here!"
"Yes, you are right. Laura had invite us for dinner tonight. So, you can see by yourself how comfortable we had lived in this storehouse."
"What, you have been living there, too. No, I don't believe this. Not MY AMANDA!!!"
Amanda doesn't noticed the meaning of Lee's last sentence.
"Oh yes, I have. But this was another phase of my life from which nearly no one knows about."
Now this topic was finished for her. Lee was certainly not happy about the invitation, but so he will learn something about Amanda's past. He will have enough time to speak with her.
A short time later they reached the restaurant. They went inside and got a table in a remote niche. They took a seat, choose a meal and ordered. Amanda ventured and asked Lee about their task.
"We should go to a private investigator who will give us some precious information for a case which I am working on."
"And Therefore they need their best agent and me. I don't believe this!"
"All other agents were on duty or on holiday. I was the only agent who was free and I could choose my partner by myself. You are with me because a simply reason. I must speak with you about an urgent topic and here we won't be disturb. Billy don't know that you are with me and he have the order not to call me. I will call him."
Amanda was intimate with Lee over a few years and she could talk with him about everything and it was no problem, if they were disturbed in their conversation. By now.
"It seems to be serious. I hope it is not a bad thing."
Lee laughed. "No, not really. The sight for this problem is decisive."
At this time the ordered food came. The both of them were eating in silence or they were speaking over unimportant subjects. After paying Lee and Amanda went outside.
"You decide what we will do next. Either we go to the investigator or we go back to the hotel and talk."
"I'm curious about that what you will say to me but I think it's better if we are doing our job first."
"Your wish is my command!" With this words Lee called a cab and let Amanda in. He gave the driver the address. Somehow he was happy with this decision. So he could think about what to say to Amanda. The cab stopped in front of a huge bureau-complex with a fountain in front of it. Lee paid the cab and together they went to Suite 1157. They went through the glass doors. One said `Remington Steele, Private Investigator`. In the hall was a small, elderly woman. Lee thought that she might be the receptionist and said to her that he would speak to Mr. Steele.
The woman, Mildred Krebbs asked for their names and appeared behind a red coloured door. Seconds later she came back and told them that her boss was waiting for them. Lee opened the door and let his partner went inside. Remington stood up, gave his hand and offered the two of them a seat.
My name is Lee Stetson and this is my partner Amanda King. We are from The Agency. Our boss, Billy Melrose gave you the order to hand out us your information about Steve Masters."
"My partner have put the file together. So far I know they are not complete yet. I will call my partner and ask her."
He took the receiver and dialled Laura's number. He asked her about the folder and she invited him for dinner tonight.
"You can take the file with you. Some trivial matters are missing but we'll send them after you."
"Thanks." said Lee. Remington handed out the file to Amanda.
"I have a little request. Can I be up to date with this case?" Lee and Amanda promised this and Remington gave Lee his visiting card. After that they went outside.
Lee suggested to go shopping. He called a cab and together the went into the city. Together they went in an sinful expensive shop. Lee insisted on buying her a dress with the condition to chose it by himself. Lee selected a tight, back-free silver dress with many small buttons and spaghetti- strings.
Amanda tried it on and established contended that it fitted her perfect. Lee paid and together they went back to the hotel.
"Amanda, will you now that I speak with you? Sometimes you will know everything. Better now then later!"
"Lee, you make me frighten. On one hand I will know what you have to say, but I'm afraid that it will be something bad. But okay, say what you want to say. I'll stand it. I hope so."
Lee had to laugh about the long monolog which was so typical for Amanda.
"It depends on you, if our friendship suffered from this talk. Amanda, what I will say now is very important for me and please don't disturb me unnecessarily. It's very hard for me to speak about this topic."
Amanda nodded and have very strange thoughts about their conversation.
"You know me for a long time now and I hope you know me well enough to know that there is no really important person in my life, except the Colonel. You should know, too that I don't have any long relationship. I don't have any long secure and serious relationship. But since a few weeks I am sure about my feelings for a very special woman. I'm in love with her but I don't know if she feels the same for me." Lee breath deep.
So far so good.
"If I were you, I would speak with those woman. She couldn't do more as running away."
"Okay Amanda, you would it in this way. The woman, I was speaking from, who I am in love with, is you."
Amanda was terrified. She had reckon with everything, expect this. She was pale and it seemed that she don't breath.
"Amanda, are you all right?" Lee asked.
"Yes, yes I think so. This was very surprise." Lee was lightened that she was still speaking with him.
"I was sure that you want be falling over happy around my neck but with this reaction I don't have reckoned."
"I'm sorry Lee, but I had to thought about it."
Both sat there in silence for some minutes.
"Lee, I think it was good that you have say my the truth about your feelings for me and I'm the meaning that I should do the same. I feel more as friendship for you. I'm in love with you, too but I don't want to accept it by myself. And I don't want to admit it to you. I was always the acceptance that someone like you won't be interested in such uninterested divorced of two. You have showed me this at the beginning and I thought I was the reason for your reserve."
Lee had to smile again. He was wondering how long this woman could speak without breathing.
"You are right. You were one of the reasons why I don't want to work with you. But not so like you thing. At our first meeting at the train station I noticed that something special was between us. And I don't want this. Another reason was that I don't want to put you and your family in danger. I'm long enough in the filed to know how many families had broke down in due of this work. I speak of my own experience. But it seems to me that this hadn't work well enough. But I told me that I will do everything to take care of you and your family after you becoming my partner. But you do nothing what I told you."
The both of them were lightened that they have say the truth about their feelings. Now he must put his real plan in action, but the ways for this are smoothen.
"Amanda, there is something else I want to say. You know now that I love you with all my heart and I want spent my whole time with you and your family."
Lee kneeled in front of her and put a small velvet box out of his jacket.
"Amanda will you marry me?"
For the second time in her life, Amanda was speechless. As she noticed Lee question she felt around his neck and kissed him passionately.
"Should this mean YES?" Lee asked as he had enough air.
Amanda nodded. As he saw this he took the ring out of the box and put it on Amanda's finger. He kissed her and she did the same. She ran her hand through his hair and tousled it. He stroked lightly her back. As her reached her pants he pulled carefully her blouse out of it. He reckoned that she would stopped him, but she didn't do this. Amanda tried to undress him from his suit jacket. As he noticed this he helped her with this. Lee made his way with his mouth forward to her ear lope and caress it. Amanda loosened his tie and opened his shirt. Then she ran her hand over his muscular breast. His hands were working on Amanda's cloths, too. He opened with shaking finger her blouse. His fingers couldn't manage to open her bra. Amanda had to help him. For a short moment they stopped their caressing and looked him deep into the eyes. She smiled. With hoarse voice he whispered into her ear:
"You are beautiful. I love you."
As responds Amanda ran her hand over his breast and his abdomen. Rather resolute she opened his belt and the zipper of his trouser. Lee sank back in the bed. She stood fast up and undressed his shoes and his trousers. The same did she with her cloths. Then she went to Lee in the bed. He began to stroke and massage her breast. As it wasn't enough for for him he leant over her and suck on her breast. Amanda ran her hand over his back and his breast. Sometimes a soft groan flee from her, which made Lee much wilder. His hands made her way down.
As a threat or a warning the alarm clock began to rang. Lee was scared. Amanda had to laugh about his facial expression.
"No panic, Lee. I have put on the alarm clock because I want to have enough time to get ready for our meeting with Laura."
First she looked at her, then at Lee.
"And I am thinking, we'll need this pressing."
She stood up and picked up her cloths. Then she appeared in the bathroom. Lee stood up and unpacked his suitcase. Thereby he put out some things for the big, mysterious meeting. During this he heard Amanda in the bathroom. After a quarter of a hour she came back. Around her body were only a beige bath towel. From her hair was water dropping and ran over her décolleté and appeared between her breasts.
"I'll fetch something from the bath and then you could use it."
Amanda fetched a second towel for her hair and a curling stick.
"Mandy, will you put your hair high for me? And will you wear my dress tonight, please?"
He didn't wait for her to answer his request. He appeared behind the bathroom door. Amanda dried her hair and put curls with help of the curling stick in it. Then she put some fresh slip and a fresh bra out of her suitcase and she fetch her cosmetic-suitcase. She put on Lee's dress. She sat in front of the mirror and began to put her hair on her head. At this moment Lee came into the room. He only wear a bath towel around his hips. His hair was wet and he was freshly shaved. He smelt after his after shave. Amanda had seen him often with only a few thing on, but each time the view was breathtaking. Lee went to the commode where he had put down his clothes earlier. He get dressed without any thought about Amanda.
She was happy with her hair-style. She hoped that Lee would like it. Now she put make-up on her face. For this she had to look into the mirror and so she didn't miss anything of Lee's dressing-process. For finish she put on some of Lee's favourite perfume.
Lee wore a night blue suit with a white shirt. Together they left their room and went down to the lobby. As one of the page saw Lee he went to him, whispered something in his ear and gave him a key. They went outside and stood in front of a silver porsche, the same type like Lee's old one. He went very resolute to this car and opened the passenger door for Amanda. Very surprising she saw him on.
"I have rent it while your were at the bath."
Both laughed. Lee get into the car and started.
"Perhaps Laura is calling me Sabrina later don't wonder you. I looked similar to a woman who was named so. And it had become my nickname. I will tell you this later."
She didn't like it to lie to Lee. But she wasn't ready to tell him the truth about her past. Not yet.
As the arrived at the warehouse she leaded him to Laura's flat. She knock on the door and a short tome later Laura opened it. She let the visitors inside and the two women embraced. Amanda introduced Lee and Laura.
"Nice flat. From outside it seems not so luxurious." Lee noticed. They sat down on the sofa and talked about all-day-topics. Then there was a farther knock an the door.
"This will be my boss. To later, like so often."
Laura stood up to open the door for her boss Remington Steele. He was wondering over the both other visitors.
"So fast we see us again!"
Laura was confused.
"What, you know each other?"
Amanda laughed.
"You had to thank him. He is the reason, why we are seeing us now. He was our assignment and the reason for being in San Francisco."
Laura didn't understand anything but she didn't asked. The four of them talked about there work while the were eating a delicious meal. The man wanted to know how Amanda and Laura have meet another. Amanda began to speak, because she was afraid that Laura could tell them anything about her past. She told near by the truth but didn't tell some clear detail.
It was long past midnight, as Lee and Amanda went back to their hotel.
"Your friend is very nice."
"And attractive."
"I don't noticed that. There is no more beautiful women on earth, expect you. But Remington Steele is very good-looking, too."
He smiled at her.
"I don't have interest in such things any longer. But have you noticed the way the two of them were looking on each other? I thing there is something between them."
"Just for once your are wrong. While you were in the kitchen with Laura I talked with Remington. About his private life and he says there is nothing between them. But I thing they are like us. They are in love but they won't to admit it."
"You could been right. I will talk to Laura."
Some moments later Amanda's mobile phone rang. Her mother was calling.
"Amanda, darling. You can't imagine what we were going through. The camping ground was a mixture of a working-site and a rubbish dump. All of us were horrified. In the whole area is no place free. We must skip our trip now. Were are you? I thought you had to work!"
"I am working bt in San Francisco. Believe me, I didn't know about it until yesterday morning after your leaving. I am really sorry about the camping ground. I hope I'll be back in Washington on monday. I call before. Do you need anything else?"
"No, I wish you much fun by working and tell your colleague that he should give you to much work."
"Don't be worried about this. Say hello to the boys. Bye mother."
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As they were back in the hotel, Lee lead her on the big balcony. On the way on it he turned on the music. As they were outside Lee gave her his hand.
"Dance with me!" he said. Amanda went into his arms and laid her head at his shoulder. A slow song was playing. Lee pressed her at him and they danced slowly together on the balcony. He sloped his head an brushed with his lips over her neck. An wonderful shiver get through her. She get more in his embrace and turn her head for him to kiss her. Then her mouths meet.
She want him. She couldn't remember wanting a man so very like Lee Stetson.
"I need you, Mandy. I will you!"
"Yes." she whispered.
They kissed each other. One of her hands loosened his tie and opened the button of his shirt. Lee's hand loosened the clips which were holding her hair. He put her up and carried her to the bed.
Lee undressed his tie and his shirt. Amanda would do the same nut Lee disturbed her.
"Please let me this doing." ha said.
He undressed her dress and Amanda would help her.
"Not yet. We have endless time. The whole night ..... forever.
He touched her breasts trough her bra. Then he undressed her.
"Lee, please...!"
"I want you!" Lee said. "I want you to be happy!"
"I think, you must undress your trousers for this." she said with an ironic smile.
He did what she had said. "I love you, Mandy."
He touched her all over her body and finally he got into her. The feeling was indescribable. With every move he got deeper into her.
"Oh Lee, please...... please...." Amanda cried at her orgasm.
After this, they had more acts but no-one was like this one.
In the early morning hours they felt finally in a deep sleep.
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About noon Amanda was woke up by the smell of coffee. She stood up and went on the balcony from where the smell came. Lee had make breakfast.
"Good morning, darling. Have you slept well?"
Amanda smiled. "Yes, after my fiancé having no strong for some kind of activity I have slept very well."
Lee went to her and pushed her on himself.
Be careful with what you are saying. Your fiancé have regarded himself very well in sleep.
"I feel it. But first let us having breakfast. `The breakfast ...´"
"`is the important meal of the whole day. I know because you tell it my for a long time. And in lave to you I will eat something with you today, for getting big and strong."
"I think you are it already." Amanda took a croissant and a cup of coffee. Lee did the same but needed more time. Without advanced warning Amanda stood up and went to the bathroom, and took a shower. Lee put the dishes away. Amanda went back to the room dressed on completely.
"Do you think this was necessary?"
"I am afraid, but you must wait a little bit. I have a date with Laura for lunch. Alone. You can collect your straight a little bit. I will hurry."
Amanda gave him a kiss and went to the local, where she would met Laura. Laura expected her.
"Hi, I was thinking that you won't come."
"I'm sorry but I have overslept."
Laura saw at her attentive. "I think that you didn't get much sleep tonight, did you?"
Amanda smiled. "You are right. But I woke up an hour ago. We had have breakfast quickly. Then I have taken a shower and hurried to you. Lee wasn't all right with this decision but he had the guilt. If he had taken me with him we wouldn't had met us again. So he must bear the consequence. At last he will have me his whole live long."
"What do you mean? You're only colleague, aren't you?"
"You doesn't know! We are engaged since yesterday. But nobody should know about it!"
"Congratulation. Now I understand why you are looking so happy. I hope this will happen to me someday, too. But this will continue."
"I think not. I have seen how he was looking at you and I think he loves you very much."
"I know but our relationship is very difficult. Something from his past is getting between us and we must start from the beginning.
"This is similar like us. But now we are together. And you will it be soon, too."
Both women ordered something to eat and spoke about their lives. Amanda told her about her time with the angels and how she got in touch with the Agency. Laura told her the story about her imagine boss and how he got real. It was late afternoon as they went back to their partners. They promised to write and call each other.
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Lee was worried about Amanda. He had called Billy and had told him the handing-over. Billy wanted Lee back in his bureau at eight o' clock next morning because something important in his actually case happened. He promised to do his best. While waiting for Amanda he booked two flights back and packed his suitcase. He had to leave the hotel at half past five. He stood at the reception with his luggage as Amanda came back.
"What means this?" She asked.
"I must back. Command from Billy. I have packed your thinks, too. If you want to come with me I will get them."
Amanda nodded and Lee went back to their room and get Amanda's suitcase. Together they flew back to Washington DC. It was after midnight as they reached the city and they decided it would be better if Amanda stayed with Lee tonight. But they didn't get much sleep.
After getting ready for work Lee drove her to her house so she could put her suitcase there. Since it was very early in the morning nobody from her family was up so she wrote a notice for her mother. Then she went back to Lee's Corvette and together they went to the Agency.
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In the next weeks they spent much of their time together and with Amanda's family. He was very stunned about how quickly he was accept by the boys as new boyfriend of their mother. They spent often the nights together but nobody knew about their engagement and that they would marry at the beginning of December in a holiday in New York.
Dotty, Jaime and Phillip were camping over the weekend. Actually Amanda should go with them, but her colleague Lee Stetson need her for an urgent assignment. Although she was looking forward to the weekend with her family, so couldn't knock her colleague for the head. Her family would surely have comprehension and besides that, they have often been camping alone.
After saying goodbye to her sons and her mother, she went back to the house, where the telephone was ranging.
"Hello Amanda. Have you got finished packing?"
Amanda don't know, what was Lee talking about. Lee was playing the innocent, because he had planned this in this way. He doesn't want to risk, that Amanda choose another decision in the last second. He had many much intended for her, but this she will learn later.
"You don't know that we are going to San Francisco? I'll be at your place in one and a half hour and bring an evening dress with you. See you later."
Amanda would ask him something about the case but Lee shut down the line. Amanda went to her room and packed her suitcase.
Lee thought. "Part one is managed. The Agency knows that i won't be disturb during this case and Amanda will had been camping with her family. So she won't be missed by anyone. A weekend only for the two of us. I will need this to talk to her."
Precisely one and a half hour later Lee's corvette was standing in front of Amanda's house. She had just finished packing, as Lee just for once was ranging the doorbell at the front door. She opened, Lee took her suitcase and together they went to the car. Then they drove to the airport. Amanda doesn't make pains to ask something about their assignment.
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The hotel in which they were accommodated was one of the most expensive in the city. Lee had been waiting an eternity for a reservation.
It was a double room with a big bed and an comfortable sofa on which he will sleep. Amanda was amazed that The Agency paid for so a much expensive room, because they do this normally not. But Amanda doesn't know, that Lee was paying for this room by himself.
Amanda begun to unpack her suitcase but Lee disturbed her.
"You can do this later. Come on, I will show you the city!"
"This is not necessary. I had been here before."
"If you won't a sightseeing tour then let me invite you for lunch." Lee looked at her in such a way she couldn't say no. Lee was very happy. He know a small, romantically restaurant which was not very far from the hotel. She agreed to a little walk.
The whole situation seemed strange to her. It seemed to her that something wasn't okay
and she didn't like this. The two of them walked in silence side by side along the street.
Lee thought the whole time about the way he could say Amanda what he feels for her.
Amanda thought about her last time in San Francisco and what she would answer to Lee's questions about it, if he had some. No one from her present live knows anything about her time in San Francisco, even not her own mother and this was good so.
On their way to the restaurant they walked past an old and empty warehouse. In her subconscious she recognized the building and stopped walking. Lee noticed that something was wrong with his partner.
"Amanda, are you all right?"
Amanda woke up from her thoughts. "Yes, I am. I just remind this building. A friend of mine had lived some years ago in this house."
Lee wouldn't believe this. "What, here?!? Amanda this is a warehouse!"
"I know, but the highest floor was a flat."
"Will you have a look, if your friend is still living there?"
Amanda nodded and stepped into the building. On the door was a sign with the letters L. H.
"This are her initials. Let's hope the best!" Amanda thought. She knocked on the door and waited if someone would opened her the door. And this happened a moment later. A tall, slim woman in a pantsuit and hat opened the door. She had long brown light curled hair.
"Laura, are you it really?"
"Sabrina Duncan?" Amanda nodded and followed the woman into the flat.
"Laura, please don't call me Sabrina. My real name is Amanda King." Laura promised this.
The two ladies talked a short time, but suddenly Amanda remind something.
"Oh my gosh. Lee. My colleague is waiting for me. I'm sorry but I must go. We have to work."
Laura invited Lee and Amanda for dinner this evening. Amanda accepted it and went down to Lee.
"I would have send a search team after you! I think your friend is still living here!"
"Yes, you are right. Laura had invite us for dinner tonight. So, you can see by yourself how comfortable we had lived in this storehouse."
"What, you have been living there, too. No, I don't believe this. Not MY AMANDA!!!"
Amanda doesn't noticed the meaning of Lee's last sentence.
"Oh yes, I have. But this was another phase of my life from which nearly no one knows about."
Now this topic was finished for her. Lee was certainly not happy about the invitation, but so he will learn something about Amanda's past. He will have enough time to speak with her.
A short time later they reached the restaurant. They went inside and got a table in a remote niche. They took a seat, choose a meal and ordered. Amanda ventured and asked Lee about their task.
"We should go to a private investigator who will give us some precious information for a case which I am working on."
"And Therefore they need their best agent and me. I don't believe this!"
"All other agents were on duty or on holiday. I was the only agent who was free and I could choose my partner by myself. You are with me because a simply reason. I must speak with you about an urgent topic and here we won't be disturb. Billy don't know that you are with me and he have the order not to call me. I will call him."
Amanda was intimate with Lee over a few years and she could talk with him about everything and it was no problem, if they were disturbed in their conversation. By now.
"It seems to be serious. I hope it is not a bad thing."
Lee laughed. "No, not really. The sight for this problem is decisive."
At this time the ordered food came. The both of them were eating in silence or they were speaking over unimportant subjects. After paying Lee and Amanda went outside.
"You decide what we will do next. Either we go to the investigator or we go back to the hotel and talk."
"I'm curious about that what you will say to me but I think it's better if we are doing our job first."
"Your wish is my command!" With this words Lee called a cab and let Amanda in. He gave the driver the address. Somehow he was happy with this decision. So he could think about what to say to Amanda. The cab stopped in front of a huge bureau-complex with a fountain in front of it. Lee paid the cab and together they went to Suite 1157. They went through the glass doors. One said `Remington Steele, Private Investigator`. In the hall was a small, elderly woman. Lee thought that she might be the receptionist and said to her that he would speak to Mr. Steele.
The woman, Mildred Krebbs asked for their names and appeared behind a red coloured door. Seconds later she came back and told them that her boss was waiting for them. Lee opened the door and let his partner went inside. Remington stood up, gave his hand and offered the two of them a seat.
My name is Lee Stetson and this is my partner Amanda King. We are from The Agency. Our boss, Billy Melrose gave you the order to hand out us your information about Steve Masters."
"My partner have put the file together. So far I know they are not complete yet. I will call my partner and ask her."
He took the receiver and dialled Laura's number. He asked her about the folder and she invited him for dinner tonight.
"You can take the file with you. Some trivial matters are missing but we'll send them after you."
"Thanks." said Lee. Remington handed out the file to Amanda.
"I have a little request. Can I be up to date with this case?" Lee and Amanda promised this and Remington gave Lee his visiting card. After that they went outside.
Lee suggested to go shopping. He called a cab and together the went into the city. Together they went in an sinful expensive shop. Lee insisted on buying her a dress with the condition to chose it by himself. Lee selected a tight, back-free silver dress with many small buttons and spaghetti- strings.
Amanda tried it on and established contended that it fitted her perfect. Lee paid and together they went back to the hotel.
"Amanda, will you now that I speak with you? Sometimes you will know everything. Better now then later!"
"Lee, you make me frighten. On one hand I will know what you have to say, but I'm afraid that it will be something bad. But okay, say what you want to say. I'll stand it. I hope so."
Lee had to laugh about the long monolog which was so typical for Amanda.
"It depends on you, if our friendship suffered from this talk. Amanda, what I will say now is very important for me and please don't disturb me unnecessarily. It's very hard for me to speak about this topic."
Amanda nodded and have very strange thoughts about their conversation.
"You know me for a long time now and I hope you know me well enough to know that there is no really important person in my life, except the Colonel. You should know, too that I don't have any long relationship. I don't have any long secure and serious relationship. But since a few weeks I am sure about my feelings for a very special woman. I'm in love with her but I don't know if she feels the same for me." Lee breath deep.
So far so good.
"If I were you, I would speak with those woman. She couldn't do more as running away."
"Okay Amanda, you would it in this way. The woman, I was speaking from, who I am in love with, is you."
Amanda was terrified. She had reckon with everything, expect this. She was pale and it seemed that she don't breath.
"Amanda, are you all right?" Lee asked.
"Yes, yes I think so. This was very surprise." Lee was lightened that she was still speaking with him.
"I was sure that you want be falling over happy around my neck but with this reaction I don't have reckoned."
"I'm sorry Lee, but I had to thought about it."
Both sat there in silence for some minutes.
"Lee, I think it was good that you have say my the truth about your feelings for me and I'm the meaning that I should do the same. I feel more as friendship for you. I'm in love with you, too but I don't want to accept it by myself. And I don't want to admit it to you. I was always the acceptance that someone like you won't be interested in such uninterested divorced of two. You have showed me this at the beginning and I thought I was the reason for your reserve."
Lee had to smile again. He was wondering how long this woman could speak without breathing.
"You are right. You were one of the reasons why I don't want to work with you. But not so like you thing. At our first meeting at the train station I noticed that something special was between us. And I don't want this. Another reason was that I don't want to put you and your family in danger. I'm long enough in the filed to know how many families had broke down in due of this work. I speak of my own experience. But it seems to me that this hadn't work well enough. But I told me that I will do everything to take care of you and your family after you becoming my partner. But you do nothing what I told you."
The both of them were lightened that they have say the truth about their feelings. Now he must put his real plan in action, but the ways for this are smoothen.
"Amanda, there is something else I want to say. You know now that I love you with all my heart and I want spent my whole time with you and your family."
Lee kneeled in front of her and put a small velvet box out of his jacket.
"Amanda will you marry me?"
For the second time in her life, Amanda was speechless. As she noticed Lee question she felt around his neck and kissed him passionately.
"Should this mean YES?" Lee asked as he had enough air.
Amanda nodded. As he saw this he took the ring out of the box and put it on Amanda's finger. He kissed her and she did the same. She ran her hand through his hair and tousled it. He stroked lightly her back. As her reached her pants he pulled carefully her blouse out of it. He reckoned that she would stopped him, but she didn't do this. Amanda tried to undress him from his suit jacket. As he noticed this he helped her with this. Lee made his way with his mouth forward to her ear lope and caress it. Amanda loosened his tie and opened his shirt. Then she ran her hand over his muscular breast. His hands were working on Amanda's cloths, too. He opened with shaking finger her blouse. His fingers couldn't manage to open her bra. Amanda had to help him. For a short moment they stopped their caressing and looked him deep into the eyes. She smiled. With hoarse voice he whispered into her ear:
"You are beautiful. I love you."
As responds Amanda ran her hand over his breast and his abdomen. Rather resolute she opened his belt and the zipper of his trouser. Lee sank back in the bed. She stood fast up and undressed his shoes and his trousers. The same did she with her cloths. Then she went to Lee in the bed. He began to stroke and massage her breast. As it wasn't enough for for him he leant over her and suck on her breast. Amanda ran her hand over his back and his breast. Sometimes a soft groan flee from her, which made Lee much wilder. His hands made her way down.
As a threat or a warning the alarm clock began to rang. Lee was scared. Amanda had to laugh about his facial expression.
"No panic, Lee. I have put on the alarm clock because I want to have enough time to get ready for our meeting with Laura."
First she looked at her, then at Lee.
"And I am thinking, we'll need this pressing."
She stood up and picked up her cloths. Then she appeared in the bathroom. Lee stood up and unpacked his suitcase. Thereby he put out some things for the big, mysterious meeting. During this he heard Amanda in the bathroom. After a quarter of a hour she came back. Around her body were only a beige bath towel. From her hair was water dropping and ran over her décolleté and appeared between her breasts.
"I'll fetch something from the bath and then you could use it."
Amanda fetched a second towel for her hair and a curling stick.
"Mandy, will you put your hair high for me? And will you wear my dress tonight, please?"
He didn't wait for her to answer his request. He appeared behind the bathroom door. Amanda dried her hair and put curls with help of the curling stick in it. Then she put some fresh slip and a fresh bra out of her suitcase and she fetch her cosmetic-suitcase. She put on Lee's dress. She sat in front of the mirror and began to put her hair on her head. At this moment Lee came into the room. He only wear a bath towel around his hips. His hair was wet and he was freshly shaved. He smelt after his after shave. Amanda had seen him often with only a few thing on, but each time the view was breathtaking. Lee went to the commode where he had put down his clothes earlier. He get dressed without any thought about Amanda.
She was happy with her hair-style. She hoped that Lee would like it. Now she put make-up on her face. For this she had to look into the mirror and so she didn't miss anything of Lee's dressing-process. For finish she put on some of Lee's favourite perfume.
Lee wore a night blue suit with a white shirt. Together they left their room and went down to the lobby. As one of the page saw Lee he went to him, whispered something in his ear and gave him a key. They went outside and stood in front of a silver porsche, the same type like Lee's old one. He went very resolute to this car and opened the passenger door for Amanda. Very surprising she saw him on.
"I have rent it while your were at the bath."
Both laughed. Lee get into the car and started.
"Perhaps Laura is calling me Sabrina later don't wonder you. I looked similar to a woman who was named so. And it had become my nickname. I will tell you this later."
She didn't like it to lie to Lee. But she wasn't ready to tell him the truth about her past. Not yet.
As the arrived at the warehouse she leaded him to Laura's flat. She knock on the door and a short tome later Laura opened it. She let the visitors inside and the two women embraced. Amanda introduced Lee and Laura.
"Nice flat. From outside it seems not so luxurious." Lee noticed. They sat down on the sofa and talked about all-day-topics. Then there was a farther knock an the door.
"This will be my boss. To later, like so often."
Laura stood up to open the door for her boss Remington Steele. He was wondering over the both other visitors.
"So fast we see us again!"
Laura was confused.
"What, you know each other?"
Amanda laughed.
"You had to thank him. He is the reason, why we are seeing us now. He was our assignment and the reason for being in San Francisco."
Laura didn't understand anything but she didn't asked. The four of them talked about there work while the were eating a delicious meal. The man wanted to know how Amanda and Laura have meet another. Amanda began to speak, because she was afraid that Laura could tell them anything about her past. She told near by the truth but didn't tell some clear detail.
It was long past midnight, as Lee and Amanda went back to their hotel.
"Your friend is very nice."
"And attractive."
"I don't noticed that. There is no more beautiful women on earth, expect you. But Remington Steele is very good-looking, too."
He smiled at her.
"I don't have interest in such things any longer. But have you noticed the way the two of them were looking on each other? I thing there is something between them."
"Just for once your are wrong. While you were in the kitchen with Laura I talked with Remington. About his private life and he says there is nothing between them. But I thing they are like us. They are in love but they won't to admit it."
"You could been right. I will talk to Laura."
Some moments later Amanda's mobile phone rang. Her mother was calling.
"Amanda, darling. You can't imagine what we were going through. The camping ground was a mixture of a working-site and a rubbish dump. All of us were horrified. In the whole area is no place free. We must skip our trip now. Were are you? I thought you had to work!"
"I am working bt in San Francisco. Believe me, I didn't know about it until yesterday morning after your leaving. I am really sorry about the camping ground. I hope I'll be back in Washington on monday. I call before. Do you need anything else?"
"No, I wish you much fun by working and tell your colleague that he should give you to much work."
"Don't be worried about this. Say hello to the boys. Bye mother."
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As they were back in the hotel, Lee lead her on the big balcony. On the way on it he turned on the music. As they were outside Lee gave her his hand.
"Dance with me!" he said. Amanda went into his arms and laid her head at his shoulder. A slow song was playing. Lee pressed her at him and they danced slowly together on the balcony. He sloped his head an brushed with his lips over her neck. An wonderful shiver get through her. She get more in his embrace and turn her head for him to kiss her. Then her mouths meet.
She want him. She couldn't remember wanting a man so very like Lee Stetson.
"I need you, Mandy. I will you!"
"Yes." she whispered.
They kissed each other. One of her hands loosened his tie and opened the button of his shirt. Lee's hand loosened the clips which were holding her hair. He put her up and carried her to the bed.
Lee undressed his tie and his shirt. Amanda would do the same nut Lee disturbed her.
"Please let me this doing." ha said.
He undressed her dress and Amanda would help her.
"Not yet. We have endless time. The whole night ..... forever.
He touched her breasts trough her bra. Then he undressed her.
"Lee, please...!"
"I want you!" Lee said. "I want you to be happy!"
"I think, you must undress your trousers for this." she said with an ironic smile.
He did what she had said. "I love you, Mandy."
He touched her all over her body and finally he got into her. The feeling was indescribable. With every move he got deeper into her.
"Oh Lee, please...... please...." Amanda cried at her orgasm.
After this, they had more acts but no-one was like this one.
In the early morning hours they felt finally in a deep sleep.
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About noon Amanda was woke up by the smell of coffee. She stood up and went on the balcony from where the smell came. Lee had make breakfast.
"Good morning, darling. Have you slept well?"
Amanda smiled. "Yes, after my fiancé having no strong for some kind of activity I have slept very well."
Lee went to her and pushed her on himself.
Be careful with what you are saying. Your fiancé have regarded himself very well in sleep.
"I feel it. But first let us having breakfast. `The breakfast ...´"
"`is the important meal of the whole day. I know because you tell it my for a long time. And in lave to you I will eat something with you today, for getting big and strong."
"I think you are it already." Amanda took a croissant and a cup of coffee. Lee did the same but needed more time. Without advanced warning Amanda stood up and went to the bathroom, and took a shower. Lee put the dishes away. Amanda went back to the room dressed on completely.
"Do you think this was necessary?"
"I am afraid, but you must wait a little bit. I have a date with Laura for lunch. Alone. You can collect your straight a little bit. I will hurry."
Amanda gave him a kiss and went to the local, where she would met Laura. Laura expected her.
"Hi, I was thinking that you won't come."
"I'm sorry but I have overslept."
Laura saw at her attentive. "I think that you didn't get much sleep tonight, did you?"
Amanda smiled. "You are right. But I woke up an hour ago. We had have breakfast quickly. Then I have taken a shower and hurried to you. Lee wasn't all right with this decision but he had the guilt. If he had taken me with him we wouldn't had met us again. So he must bear the consequence. At last he will have me his whole live long."
"What do you mean? You're only colleague, aren't you?"
"You doesn't know! We are engaged since yesterday. But nobody should know about it!"
"Congratulation. Now I understand why you are looking so happy. I hope this will happen to me someday, too. But this will continue."
"I think not. I have seen how he was looking at you and I think he loves you very much."
"I know but our relationship is very difficult. Something from his past is getting between us and we must start from the beginning.
"This is similar like us. But now we are together. And you will it be soon, too."
Both women ordered something to eat and spoke about their lives. Amanda told her about her time with the angels and how she got in touch with the Agency. Laura told her the story about her imagine boss and how he got real. It was late afternoon as they went back to their partners. They promised to write and call each other.
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Lee was worried about Amanda. He had called Billy and had told him the handing-over. Billy wanted Lee back in his bureau at eight o' clock next morning because something important in his actually case happened. He promised to do his best. While waiting for Amanda he booked two flights back and packed his suitcase. He had to leave the hotel at half past five. He stood at the reception with his luggage as Amanda came back.
"What means this?" She asked.
"I must back. Command from Billy. I have packed your thinks, too. If you want to come with me I will get them."
Amanda nodded and Lee went back to their room and get Amanda's suitcase. Together they flew back to Washington DC. It was after midnight as they reached the city and they decided it would be better if Amanda stayed with Lee tonight. But they didn't get much sleep.
After getting ready for work Lee drove her to her house so she could put her suitcase there. Since it was very early in the morning nobody from her family was up so she wrote a notice for her mother. Then she went back to Lee's Corvette and together they went to the Agency.
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In the next weeks they spent much of their time together and with Amanda's family. He was very stunned about how quickly he was accept by the boys as new boyfriend of their mother. They spent often the nights together but nobody knew about their engagement and that they would marry at the beginning of December in a holiday in New York.