Dean Who Chap 6
Lee held Amanda firmly in his arms as he helped her to her feet. She could hear his heart beating rapidly in his chest and was taken by surprise with the strength of his grip when he enfolded her in her arms to help her up and steady her feet.
His grip remained while he looked down at this beautiful, wacky woman civilian. Amanda shivered with apprehension despite the warm night air and Lee's warm embrace. He knew no 'normal' housewife would be subject to these extreme circumstances and admitted to himself that he was quite taken with Mrs. King's bravery.
Unsettled by their awkward hug, Amanda pulled herself away and was relieved when Lee whispered huskily in her ear, "Go back into the hotel and *stay* there. This isn't a safe place for you to be."
As soon as the word "be" left Lee's lips, a thug dressed in a black ski mask ran out from the shadows, over to Sebastian's prone body, and attempted to retrieve whatever he had been reaching for in his left chest pocket.
Lee quickly released Amanda from his grasp and bounded over to apprehend the masked reprobate but the thug turned to elbow Lee squarely in the jaw and knocked him over. Lee was down long enough for the ruffian to retrieve a bloodied document from Santiago's death grip.
Frightened, Amanda shouted "Lee! Go get him!" and watched Lee leap up and chase after the brute. They turned past the corner of the hotel and into an alley so she ran over to the valet and retrieved Dean's car keys. Thankfully, her boyfriend's car was parked by the curb (good thing it wasn't a stick!) and she soon zoomed away to help cut the perpetrator off at the other end of the alley.
"Oh my gosh!" Amanda hollered as she tore into the alley and almost ran into the two men as they struggled in the dark. Amanda knew Lee needed back-up but wasn't sure what good she could do in her stiletto heels and fancy dress. That's when she caught sight of her reflection in the rearview mirror and remembered the fashionable head band her mother had encouraged her to wear.
Amanda grabbed the headband off her brow, slipped out of Dean's car, snuck up behind the thug, and threw her arms around his neck. With headband in hand, she attempted to choke him into submission. Lee chuckled in spite of himself but, because of Amanda's resourceful intervention, he had enough time to knock the bad guy out with a left hook.
As soon as the guy was down, Amanda ran into Lee's arms and exclaimed, "What was that all about!"
Lee grabbed Amanda's shoulders, pulling her away so he could look into her eyes and make sure she was okay. "I don't know Mrs. King, but we'll soon find out. You better go back and catch up with Dean."
Amanda, busy gazing into those brilliant hazel eyes, couldn't quite seem to process what Lee had said so she asked "Dean? Dean who?"
Tag coming!
Lee held Amanda firmly in his arms as he helped her to her feet. She could hear his heart beating rapidly in his chest and was taken by surprise with the strength of his grip when he enfolded her in her arms to help her up and steady her feet.
His grip remained while he looked down at this beautiful, wacky woman civilian. Amanda shivered with apprehension despite the warm night air and Lee's warm embrace. He knew no 'normal' housewife would be subject to these extreme circumstances and admitted to himself that he was quite taken with Mrs. King's bravery.
Unsettled by their awkward hug, Amanda pulled herself away and was relieved when Lee whispered huskily in her ear, "Go back into the hotel and *stay* there. This isn't a safe place for you to be."
As soon as the word "be" left Lee's lips, a thug dressed in a black ski mask ran out from the shadows, over to Sebastian's prone body, and attempted to retrieve whatever he had been reaching for in his left chest pocket.
Lee quickly released Amanda from his grasp and bounded over to apprehend the masked reprobate but the thug turned to elbow Lee squarely in the jaw and knocked him over. Lee was down long enough for the ruffian to retrieve a bloodied document from Santiago's death grip.
Frightened, Amanda shouted "Lee! Go get him!" and watched Lee leap up and chase after the brute. They turned past the corner of the hotel and into an alley so she ran over to the valet and retrieved Dean's car keys. Thankfully, her boyfriend's car was parked by the curb (good thing it wasn't a stick!) and she soon zoomed away to help cut the perpetrator off at the other end of the alley.
"Oh my gosh!" Amanda hollered as she tore into the alley and almost ran into the two men as they struggled in the dark. Amanda knew Lee needed back-up but wasn't sure what good she could do in her stiletto heels and fancy dress. That's when she caught sight of her reflection in the rearview mirror and remembered the fashionable head band her mother had encouraged her to wear.
Amanda grabbed the headband off her brow, slipped out of Dean's car, snuck up behind the thug, and threw her arms around his neck. With headband in hand, she attempted to choke him into submission. Lee chuckled in spite of himself but, because of Amanda's resourceful intervention, he had enough time to knock the bad guy out with a left hook.
As soon as the guy was down, Amanda ran into Lee's arms and exclaimed, "What was that all about!"
Lee grabbed Amanda's shoulders, pulling her away so he could look into her eyes and make sure she was okay. "I don't know Mrs. King, but we'll soon find out. You better go back and catch up with Dean."
Amanda, busy gazing into those brilliant hazel eyes, couldn't quite seem to process what Lee had said so she asked "Dean? Dean who?"
Tag coming!