Lee and Amanda returned to the apartment after dropping of Dotty. Amanda hung up her coat and joined Lee on the couch. He opened his arm to her inviting her to snuggle in near to him.
"Mmmmm" Amanda said.
"Mmm? Something wrong?"
"No, exactly the opposite. I feel like a giant weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I am so glad we told Mother. I hope you are, too."
"I am. I wasn't too sure how she was going to take it given how the conversation was going, but once I saw that she genuinely seemed happy…..Yeah, I was glad we told her."
"I think she is genuinely happy, Lee. And it feels wonderful that I can be here with you for the weekend and not lie to her as to where I am."
Lee leaned over and kissed Amanda on the top of her head. Amanda closed her eyes and let out a sigh of contentment. She then heard a rustling of what sounded like a paper bag and opened her eyes.
"What are you doing?" she said as she saw Lee trying to retrieve something out of the paper bag on the coffee table.
"Your mother sent me home with a little snack" he said.
"She did? When? I didn't see her…"
Lee pulled out a Tupperware package and a fork.
"She sent you home with a fork, too? Does she not think we have forks here? What is it?"
Lee opened the lid.
"It's Pilgrim's Peach Puff! You have to admit, it's delicious!"
Amanda made a slight sound of playful disgust. She looked at Lee smiling as he enjoyed his goody bag packed especially for him by her mother. This gave her a warm, happy feeling inside.
"I have a feeling now that she knows, you two are going to become as thick as thieves."
"Could be. The West women can't seem to keep their hands off me" he said as he smiled.
Amanda laughed and looked at him with loving eyes.
"Well, the least you could do is give me a bite!" she said opening her mouth.
Lee put some Pilgrim's Peach Puff on the fork and moved it towards Amanda's mouth then changed his mind and ate it himself.
"Hey!"
"You can have a bite when I get my t-shirt back."
She scrunched up her face in thought for a moment.
"If I give it back to you, I will have nothing to sleep in."
Lee cocked one eyebrow up and looked in her direction.
"My thoughts exactly" he said in a velvety, breathy whisper as he kissed his wife.
It was then they both knew that it was going to be a very good weekend spent openly as Mr. and Mrs. Stetson.