19 episode
Amanda, after cooling off, was ready for dinner, waiting for them to call her from the window, looking at the peaks, every now and then he left the car and stood looking at her, from a distance their hearts "felt".
He saw Fred go with a bag to Lee probably with dinner, at that moment Amanda heard a knock on the door, this time an agent came to pick her up to meet Ivan, but it was really an embarrassing situation, she was a hostage, not a guest , what would he talk about ?, With a great sigh he followed the agent to the dining room.
In the peaks, Lee and Fred were eating a sandwich, their dinner, they ate the meal in silence until Fred took courage, he wanted to talk to Lee, "scarecrow, forgive my intrusiveness, but I wanted to talk to you about Amanda", visibly annoyed Lee , turned to him with a very hard look, "Fred, stay away from her !!" "No no, I didn't want to be intrusive and as I already told you, she is my friend, there is nothing romantic about her, she is an exceptional woman, at the beginning of the mission I was almost annoyed, you know she has always worked with you and the voices in the office said you couldn't bear it that you didn't want her, that she was clumsy and ... "" Fred! Lee interrupted him, "I know what they say in the office," his tone had softened, "but see, Amanda is not only a housewife, she is a very strong woman, she is full of resources, energy and intuition, "now Lee seemed to be talking to himself," you are right at the beginning I did not want it, it was a big annoyance, used to it to be a loner, a contemptuous agent of danger, I just wanted to achieve the result without worrying about other people, but she, with her sweetness, her being always ready to see something good in every person, even in me, I here ... I don't know how he did it but with her I became a better man, an agent that risks less and solves more cases and has also saved my life so many times ", Fred looked at him, he sensed that the scarecrow's bond was beyond love, it was a total trust in Amanda, a special bond that only a few lucky people possessed .
"Lee, why did you choose her at the station? Sorry for my curiosity," "for her eyes," said Lee, "when I asked her for help even though she immediately said no, her eyes shone, I can't tell you what I have tried, but she was the right one, only she could help me ", Fred nodded," Stetson, you are a very lucky man, now that I know Amanda and I honor her friendship, I envy what is among you "," I I know Fred, "Lee said sadly," I know, and now that I'm damned if I don't do all I can to make that woman happy! "," And Fred, "Lee's voice became very serious," of course if you escapes a single word of what we said, I swear that I will kill you with my bare hands in an instant ", with a trembling voice Fred, swore to keep the secret at the cost of his life, the tone of Lee's voice admitted no replies.
Amanda was made to sit in the dining room, Ivan was waiting for her, "please my dear sit down", "thank you, but I am not very hungry", Mrs. King please, do not do this, have no reason to be worried, I assure you that I will not do anything wrong with him, really, be kind and taste this wonderful first quality Russian caviar ".
Lee and Fred listened to the conversation in the car, for the time being Kruschenko seemed kind, but they were ready to intervene if he did something strange or hurt to Amanda.
The dinner was delicious, a typical Russian dish called Pelmeni was served, some tortellini in broth filled with meat, some soft pancakes called Blini, stuffed with salmon, and the famous beef Stroganoff, Amanda thought that the cook Martha was really superb, she didn't have never tasted such good dishes, finally as sweet tasted the Sharlotka cake, soft sponge cake accompanied by fruit puree, the only discordant note was that to serve dinner was Ludmilla, her looks were of pure hatred and made Amanda really feel uncomfortable.
After dinner, Ivan took her to the living room, he wanted her to taste a special vodka, original Russian, not like the stuff they sell here said, they sat on armchairs and vodka was served in small iced glasses, Amanda was not used to drinking spirits, but at least tried to taste it, "my dear Mrs. King, were you satisfied with the dinner?"
"It was really all superlative, really all very very good, congratulate the cook", Ivan smiled with satisfaction, my dear Mrs King, how did a kind lady like you get into this dirty world? "
Oh! see it was a coincidence, I was asked for help by a person and I tried to do everything possible to make my contribution, "he smiled thinking of that morning at the station, when he saw Lee for the first time," I guess it was the real scarecrow ? , You see my dear, this afternoon seeing you interact, I understood that from that meeting between you there must be something important true? "
Amanda opened her eyes wide, could they see their feelings so much? , "Mr. kruschenko, me and Lee are partners and friends and in any case it's none of your business," he said bravely, Ivan laughed, a bitter laugh, "I loved Susan, my daughter's mother, but see, love is not made to be a part of this work, my dear, it is dangerous and it will end up killing the scarecrow, blinded by the feeling it has for her, look at how my story ended, I didn't even know I had a daughter and if had I stayed what life could I have offered Susan? " His voice cracked, "maybe it was better this way, maybe it was good that I obeyed orders, love must not be part of the life of a spy, it only brings misfortune"!
Amanda stood up, her eyes flashed with anger, something unusual for her, she almost screamed at Ivan "it's not true !! Lee and I love each other and we will always protect each other, we'll never leave each other !!" , crying, he ran away to his room, Ivan followed her with his eyes, shook his head, "I wish you sweet lady, I wish you ..."
Lee was furious in the car and Fred had a hard time holding him, "damn you bastard !, How to let Amanda cry! Now I kill him !! Crappy !!, Fortunately, through the transceiver, Billy intervened, scarecrow screamed! Stay still don't move!, you can't do anything now, send it all to the air, stop it or you will put Amanda in danger !, reluctantly Lee tried to calm down and punched the peaks doing damage to the body, "Damn!", Looking towards the window of Amanda's room he said in a low voice "honey, don't worry, don't give up, I'm here near you and tomorrow we'll be together again, I love you".
Amanda saw Lee punch the car, still with tears in her eyes said softly, "honey, don't get angry tomorrow we'll be together and we can finally talk about us, I love you".
That night was long for both of us, the next day would have been very demanding, they slept little, imagining the moment when they would hug each other.