Chapter 63-Flight Shift

"Three Little Spies"

Watching the other two couples interacting and very obviously not caring who was observing them got Lee to thinking. What was he so afraid of? He had trouble saying the words, it was true, but he knew without a doubt that he loved Amanda. He glanced over at her, watching her watch the others with a wistful expression on her face and thought, This is stupid! If they can make it work, why can't we?

Amanda must have felt his lingering gaze on her because she turned her attention to him with a "What?"

"Nothing," he shook his head, but unlike other times when he'd been caught staring, this time he didn't turn away and try to pretend he hadn't been looking. This time he just gave her a slight smile and kept right on looking.

"No, really, what?"

"Nothing." He let out an awkward laugh, but still found the smile never faded from his face.

"What?"

He beamed at her and leaned in a little. "You've got a cute nose."

"Wha-at?" she questioned with a chuckle.

"I said, you've got a-"

"I heard what you said," she cut him off, still chuckling at the goofy grin on his face. "I'm just...well, I guess I'm just surprised is all."

"You don't think you've got a cute nose?" he teased.

"It's not that. I just..." She gestured with her head to the others. "Aren't you afraid of someone else seeing the way you're looking at me?"

"How exactly am I looking at you?" he asked her in a low tone as he moved in even closer.

Her breath caught in her throat. Was he going to kiss her? Here? In front of everybody instead of hiding? She found herself having trouble forming words and stammered, "L-l-like you're undr-dressing me with y-your eyes."

"Maybe I am," he crooned then leaned in and for her ears only whispered to her. "We both know I've done it in reality enough times."

Amanda felt a familiar shiver travel up her spine as his sexy voice washed over her. She began to reminisce about just how many times that had been true. More than that, she was also remembering everything he'd done to her while undressing her; his passionate searing kisses, his heated touch, the way he called out her name when he was inside her...

"Y-y-yes, y-you have." Her voice came out in a breathy whisper as she replied. How was it that just being close to him could turn her knees to jelly? He wasn't even touching her, yet she already felt desire coursing through her and a yearning for him to undress her again. How could this one man have such an impact on her whole being?

"I know I have." His voice took on a rough quality making it evident that he was just as turned on by their verbal foreplay as she was. "And I've enjoyed every minute of it."

He took her by the hand and in a normal voice for the others in the room as he led her through the room past them, he told her, "You know, I'm amazed that they went to such great lengths to keep us all comfortable here. In all the chaos, did you actually get a chance to see the whole thing?"

"Why, no. No, I didn't," she replied. She squeezed his hand affectionately, then in a low, seductive tone added, "Like your room, for example," just as they slipped through the curtain leading to the sleeping quarters.

"Precisely what I was thinking." He glanced sideways at her and gave her an impish grin as he opened the door to his cabin and pulled her inside with him, closing the door firmly behind them. Once inside he captured her mouth in a hungry kiss pressing his full length against her so that her body was backed up against the door.

His one hand slid under her skirt while the other worked at the buttons on her blouse. "Ohhhh," she cried out as her blouse was dropped to the floor and she felt his teeth grazing her breast through her bra. She slipped one hand into his partially open dress shirt as she tugged at the lower buttons with the other, finally getting frustrated enough with them that she just yanked forcefully with both hands, sending the offending buttons flying.

He pulled back from her and teased with a laugh, "In that big a hurry, are we?"

"I know how to sew, remember?" she responded as she pushed his jacket from his shoulders.

"That you do." He shook his head. Leave it to her to throw his own words back in his face. As he undid the cuffs at his wrists, he dropped his voice lower. "But your sewing skills on are not the skills on my mind right now." He reached for her to pull her into his arms and backed both of them up toward the single bed. which only took about two steps in the tiny room.

Amanda shivered and then let out a gasp as Lee's hot mouth descended on the tender pulse point at her neck. "Lee..." she sighed as he deftly unhooked her bra while lowering himself to a seated position on the bed with her astride him. He paused long enough in his exploration of her to slip her bra down her arms and dropped it to the floor.

She leaned her head against his and they both tried to catch their breath, he commented as he rested his hands on her thighs, "You're wearing the blue skirt again."

"I know," she replied, a devious glint in her eyes.

"Oho, so it was intentional?"

"Oh, well, you know me. I'm a good listener. I pay attention when people say things."

"Ahhh. Yeah, you do know that I love the way you look in blue." He was silent for a moment, and then gave her a devilish grin. "But I like the way you look out of it even better." He reached around to her back to unbuckle her belt, which soon joined her bra on the floor.

"I know you do." She stood for a moment to step out of her shoes while Lee toed off his own and then reached for her again to unzip her skirt. When it pooled at her feet, he took her in his arms again and kissed her fiercely. He urged her mouth open with his tongue while she reached for his belt, undoing it quickly followed by the button on his pants and was just reaching for his zipper when he flipped them both around and lowered her to the bed. He hovered above her, never breaking their fiery kiss. Amanda once again reached for his zipper and finally worked it down so that she could reach inside to touch him the way she'd been wanting to.

"Oh, Amanda," he groaned as he finally tore his mouth from hers when he felt her hand wrapped around him, stroking him. He began to trail kisses down her neck, along her collarbone and down to take one hardened nipple in his mouth, delighted by her low moan in response. He didn't stay there for long though as he continued his journey downward.

Amanda let out a little squeal and released her grip on him when he dipped his tongue into her navel. He looked up at her with a questioning gaze. "That tickles," she explained.

"Ah." He paused for another moment to fully divest himself of his pants and his boxers before returning to her to drag her panties down her legs. He looked her up and down, gazing at her appreciatively. "But isn't this better than undressing you with just my eyes?"

"Oh, yes," she agreed. When Lee then dropped his head between her legs, she repeated, "Oh, yes!" when he reached out with his tongue to taste her.

Lee lifted her legs over his shoulders to give him better access as he resumed his task. He took her in his mouth, stroking her with his lips and his tongue, loving the way she tasted, the way she bucked beneath him, the way she shifted against him to let him know where she liked to be touched, all the while telling him with her sighs and moans what pleased her the most. He thought back to their talk last week about not knowing each other TOO well and it seemed that for all the things that he thought he knew about her, there was still so much that he didn't. He continued to explore her hidden depths until he felt her legs tightening against his neck, her shuddering beneath him and heard her cries of release.

He leaned back on his knees and lowered her legs just to watch her as the last vestiges of her orgasm slowly faded away, taking in the sight of her glazed eyes, her flushed skin, her satisfied smile and for as many times as they'd been together, he found that he'd never felt more for her. He couldn't resist teasing her though, "So, do you know how to rate me yet?"

Not missing a beat, she rose to her own knees to meet him and replied cheekily, "Well, gee, I'm just not sure. You remember what you told me when I was doing that rating on Dr. Towne? 'You have doubts, you ask questions, you get answers...' I don't think I've gotten all the answers from you just yet." She moved to straddle him, pressing her breasts against his chest as she braced one hand on his shoulder and used the other to guide him inside her then lifted that hand to his shoulder as well.

"Ohhh," Lee groaned at the feeling of having her wrapped around him. He clamped one hand to the back of her head and pulled it down to his to kiss her again as she began to rock slowly against him while he held one hand to her hip.

They kissed like that for several minutes as she rode him at the same pace, taking him into her as deeply as she could. She was the one to break their kiss, leaning her head against his and gazing into his beautiful, passion-filled eyes. She knew he was an expert at keeping secrets for the job, but she just wondered how long he could hide the biggest secret of all; The one that she could see in those eyes every time he looked at her. That thought was soon lost in the thought of how good it felt being close to him, having him within her again. Before she knew it, she was gripped by another fierce orgasm, just as she felt him spilling into her and heard his guttural groans with his climax.

They sat there together quietly; the only sounds in the tiny room were those of their heavy breathing. Lee moved his hand from the back of her head to softly caress her face, and then lightly tapped her nose with his finger.

"Cute nose?" she questioned.

"Very cute," he confirmed. "But there's not much about you that isn't...and you know, I've been thinking-"

Lee didn't get to complete his thought because they were interrupted by a knock on the door and the sound of Jun Sung's voice on the other side saying, "Mr. Stetson, your Mr. Melrose is on the phone for you."

They quickly separated and began to assemble their clothing while Lee snorted. "Perfect timing, as always," he muttered.

"Whatever it is, it can wait," Amanda assured him. After all, hadn't she once told him that when you're talking about love, you have to be patient? "We are here to work, after all."

"Yeah." He looked at her as if unsure that he should wait given their recent argument about his reluctance to publicly share their relationship, but then thought better of it for the moment. "Yeah, I guess it can." He nodded with a smile in her direction as he thought that if he couldn't tell her what he was thinking, he'd at least try to show her from now on.