A/N: Well this fic took a back seat while I was writing and finishing Equiness Success. Sorry about that. Back we go….

Chapter 16 - Amanda's Visit

"Buzz?" Lizzie's soft voice filtered through into the space toy's brain.

The door to the spare room opened a crack, and the young woman's head peered around it shortly after. Buzz held up a finger to his lips, motioning to the cowgirl doll asleep next to him, her head resting on his chest.

"Oh. Sorry," Lizzie whispered, "I just wanted to let you guys know that Lawrence fell asleep downstairs, so I'm going to let him sleep for now. I'll probably bring him up and take him into my room tonight, so you guys don't have to worry about being disturbed." She paused. "Is everything alright?"

Buzz smiled briefly and nodded, careful not to give anything away with his facial expressions. Inside, his whole body still tingled from the experience earlier that night, but he was damned if he was going to let anyone but Jessie know it.

"I'll let you two have some peace," Lizzie whispered at last, smiling at the sight of Jessie sleeping so soundly. "Goodnight." The bedroom door closed, and Buzz breathed out, closing his eyes and allowing himself to relax into a light slumber until the morning rays filtering through the window woke him again.

"Amanda's here!" Lawrence was full of energy the next morning. True to her word, Lizzie had allowed him to sleep downstairs on the couch for a while, and then hoisted him into her arms and carried him up into her bed for the night. The small boy had snuggled right into her, and feeling his little arms wrapped around her, Lizzie smiled a smile of pure contentment as she, too, had fallen asleep besides him.

She was awoken rudely from her dreams by Lawrence barrelling into her room and beginning to shout over and over as she roused groggily.

"Amanda's at the door! Lizzie! Amanda, Amanda, Amanda, she's here, she's here!"

With an annoyed groan, Lizzie pulled herself into a sitting position as Lawrence jumped onto the bed. "Lizzie! Get up! Amanda's here!"

"I heard you the first half a dozen times," Lizzie grumbled, rubbing the sleep from her eyes and pushing back the duvet. She swung her legs over the side and stood as Lawrence continued to bounce on the bed merrily, shouting.

"Amanda's here! Amanda's here!"

"Lawrence." Lizzie finally lost her calm resolve and rounded on the little boy. "Stop shouting, and stop bouncing on the bed before you break it or injure yourself!" She snapped.

Lawrence's eyes widened at Lizzie's words and he stopped bouncing. "But…" his lip quivered as he slumped into a sitting position. "Amanda's at the door…."

"I know she is, and I'm going to go and let her in. Now, let's be sensible and remember our manners, hmm?" Lizzie chided him, throwing on her robe and gesturing to Lawrence to follow her downstairs, which he did, but not before eliciting a loud, heavy, dramatic sigh.

"Buzz…" Jessie murmured, rolling over in her sleep. Her back rested into Buzz's side as he kept his arms around her. They were spooning on the bed in the spare room still, the morning light bright against the window.

"Morning," Buzz whispered into his girlfriend's ear from behind.

"You're here? I thought it was all a dream." Jessie rolled one hundred and eighty degrees and rested her head back on the pillow. Buzz tenderly stroked her cheek.

"It wasn't a dream, Jess. It happened."

"All of it?" She whispered again, a faint blush colouring her cheeks.

"All of it." Buzz confirmed, dropping a light kiss onto her forehead.

"Where's….where's Lawrence?" Jessie asked, her eyes searching Buzz's face.

"He's downstairs somewhere. I heard him shouting earlier and it woke me up. I think Amanda came to visit for a while."

"Amanda?" Jessie's doe eyes grew even bigger than Buzz thought possible, "What's she doing here?" She clutched briefly at Buzz, who smiled softly.

"Jess…its fine; she hasn't come to get me. I belong to Lawrence, remember?"

"But…" Jessie's eyes filled with emotion and Buzz soothed her.

"Don't worry. Nothing's going to happen to us."

"We thought that when Amber abandoned us." Jessie sniffed a little, and Buzz sighed.

"How about we wait and see, huh?"

"I've had enough of being abandoned," Jessie's voice trembled. "Five owners and they all abandoned me."

"Andy didn't abandon us, Jessie, and neither did Bonnie." Buzz stroked her hair. "It's just Emily and Amber and…wait. Did you say five?"

Jessie's eyes bugged a little as she computed what Buzz was saying. "Ignore me Buzz. It's a stupid mistake. I'm just tired. I meant four."

"But…" Buzz began, but he didn't have time to finish as the door opened behind them.

"Are you awake?" Lizzie spoke from the doorway. "It's just gone eleven a.m, and I have something to show you both..."