Lessons Learned

Lee carried Amanda up the stairs from the kitchen laughing as Amanda swatted his backside. "You can smack my ass all day long and it will not deter me from my goal here." Lee informed her as he opened the first door he came to. "This isn't right, boys' room?"

Laughing she answered, "Yes, Captain Caveman, my room is at the end of the hall."

"That makes sense, wouldn't it?" He opened her door and crossed over to the bed flinging her down then joining her as he captured her lips. Her response was to pull his head closer while wrapping her legs around his waist to get as close to him as possible.

"Amanda, please don't move like that against me; if you don't stop this will be over before we get our clothes off."

"Surely you have more control than that, don't you, Scarecrow?" Rubbing against him; hearing him growl against her neck, Amanda stopped moving.

Lee looked in her eyes and for a brief second he thought he saw a trace of love instead of pure desire. Amanda questioned him, "Are you okay?"

Shaking his head he said, "What are we doing?"

Smiling up at him she saw the fear as well as desire in him, "Nothing that neither one of us doesn't want. Are you over thinking this, Lee?"

"Are you under thinking it?" He asked as he rolled off her to lie next to her. Taking her hand in his bringing it to his lips, Lee kissed her hand.

"No, I was enjoying it if you really want to know the truth, but obviously you think differently." Amanda pulled her hand from his while standing with her back to him.

"A-man-da," grabbing her waist before she could move away, he held her close against him resting his head on her back, "don't leave; we aren't done."

"Lee, you could have fooled me."

"Why? Because I wanted to know what we are doing; aren't you always saying I should share more or is that only when you want to be nosy when I won't tell you things I can't?"

Turning to face him she said, "No, but I don't have an answer for you. You are the last person I ever saw myself getting involved with."

Lee nodded his head knowing what she meant, "Does that mean we should stop?"

Amanda stood looking into his eyes while his fingers trailed circles on her hips. She could no more tell him no than she could willingly stop breathing. "Lee, if you are asking me where all this is heading; I don't have an answer. I am leaving it up to you; you let me know if we are going to continue until this runs its course or if we are going to stop it all now."

Pulling her close Lee wrapped his arms around her waist as she ran her fingers through his hair. Standing he looked in her deep brown eyes and said, "We need to work on our case."

Amanda nodded and moved out of his way telling him, "I'll be down in a minute."

"Hey, are you okay?"

Smiling she touched his face, "Lee, I am fine, I just was going to the bathroom. I will be down in a minute."

Lee began to pace the kitchen as he waited for her to come back down stairs. Ten minutes of pacing had Lee back upstairs and walking in her room, "Amanda? Are you okay?" He saw the bathroom door was ajar and then heard the shower running. He knew his next action would be one of selflessness or complete and total reckless abandon. Walking toward the door he reminded himself he was Lee Stetson after all and was known for reckless abandon.

Lee opened the door wider when he suddenly stopped at the sound of Amanda crying. Was she crying over him? Why was she crying? He removed his clothes and stepped in the shower behind her. Pulling her toward him he cradled her in his arms as she found she couldn't stop her tears.

"Oh, Manda, don't cry please, I am not worth the tears. I am sorry if I hurt you. I just don't think I am the best person for you."

"What makes you think you aren't worth it?" She never wanted him to see her like this; crying like a child over him.

"Simple, I am a jerk that uses women and never gets attached." Lee hated his self-assessment but he thought it was the truth.

Turning to face him she looked him in the eyes and said, "You are a sweet, compassionate, brave, strong man. I know that you have loved in your past but for whatever reasons it didn't work out so you close yourself off; that doesn't make you a jerk. You treat women like ladies; yes, you have an intended goal for most of those women, but you never had an agenda for me. You have never once made me feel like you were using me to get what you wanted. Lee, when it came too yesterday and today; I wanted it too, maybe more than you. Rejection in any form never feels great. I can get past you not wanting me…"

Amanda felt Lee's lips on hers and she wrapped her arms around his neck. She kissed him back until air was more of a need than a want. Her mouth began to plant kisses along his neck and down until she reached her goal; looking up at Lee as she put him in her mouth. Keeping her eyes locked with his passion built and receded in him with the stroke of her mouth and hands.

He felt himself getting close, "Amanda, I'm going to…" He couldn't finish his sentence as she finished him off then standing in front of him smiling brightly. "You're going to do what, Lee?"

Lee couldn't answer her for a few minutes as he just stared at her in amazement. "You; Amanda King, which is what I am planning to do once I regain my strength."

Smiling she said, "Don't we have a case to prep for?"

"We can prep right here. Turn around and hand me you soap and fuzzy thing there."

Amanda handed him the bottle of soap and loofa sponge then watched as he placed a small amount of soap on the sponge and turned her body so he could begin to wash her back, her bottom, then down the back of her legs. "Turn around." It was a command and she obeyed.

He continued his cleaning of her on the front of her legs, her stomach and finally her arms. Amanda was surprised when he knelt in front of her, spreading her legs apart and placing his hand on the centermost part of her. Running his hand back and forth she felt the electricity shot through her as his thumb found the tiny harden nub at the center of her. Next she felt his fingers slip inside her and his mouth covered her, working her with his mouth and hand simultaneously. This sent her over the edge faster than normal but it was just as intense if not more as the day before.

Screaming his name she grabbed his shoulders to support her weakened state. Sliding up her body Lee entered her and began moving slowly, balancing her on his own body until they both again cried out each other's name in a heart pounding climax.

The cooled water spraying over their heated bodies brought them to their new reality of their situation as Lee voiced it out loud, "Might as see if this will make us or break us."

"I don't want to lose your friendship; no matter the outcome of anything else. I need you in my life and you need me." She whispered against him.

"I know," kissing her one last time he shut off the water then they went to change into their outfits for the pool party.

They dressed in silence and in different areas as they got ready for the party. Once they were both back at the kitchen table Lee began to tell her how Billy got her in as a last minute replacement volunteer. She would be given her duties after she got there bit her real role was to just keep an eye out for anything that didn't seem right or out of place for a fundraising event.

"Sounds pretty standard to me; what will you be doing if I am allowed to ask."

"You are, I will be extra security, making rounds, sticking close to the Secretary of State and his family. You know the type of security, everywhere but nowhere; seen but no one is really going to notice me. Besides I will be in civilian clothes so I will be even less noticed, but you will report to me if anything seems out of the ordinary. It seems to me that it should be a pretty simple affair."

"Lee, we both know that there is no such thing as a simple affair." Lee picked up on her double meaning and just smiled at her, "Well, there is always a first time for everything, Amanda."