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I AM BACK! I am sorry to those that seem to enjoy my stories. I haven't been feeling myself and I walked away from writing. After some soul searching and an extremely hard life decision I realized what one thing that was missing…writing was one of them. I now have a whole batch of stories that I will publish….some old stories will be updated and some new ones for you as well.

One thing I learned from my sabbatical was that you always need to be true to yourself first and foremost. My stories may not be prize winning works of art and I have a lot to learn….but they make me happy. The world of "Scarecrow and Mrs. King'' is something that has been a part of my life for 40 years and it will always be a part of me. It makes me happy and I enjoy writing about my favorite characters in the world! Bruce and Kate will always be Lee and Amanda for me and I can't THANK them enough for giving us 4 seasons of incredible stories and a love story that is so lacking in today's world. If my silly stories can bring people some joy and a smile on their faces ... then I know I have done a good job…so THANK you for taking time from your day to read what's jumbled in my head.

And wouldn't you know it….another Amanda ramble. I swear as I get older these happen more and more. I think I have perfected the Amanda ramble. Anyhoo….happy reading!

Love to all - Annie (HelloMrsBowman)

Chapter One - The Agency

"You know something just occurred to me." Lee Stetson said as he and Amanda stood in front of the elevator.

"What's that?" Amanda questioned and turned to face Lee. She had a smile on her face that could light up a room. Lee was taken aback for a brief second as he smiled back at his partner. His partner...Amanda. He knew that he loved her….but he was still not sure of her feelings for him. Maybe this week of being chained to his room to rest would give him some insight on Amanda's feelings. He smiled at her and said " Of all the people that help me, there's only one that helps me the most…and she's not on the Barnstorm list"

Amanda smiled and looked down at their feet. "That's a terrible oversight." She whispered. She looked back up at Lee as he held his hand out to her. He beamed at her and said "Ah.. no it's aboard."

She took his hand and they could both feel the electricity radiating between them. Things were changing regarding their relationship and they both knew it. She took a breath and said "Well, the pleasure's mine"

Lee gave her a look that sent shivers all over and looked around the hallway. In his husky voice she loved hearing he said "No it's not." And he kissed her hand. Amanda had to take a breath as he held onto her hand as they entered the elevator.

Lee took a deep breath as he held onto Amanda's hand. He glanced over at her and asked "So, what's the plan for the next week? Are you really going to make me rest and stay in bed? Amanda… you know that I can't sit still for that long."

Amanda rolled her eyes at him and sighed. This is going to be a long week if Lee whines the entire time. I have to come up with things for us to do. She thought to herself. She turned towards him and said "Okay Stetson. Here's the deal. We are going to drive to my house so I can pack a bag and tell Mother…something. I will think about that later. Then we are going to stop by the grocery store and get food for your apartment." She held up her hand and stopped him before he could interrupt her. "And don't even think about asking if I could just drop you off and then go do my errands. That's not gonna fly with me. I can't trust you to rest while I am gone. So…you Mr. Stetson will stick to me like glue. Understand?"

Lee mocked her by giving her a salute and then laughed. "Okay okay….I promise I will behave. I don't understand why Billy is doing this. I am not sick."

The doors of the elevator opened and Amanda walked out ahead of Lee. She tried to keep her frustration with him under control and she said "Lee…you had a serious injury. Your body needs to rest. We aren't going to argue about this anymore. Let me go get my purse and then we can be on our way."

Lee resigned and nodded his head. He followed her up to the Q Bureau and once they got into the little office he closed the door. He watched as Amanda cleared her desk and put everything away. She looked up and noticed that Lee was watching her.

"What?" she asked.

Lee walked over to her and took her hands in his. He rubbed his thumbs across the back of her hands. "Amanda…I just wanted to thank you. That's all. I don't think I do that enough and I am sorry. I've never had someone that cared enough to look after me the way you do and I appreciate it. Really. I just wanted you to know that." He looked down and shifted on his feet. He looked back up at her and continued. "And I promise that I wont whine and complain this week" Amanda raised her eyebrows at him and he chuckled. "Well I will try not to whine and complain. Okay. Is that better? Will you accept that? I will try."

Amanda smiled at him and said "That's all I ask Lee. I was so scared when you drove my car into that bus stop. I thought I might lose you and I didn't know how to feel."

Lee wrapped his arms around her and she sank into the embrace. "Hey…shhh..I am okay. I am here. I am sorry that all of this happened. I guess we were both a little scared, huh?"

Amanda nodded and rested her head on his chest. They stood that way for a few moments when Lee let her go. He thought to himself how much he didn't want to ever let her go. He smiled as he realized he had Amanda King all to himself for a whole week. No interruptions. No Agency. No Mother and kids. Just him and Amanda.

"What are you smiling about Lee Stetson?"

He looked at his beautiful partner and continued to grin at her. His dimples were out in full force. "Well, I was just thinking about a week of no interruptions. Maybe this week off will be a good thing after all."

Amanda laughed and grabbed her purse. She shook her head as they headed out of the Q and out to Lee's car.