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Title: Amazed
Author: Wendy Q
Disclaimer: Lee and Amanda belong to Shoot the Moon and Warner Bros. The Song lyrics were written by Aimee Mayo, Marv Green, And Chris Lindsey. The song "Amazed" is performed by "lonestar". The Idea is mine.
Time frame: Through out L and A's Life together. Follows cannon I think.
Rating: ? Probably Pg 13, not more
Discussion: Always welcome and encouraged
Author's note: First of all, this is not really a story. I don't know what to call it, just little moments in a lifetime, like remembrance or reflections, I guess.
Secondly, this is in reply to the old song lyric challenge.
Thirdly, Please be gentle. I heard this song on the radio. I had no idea of the title or group. After a few days, I finally found out on the radio station's web site. I really thought I was out of luck. I had never heard of the group before and they seemed to be country. Imagine my surprise, coming from a top 40 station. I'm not a country fan nor is anyone I know, so no one was going to have a CD to get the lyrics from. Finally, after some internet searches I got the lyrics. By that time, I had forgotten what had gotten me so inspired by this song. When I first heard it, the whole idea just popped into my head. Then after all the searching it was gone. I did all I could to get it back. Hope I did the original Inspiration justice. That said, here it is! One final thing: Oh yeah, the lyrics are set off in ****
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****Every time our eyes meet, This feelin' inside me, Is almost more than I can take****
She looked up at him with her, deep, soulful eyes welling up into, crystal clear pools of sorrow. "Why?" He did not know. He never really knew why the innocent had to be sacrificed so often. He had seen this scene so many times before, he was almost desensitized to it, but somehow, staring into Amanda's eyes, it was almost like he was looking out of them too. The pain felt was his own. The anguish and sorrow was his too. It was like he was experiencing this for the first time, right along with her. He thought he might just explode with emotion. How could she convey, and induce, so much emotion with only those two beautiful, dark brown eyes?,
****Baby when you touch me, I can feel how much you love me, And it just blows me away,****
"Amanda!" The annoyance was clear in his manner and voice. "Can't you go two minutes without bumping into me? Here." He held out his left hand to her.
"Sorry." She sheepishly shrugged as she tightly grasped his awaiting hand.
She was constantly walking into Lee. It made him crazy. At least with her hand in his he would know just where she was. She couldn't go off and get into trouble. That was as good a reason to hold on tight as any. He was not ready for the truth.
****I've never been this close to anyone or anything***
They huddled close, in the shadows, both fearing this would be the last night they had on the Earth. They moved even closer, with that conscious thought. They were both glad if they had to be here tonight, they were at least together.
"Don't worry. We'll get out of this, right?"
"Yeah, we always do, don't we? You and I, together. Partners."
****I can hear your thoughts, I can see your dreams,****
They lingered at their table longer than any couple there. Much longer than the lovers, who were more hungry for their beds. Longer than the friends who had chatted the meal away. Longer than the couples who were celebrating anniversaries, or on their first date.
They glided silently, holding each other close on the dance floor, until the band could go on no more.
"Amanda..."
"I know, Lee. I know." He pulled her closer. They danced, cheek to cheek, one more dance, in silence.
****I don't know how you do what you do***
He had been waiting in the car for over an hour, watching and waiting. She put the dinner dishes in the washer, checked Jamie's homework, did a load of laundry, had a talk with Philip, that looked serious, answered the telephone twice, and said something to her mother, that must have been very funny.
"Sorry, I know I'm a couple minutes late." She said, getting into the surveillance vehicle.
"You must have been pretty busy." He tried to act like he had not been here for the last hour, watching.
"Oh, you know, the usual."
"Well, we better get going. We have a long night ahead of us."
"Yeah," she said enthusiastically. " Let's go. I brought some cocoa and some cookies I baked when I got home!"
He just smiled and drove off, wondering how she could work all day, care for her family so beautifully and then do surveillance all night. She was magnificent.
****I'm, so in love with you,****
He wandered around the flower shop for forty-five minutes, trying to find that one special thing that cried out, "Amanda!". He had never been in a flower shop before. He had always just phoned it in.
****It just keeps gettin' better,****
She said YES!
****I want to spend the rest of my life, With you by my side, Forever and ever,****
Tears filled his eyes and hers as he slid the ring on her finger. Up until now, she was not sure it was all real. It was. They shared a kiss that spoke all of the love and hidden feelings this couple shared for one another. He then pulled her out of her seat and held her with a delicacy usually reserved for fine crystal or an ailing child. Though at the same time, she could feel his grasp down to the depths of her heart. She wiped a tear, stopping its descent down his cheek. He kissed the tip of her nose.
****Every little thing that you do, Baby I'm amazed by you.****
He watched her slender form saunter up to the armed guard at the gate. He saw her flash that smile usually reserved for him. Her body language told him she was shamelessly flirting. The guard opened the gate and let her in.
He shook his head and smiled. How could such a gentle, sweet, and quiet soul charge up to that man and wrap him around her finger in a moment's time? Easy... She was Amanda.
****The smell of your skin, The taste of your kiss, The way you whisper in the dark,****
They lay on his couch, tangled in each other and the half discarded clothing. Their hands explored every inch of skin, his face buried in the crook of her neck. The aroma was so sweet. He moved to kiss her long and deep. To Amanda's agreement, he continued to force it deeper and deeper. Within one moment, she tasted like everything he had ever wanted. The intensity was almost too much to bare. She hesitantly broke the kiss and moved her lips to his ear. "Lee, I love you. I'm ready. We need to do this now, Big Fella."
He chuckled, knowing what her last statement was referring to. He was in awe of how she could be so profound, so giving, and so funny, all in one whispered breath, and in a moment of intense passion.
He swept her, half clothed body off her feet and carried her to the bedroom. Laying her on the bed, he made the swift, but studied, action of helping her out of the remainder of her clothes. Then, he lingered a while, marveling at her body. He had never seen any thing more beautiful, pure, or erotic.
****Your hair all around me, Baby you surround me, You touch every place in my heart,****
Her soft hair came crashing down on his face, as their bodies moved together in an increasingly intense motion. He marveled at what old pros they had become at this. Yet, in the same thought it felt so new and incredible. He had waited his whole life for her, for this.
"I love you!"
****You know it feels like the first time, every time, I want to spend the whole night in your eyes****
If they only knew that what they had shared with each other hundreds of times before was actually a first time for them on this night. A life had been created. In the bliss of the unknown, they lay together for hours. He stared deep into those eyes that always made him feel so much more. They always gave him the feeling they were sharing her vision. With her, he was in ecstasy... in her arms... in her eyes.
****I don't know how you do what you do,****
"Push Amanda, push. Just one more time."
****I'm so in love with you,****
"It's a girl. She's beautiful. She looks just like you, Amanda."
****It just keeps getting better,****
This family of six spent the day at the zoo, had pizza and gone to the movies. It was, indeed, his best birthday yet. They all went home together. The late hours of the night were spent making love and holding each other close, wondering if they would be blessed again.
****I want to spend the rest of my life, With you by my side, Forever and ever.****
They sat together on the porch swing, going through the family album. They had three grandchildren now. This book and everything it entailed was because of her. He loved her and wanted her, now more than he could have ever imagined in the past.
"Honey," he stood and held out a hand to her, "Let's go upstairs." That old twinkle was still in their eyes.
****Everything that you do, Baby I'm amazed by you.****
"I'll race ya, Big Fella!" She patted his behind as she moved past him, fully intending to win the race.
After all this time, she still could flirt and tease with the best of them. She was so smart. So sexy. She was simply, amazing.
This life was amazing.