Return to Yesteryear
by AJ


"So. . .Amanda, would you care to dance?" Leo decided that if he was gonna be stuck at this thing for another few hours, he might as well try to have a good time.

"I would love to, Leo." Amanda smiled.

Leo stood from his chair and then helped Amanda from hers, he held his arm out, and she grabbed it. "Right this way, ma'am."

Amada smiled as they made their way out to the dance floor and Leo took her in his arms.

When the song they were dancing slowly came to the end, they both overheard a comment from a male off to the side, "Look at those drunks dancing together. Shoulda known they'd always end up together."

Amanda froze and then pulled away from Leo, mumbling something as she ran out of the room.

Leo turned to Jed who was near by. Jed's eyes flashed with anger, "Go after her, Leo." Leo did as he was told, running through the halls of the hotel, he tried to locate his dancing partner.

Amanda slumped against a wall, her eyes closed, as she fought against the tears the burned at her eyes. Leo showed up just in time to see the first tear fall down her cheek. He cautiously approached her, "Amanda?"

"I shouldn't have come! I knew I shouldn't have come! I knew it!" She slid to the floor and buried her head in her hands, her shoulders shaking.

Leo sank down to the floor with her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Wanna talk about it?"

~~~

"Jedi, is that you?" A very attractive female approached Jed and Abbey.

Jed turned his attention from his wife, onto the face that went along with the voice that just called out a very old nickname, only used by one person before. "Kimberly Walters?" Jed's voice trembled with the fear of possibilities as his wife met his old flame for the first time.

"Well, you've done well for yourself, Jedi." Kimberly smiled a sugary sweet smile.

"Jed?" Abbey called out, causing Jed's gaze to shift back onto her.

"Abbey, I want you to meet an *old* friend, Kimberly Walters. Ms. Walters, I'd like you to meet my wonderful wife, Abigail."

"Pleased to meet you, Abigail." Kimberly said with a touch of jealousy in her voice. "So I take it from your reaction that Jedi never told you about me."

"No, Jedi never told me about you." Abbey quickly replied giving her husband a dangerous look.

Jed smiled weakly and glanced around for the Secret Service. He seriously feared for his life. Finding the closest one, which to Jed seemed like miles away, felt Abbey's eyes still beaming on him.

Jed smiled weakly, "Excuse me, but I need to use the restroom." He escaped quickly, not giving Abbey a chance to object.

"So, Kimberly was it?" Abbey looked at her as she nodded her head. "How close of friends were you with my husband?"

"As close as they come." Kimberly responded honestly.

"Really? Funny. He never mentioned you."

"Well, what we had was very. . .special."

Abbey shrugged, "Not special enough."


TBC. . .

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