Note: This is closer I would say to an AU story. I have this taking place in Season one. This is definitely rated M for a number of reasons in later chapters. Hope you enjoy. As with all my stories feel free to review after reading.

Chapter One

Marriage Bites

Amanda King walked into the bullpen looking every bit of the calm and nurturing woman that everyone at the Agency had come to know and like; she sat her purse down and picking up a file from the stack she had she turned as she saw Lee Stetson walking in and coming toward her she flung the file at him and said, "Take this damn thing and shove it, Stetson!"

Lee barely caught the file being huddled toward him from across the room then he saw and heard where it came from. He stormed over to Amanda and through gritted teeth exclaimed, "What in the hell is wrong with you?! You are way out of line Amanda King."

"Am I Lee Stetson? I don't think so because the way I see it is that now you have what you want I don't have to worry about you waking my family at three in the morning."

Lee noticed all the eyes that were on them and he was beginning to feel uncomfortable having this argument in front of his co-workers. "Amanda, can we please go in the conference room and talk this out?"

"You can do what you want; I have to go see Mr. Melrose." She went to leave and found that she was trapped between Lee and the desk, "Will you please move out of the way so I am not late for my meeting?"

Lee moved but before she got too far away he reached out and grabbed her arm and made her face him whispering he said, "We are not done with this; is that understood Mrs. King?" Amanda didn't miss the tone of superiority in his voice and she just nodded and with a smile on her face she said, "Not by half, Mr. Stetson."

Pulling her arm free she walked over and knocked on Billy's door unaware that he watched the whole exchange between the two.

"Mrs. King, how are you today?"

"Better now thank you Sir, now you told me on the phone yesterday that you had an assignment for me?"

"Yes but after what I just saw out there I may have to rethink the assignment."

Blushing Amanda said, "Sir, I am sorry you had to see that and that it even had to happen. I take full responsibility for my actions."

"Amanda, I know Lee can be a bit rough around the edges but he wasn't always like this."

"I know about his partner; he told me the first time we worked together; not on purpose, but he all the same. Sir is the assignment with Lee?" She asked calmly.

"Yes Amanda it is. You had mentioned that your boys were going on a trip this week and I thought it would be perfect for you to do. The assignment would entail you and Lee to pose as a married couple. I know that makes you uncomfortable but you have a way of making him seem like a normal person for lack of a better word. You really do work well together."

Amanda looked at Billy and then out to the man they were discussing; who at the moment seemed more interested in what was going on Billy's office than the file Amanda had flung at him that was so important only hours ago. She noticed that the longer they looked at each other the less mad she was at him and his expressions seemed more relaxed and calming.

"How does he do it?" She asked not realizing she had said it out loud.

"How does he do what Mrs. King?"

Coming back to her present company she asked, "Besides being married what is the cover?"

"You will be posing as a wedding planner scouting the resort for potential clients who will be arriving in a few days to make their final decision for a venue; Lee will be posing as your husband and is using the time for vacation from his job as a government official."

"You want people to know he is in the government?"

"Yes, he will be there for the purpose of obtaining and passing information to our Florida office contact. He works in the resort and will be the only one that knows who Lee really is. He knows Lee will have someone with him posing as his wife but he should never contact you at all. Your job is to take an appointment with the manager and then when you clients, Desmond and Calhoun, show they will meet with you and then decide that Florida is not the destination they want and until they find the right destination then can't even set a date."

"I get it, so I am there to give Lee a cover and do nothing else?"

"Sure think of it as a vacation, sit by the pool, have a few cocktails, and get a tan."

"Does Lee know that it is me you want him to work with?" She asked and looked at Lee again who was still looking in on their meeting.

"I think he is getting the idea. Can you do it?"

"Of course I can do it."

"Will you do it?"

Looking at Billy and then at Lee she nodded; for half a second she thought he actually smiled, only half a second though.

She walked out of the office and headed straight for Lee and said, "Conference room Stetson." He stood and followed her without cause or complaint; Billy watched from his office and just chuckled to his self as he sat down and began to go over the files on his desk.

Inside the conference room Lee sat on the side of the table and watched as Amanda closed the blinds; she didn't want an audience for what she had in mind.

"Amanda do you really think you need to close the blinds?"

"Yes, I don't particularly care for people watching me as I talk in private with someone."

"I wasn't…"

"Don't even try Stetson, you were and that is that. Now about that all important file that you needed at three this morning; did you get what you needed from it?"

"Yes, thank you." He said quietly.

"Now about this new assignment Billy has us on that begins tomorrow; I will pretend to be married top you, but you are not going to make fun of me, push me around, or bully me. If I ask you a question it is because I want to learn not interfere, don't look at me with that tone. I am not going to tolerate your superior attitude this whole week."

Coming closer to her he placed his hands on her shoulders, looked her directly in the eyes and said, "Amanda are you going to handle us sleeping in the same bed because I have no intention of sleeping in a utility closet or a couch."

Swallowing hard she said, "I can be just as professional as you; do you really think you are so impressive that I wouldn't be able to keep my hands off you? You seem to be the one touching me not the other way around."

Her words scorched his ego and he released her and walked toward the door and said, "As long as we understand. A car will be picking you up in the morning around seven."

Amanda went home to tell her mother and the boys about her trip for work and to get ready and make sure the boys had everything for their trip and after they left Amanda went and took a long hot bath and went to bed.

She stood in the middle of a dance floor and she felt his hands on her waist as he pulled her toward him. He wouldn't turn her around he just began to guide her in the dance of ages. His hands moved from her waist to her hips. His lips went to her neck and she felt his tongue and teeth teasing her, awaking her body like no one ever had. He whispered her name on her neck and asked for her completely. She turned to respond and all she could see were the most perfect pair of hazel eyes and as his lips touched hers…"

The alarm was beeping six in the morning as Amanda sat up and turned it off, pulled herself from bed and went to get ready for a week as Lee Stetson's wife. "What have I gotten into with this man?"