Title: All That Glitters Author: Lanie Sparks Date: 3/18/1999 Rating: PG Synopsis: Missing scene from All That Glitters. What Lee did between the time he left Elisa's house in flames and when he turned up at the Pentagon early the next morning.

Lee walked into his apartment and heaved a deep sigh. He hated this assignment. Why did Dr. Smyth have to ask him to "get next to" Elisa? He stripped his coat and tie off and threw them haphazardly on the couch. He walked into the bedroom and stopped short. He looked down and saw his wife sound asleep in his bed. He hadn't expected Amanda to be there. He tried to tiptoe past the bed toward the bathroom without waking her up.

"Lee?" A sleepy voice called.

Too late, Lee thought as he turned to look at Amanda. "Hi. I didn't mean to wake you."

"It's ok. I didn't mean to fall asleep. I just thought I'd wait for you." She sat up in bed and held out her arms to him. He moved toward her and took her in his arms. Amanda noticed the smell on him immediately. It was a combination of expensive perfume and smoke. "What happened?"

"Someone broke in and set fire to Elisa's house."

"You're kidding. Are you ok?" She turned the light on. She was worried about him now.

"I'm fine, but Elisa's in the hospital. She inhaled a lot of smoke. It was a close call."

"I see. Looks like that wasn't the only close call tonight." She said as she pointed the lipstick smudges on his collar.

"Amanda, you don't have anything to worry about." He said as he took off his shirt and dropped it on the floor.

"Uh-huh." she said, not convinced.

"Look, Amanda. Elisa is part of my past, ok. She's someone that I had a meaningless fling with."

"She obviously doesn't think it was so meaningless. " She retorted as she picked up his lipstick-stained shirt. He took the shirt from her and threw to one side. He gently took her hands in his.

"Look, Amanda. You're the one I married, for better or for worse, remember? Elisa's the type that wants to be there for the better part, but not the worse part. You are the one I want to spend my life with."

"Yeah?" He nodded silently. "Prove it."

"I don't know how to prove it to you except to tell you how much I love you." He kissed her softly. She pulled him closer to her.

"That's a start." She said as they fell back on the bed together.

An hour later, Amanda was ready to drift off to sleep again. Lee nudged her gently.

"Amanda," he whispered. "I hate to do this to you, but I need to go. I have some more investigating to do."

"That's ok. " she said disappointed, but understanding. "The sooner this case is wrapped up, the sooner you don't have to see Elisa anymore."

"Amen to that." He kissed his wife before he slipped out of bed. "I love you." Amanda turned over and drifted back to sleep with a satisfied smile on her face.