Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: “Scarecrow and Mrs. King” and the characters of Lee and Amanda are the property of Warner Brothers and Shoot the Moon Enterprises. The story belongs to me and is for entertainment purposes only. Please do not redistribute or reproduce without my permission. Excerpts used from “The First Time” written by Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner. Excerpts used from “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” written by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long.

Timeline: September-October 1983. Completely AU. If you don’t enjoy Alternate Universe stories, stop reading now. What are you doing? I said stop! Okay, don’t say I didn’t warn you. 

Feedback: Yes, please, on list or off.

Author’s Notes: A heartfelt “thank you” to my beta team (Barb, Cheryl and Rita). Thank you all, so much for all your hard work in fixing my mistakes and in-turn making this a much better story. Also, thanks to Chanda for helping me flesh this story out in the early stages.