Christina
Disclaimer: All the characters except Christina and Dr. Adams
ain't
mine. They belong to Aaron Sorkin and NBC. WARNING: This is a
CJ/Danny story…a prequel to my earlier story A New Life. Enjoy
and
remember I love comments!
October 2006
Danny Concannon awoke in the darkness of the bedroom and rolled to
gently lay a hand on his wife's arm. CJ jumped slightly at his
touch
then settled back against him.
"Sorry I didn't mean to wake you," Danny whispered.
CJ shook her head. "You didn't. I've just been lying here
thinking."
"About what?" Danny whispered as he began to run his fingers
through her hair.
CJ rolled to her back and took a deep breath.
"Danny, what do you think of a baby?"
Danny passed her a confused look. "What do you mean?"
"I mean us."
"Well you know we talked about it and we decided that when
the right time….wait a minute…"
Danny sat up and turned on the light. "CJ are you saying
what I think your saying?"
CJ pushed herself to a sitting position and looked at Danny.
The last few weeks I haven't been feeling well so I went to my
doctor. Danny, I'm pregnant. 5 weeks." CJ searched her
husband's eyes
for any answer to the news she had just told him.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Danny broke out
in a huge smile and took her into his arms. "I couldn't be
happier. "
Danny pulled away slightly and looked into her eyes. "Imagine in 8
months were going to have our own little bundle of joy." Suddenly
Danny's joy was dampened by CJ's weak smile. "CJ, you want
this baby
right?"
CJ looked down to where Danny placed her hand across her stomach and
smiled. "Yeah, I think I do. I've been thinking by the time the
baby is born we will only have six more months in office, and besides
I think were ready."
"Good," Danny whispered as he kissed her gently. "Now lets go
back to sleep."
A week later
Danny stepped into CJs office and smiled as he heard her
laugh.
"Hey Danny." Josh greeted from where he sat on the corner of
CJ's desk.
"Hey Josh. Did you hear the good news?"
Josh smiled as he stood and shook the other man's
hand. "Yeah, CJ just told me. Congratulations."
"Thanks," Danny said as he looked to where CJ sat in her
chair.
"Yeah. Um listen, I've got to get back to work. You guys take
it easy."
Danny watched Josh leave the office then walked around the
desk and turned CJ's chair so that she was facing him.
CJ grabbed tightly on to the arms of the chair in surprise
then smiled as Danny quickly caught the chair and leaned down to kiss
her.
"You ready to go home?"
"Yeah. Let me just finish up here."
"Okay, when you're done we'll go out and get something to
eat."
"Good, I've been starving all day."
"Why doesn't that surprise me?" Danny asked playfully.
"Well remember I am eating for two now."
"How could I forget," Danny said as he bent next to the chair
and placed a gentle hand across her stomach.
CJ smiled at him then turned to finish up her work for the
day before they left.
January 2007
CJ wandered into where Danny was working in the office and
watched him work for a few moments before she spoke.
"Coming to bed soon?" she asked as she walked around the side
of the desk.
"Yeah, I just wanted to finish up this article." Danny said,
as he continued to type furiously on his laptop.
Both were silent for the next few moments as CJ walked behind
the chair and slipped her arms around Danny's shoulders. "Okay.
When
you're finished there's something we need to talk about."
Danny stopped typing and turned to face her.
"Do you want to talk about it now?"
"No its okay it can wait. Finish your article." CJ said as
she began to leave the room.
Danny grabbed her hand and drew her back to him gently. "The
article can wait, what is it?"
"Well you know I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and she
said we can see the baby."
"Yeah, so," Danny said as he pulled her into his lap.
"Well we still haven't decided if we want to find out."
"Find out what?" Danny questioned.
"If the baby is a boy or a girl."
"Oh yeah. Well I think it should be up to you. What do you
think?"
"I think I want to know. It will be a lot easier to decorate
the nursery and besides we can start saying he or she instead of
`the
baby' or as Sam says, `it'.
Danny smiled. "Good. Then I think I want to know too. Now
you go to bed, I'll be there in a little bit," he said, kissing
her
gently.
CJ smiled lightly as she turned and began to walk out of the
room. "Danny," she said as she stopped in the doorway. "Do you
want a
boy or a girl?"
Danny looked away from his computer and walked to her. "It
doesn't matter to me, as long as this baby is happy and healthy.
Either way, our baby is going to be perfect and we'll love it
just
the same."
CJ nodded. "Okay."
Danny wrapped his arms around her and hugged her
tightly. "Good. I love you."
CJ smiled and hugged Danny tighter. "I love you too."
The reporter smiled as he watched his wife leave the room
before returning to his computer.
The Next Day
Danny sat in the doctor's office holding tightly to CJ's
hand
as he noticed her nervously let a breath.
"You okay?"
"Yeah. I guess its just jitters or something."
Danny smiled at her then leaned over and touched her
face. "CJ, what are you worried about? That he—or she is going
to
look like me?"
CJ smiled. "Well now that you mention it…"she retorted
playfully.
Danny stood quickly and pulled her tightly against
him. "Excuse me?"
CJ laughed and braced herself against his arms. "Hey
careful. I am carrying your child you know."
Danny smiled and then pulled her to him for a prolonged
kiss. "I know and I love you for it."
At that moment, CJ's doctor entered the room. "Hi
CJ."
CJ pulled away from Danny slightly and smiled at the woman
who had just entered the room. "Hello Dr. Adams. I'd like you
to
meet my husband, Danny Concannon."
Danny shook hands with the doctor and smiled politely.
"Its nice to meet you Mr. Concannon. Well CJ, are you ready
to see the baby?"
CJ smiled and nodded as she turned to Danny and squeezed his
hand.
"Okay great. Now if you'll just lie back."
CJ did as she was told then concentrated on Danny as he began
to run his fingers softly through her hair. A few moments later an
image appeared on the monitor.
"Okay, CJ everything seems to be normal and the baby appears
to be healthy."
CJ smiled and turned to look at the picture. "That's
wonderful news."
Dr. Adams smiled. "Now I have one more thing to ask you two.
Do you want to know the sex of the baby?"
CJ took a breath and looked to Danny who nodded at her
reassuringly.
"Yeah, I think we do."
"Okay," Dr. Adams said as she looked at the monitor again.
"Congratulations, you're having a girl."
Danny hugged CJ's shoulders as he pulled her against him and
leaned closer to look at the monitor.
Late May 2007
One morning CJ awoke not feeling her best, and even though
she fought against him, Danny told her to stay home and take the day
off. Half asleep, CJ heard Danny softly say her name as he rubbed
her back.
She turned over sleepily and opened her eyes.
"CJ, I've called into the West Wing and told Carol that
you're not coming in today."
"But Danny, I've got the press---"
"CJ, we've already been through this. You're not going into
work today. If not for your sake then for the baby's sake.
Carol's
got it all taken care of. Sam's going to do the briefings today.
Now
you just lie down and get some rest."
Too tired to protest anymore, CJ closed her eyes as Danny
pressed a light kiss on her forehead. "I'll call later to check
up on
you. I love you," he whispered before leaving to go to work.
Three hours later, CJ awoke to the sound of the phone
ringing. Stretching, she sat up and answered the phone.
"Hello," she said, still slightly groggy.
"Hey you," Danny said. "How are you feeling?"
"Better I guess."
"Good. But I still want you to take it easy. I think you've
pushed yourself too far this week. You deserve a day off, you need to
rest."
"You're probably right."
"You know I am. Listen, I am going to try to get out of here
early today and then I'll come home and make you dinner. Okay?"
"Okay."
"Good. I'll see you in a few hours."
CJ sat the phone back in its cradle then sat back as she
turned on the television and flipped through the stations until she
found one that was running the press briefing. CJ smiled to herself
as she saw the image of Sam, sweating nervously behind the podium,
but her amusement quickly disappeared as soon as Sam opened his
mouth. Obviously, Carol had given him some notes and Sam was using
them, word for word. "Well there's another person who's
never
allowed in my press room again." CJ muttered to herself as she
angrily reached for the phone. Her anger subsided as she saw
Danny's
face on the screen as he asked Sam a question. She didn't get to
hear what it was, or what Sam's answer would be because almost at
the
exact moment she saw Danny's face, she felt the baby kick.
Slightly
startled CJ lay back and then smiled as she rubbed her hand over her
swollen stomach. "Yes, that's your daddy sweetheart. I'll bet
you'll
be a daddy's girl won't you?" CJ said quietly.
Early July 2007
Danny stood at the window of the nursery in the maternity
ward staring at his newborn daughter. He couldn't believe that a
life
so tiny could exist and that something so beautiful could be a part
of him. In the few hours since his daughter was born, Danny had
studied every inch of her little form and decided that she was
perfect, like her mother—even the tiny bit of bright red hair on
her
head. Danny hardly noticed when Dr. Adams came up beside him.
"Excuse me, Mr. Concannon? CJ should be waking up soon,
you're welcome to go and see her if you'd like."
Danny smiled. "Thank you doctor. Has she seen the baby yet?"
"No, she hasn't. We'll bring your daughter in a few minutes."
Danny thanked the doctor before heading down the hall to CJ's
room.
Seeing she was still asleep, Danny crept quietly into the
room and moved to her side and gently planted a kiss on her
forehead. At his touch, CJ's eyes opened slowly and she smiled
at
him.
"Hi," she whispered.
"Hey you. How you feeling?"
"Okay I guess. Is she okay?"
"She's beautiful. The doctor said they will bring her in
pretty soon. You know I'm pretty proud of you today."
"CJ smiled at Danny and blushed slightly. "Proud of me? Danny
all I did was have a baby."
"I know and it makes me love you as much as I ever did," he
professed as he leaned close.
"I love you too," CJ whispered just before they kissed.
After a few moments, the two parted at the sound of a knock
on the door.
Danny smiled as he took his daughter from the nurse and
carried her to the bed where he sat on the edge. "CJ, I want you to
meet someone, this is our daughter Christina Julia Concannon."
CJ blinked away a few happy tears as Danny settled the baby
into her arms. "Oh Danny, she is beautiful. Danny watched the two
women in his life for a moment before reaching out and wrapping his
finger inside his daughter's then smiled as he noticed something.
Danny took the edge of the blanket that Donna had made for
the baby between the fingers and held it out for CJ see.
"CJ, look. Your daughter has the same initials as you do.
Like mother like daughter."
"Well I hope she doesn't make some of the same mistakes I
did," CJ said, looking into Danny's eyes.
"Lets not talk about that now. Besides, you're perfect in my
eyes. Both my girls are."
CJ blushed slightly then leaned to kiss Danny as he wrapped
his arms around them.
"I love you," she whispered as she rested her head against
his shoulder, ready to start a new future with her husband and
daughter.
END
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