This is a Dan Weaver/Marina Peralta one shot...

I waited all season for something to happen only to realize Jeanne might need to step in and help dear ol dad.


As President Marina Peralta rounded the corner she ran smack dab into Jeanne Weaver.

"Sorry Ma'am" Jeanne spoke first

"No, I wasn't watching where I was going. I guess I shouldn't read a walk at the same time." Marina replied with a smile before the loud unladylike growl from her stomach had the smile fade.

"Gosh, when was the last time you ate."

"I don't really remember, between visiting Dr Kadar, getting a brief from the military and visiting the hospital... I guess eating slipped my mind."

Perfect Jeanne thought as an idea came to mind. "I'm on my way to the dining hall now, if you want I could grab you something to eat and bring it to your office. Maybe keep you company."

"Thank you Jeanne, that would be wonderful." Marina said as she thought about finally getting something to eat. The idea of not eating alone again, having someone to talk to for a moment about something other then running Charleston was sure to be a bright spot...

"Okay, I will run off and get something now, I should be back in under a hour." Jeanne said as she walked down the hallway.

First things first Jeanne thought, where is dad. After checking his private rooms and the military conference room Jeanne found her father talking to Ben and Deni. They looked to be in deep conversation and Jeanne prayed he would still be within the walls of Charleston when she returned from the dining hall.

"I need two pasta dinner plates please. One for my father and one for the President." Jeanne spoke to Doug the head chief.

"No problem, I will have them packaged as carry out for you."

"Thanks Doug"

After getting the two trays from Doug, Jeanne was on the go again. Rushing down the hall she hoped her father would be easy to find and as luck would have it she saw him ahead of her, walking towards his office.

"Dad" Jeanne called out, rushing to his side. "I have run topside... Diego needs my help with something. Could you take this to Marina, I got you something to eat too." She finished in a rush before shoving the food trays at him and running for the exit.

As Jeanne ran she couldn't help but laugh a little at how easy the plan had worked. She would make sure to "run into" the President tomorrow to apologize... and to get dinner details.


Dan stood where he was watch his daughter run for the exit. He almost thought he heard her laugh and that confused him. Because he was never one not to complete a task no matter how small he was off to deliver food to the President as ordered by his daughter. After the brief walk he knocked on the oval office and waited.

"Come in" Marina called "I've cleared some room here on the table for you to set the food on." she continued with her back to the door. "I'm happy to have the company, I haven't had conversation over dinner in a long time."

Turning around Marina saw Dan Weaver standing just inside her office with two trays of food. Dan Weaver delivering food, Marina didn't know what to think of first. She could wonder what happened to Jeanne or why he was here. But she only wondered the same thing she had wondered for months now... what would he looked like without that baseball cape on or his hair tied back.

As they stared at each other Dan finally spoke, looking just past Marina to the table she cleared. "Jeanne asked me to drop this off.

"Is she not coming?"

"No, she had to run."

"Oh...okay."

Dan noted she sounded disappointed. "If you want, I got something to eat too. I was just going to head to my room..."

"Or... you could stay. If you want..."


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Im working on the next Deni/Ben chapter now but this Dan/Marina story (and one for Strike Back ) has been on my mind and needed to let out :)