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Author's Note: I want to say that I love you people even though I am tried and should just roll over and die. So enjoy… or don't whatever you want.

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Josh was pulled into the meeting before he had any time to talk with Donna. There was still the lingering thought in the back of his mind, waiting to explode. He faithfully waited though, and spoke with the Senator with due ease and grace.

He wasn't working at his best but he was still above par. For anything in the world he would have given up on politics just to speak with Donna. But he waited patiently. Sam had started the meeting with them, feeling greatly that Josh was going to screw it up, but in Josh's current state was very scared to say so. He left after about twenty minutes when he realized the argument had nothing to do with the Bill and Senator Kyles was just being an ass. It was Josh's field, the negotiation, not the ass. For hours Josh tried to reason with a man who had no morals and wanted everything for nothing.

Josh sat diligently, hoping above hope that he wouldn't burst into bouts of anger and scream at the man. With Donna always at the back of his mind he continued to work.

Donna worked through the day with ease. She caught herself humming tunes a few times. Her spirits were uplifted even if physically she felt like dying.

"Hey," came C.J.'s voice from around the corner. "Is Josh in?"

"He's with Kyles," Donna told her.

C.J. glared at her. "Seriously Donna what's happened to you?"

Donna didn't know what to say. She felt terrible. But C.J. had meant it as a good thing. She was still terrified, worried and scared. But C.J. didn't seem to know those things. To C.J. she looked like she was glowing.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing," Donna began, sure Josh would kill her if she did say anything. "I just..."

"You meet someone didn't you?" C.J. began filling in the blanks. "That's where you were over lunch. You were on a date."

"No I wasn't," Donna assured her. "But I have meet someone." How could she let that slip? Immediately she wanted to catch the words and stuff them back down her throat.

"Who?" C.J. begged. "Why didn't you say anything? He's not a Republican is he?"

"God no," Donna let out with a laugh. She had spoken a little to quickly and a little to easily. She was searching her mind for a possible way out of this.

"Who is he?" C.J asked again. "Is it someone I know?"

Donna didn't want to lie. "He's the most adorable, and the kind man I know."

God, she thought. This conversation is surreal.

C.J. didn't seem satisfied. "Adorable? Kind? How long have you known the guy?" she said with a sarcastic flare.

Donna smiled at her sideways. "I'm very sure it's serious." Trying her best to avoid a true answer, but slowly digging herself into a pit.

Josh is going to kill me!

"Serious?" C.J. asked doubtfully. "How long have you been dating?"

"I guess it's been about two months," she told her with the clarity of it being true.

"Two months!"

"And a week," Donna finished with a smile.

"Where do you find the time?" C.J. asked. "I mean I haven't gone on a date...since... well a few years now."

Donna smiled, "We have a working relationship." That wasn't the best remark to make.

I want to die. Please kill me. Kill me now!

"Working..."

The phone cut C.J. off.

Thank God, Donna thought to herself.

She quickly answered the ring. "Josh Lyman." "Yeah." she answered and the other line hung up. But Donna would do anything to stop C.J. so she stayed on the line and continued a conversation all alone.

Somewhere between, "That's right." and "No that couldn't be it." C.J. got the hint and headed back to her office.

Donna stayed on the line for a little longer just to be sure no ambush was awaiting her when she hung up. She finally gave up the inane chatter and went back to work humming the tune to Beautiful Boy.

Josh rushed through the halls. He had been in his meeting for two and a half hours, negotiating with Kyles. As a politician Josh couldn't have felt more happy being able to spar with an adversary but as Josh... the Josh who was with Donna... who was pretty sure he was going to be father... who was agonizing over when to burst and tell everyone... as that Josh he wanted to flee the room.

He managed to escape for a few minutes. Toby pulled him out to talk to him quickly. After spending nearly four hours with Kyles it really didn't fell like it was going anywhere. Toby readily agreed. Josh asked Kyles to excuse him politely. When he was done with Toby he took off for the bullpen. "Donna!" he shouted as he marched through the doors.

"You don't have to yell," she said looking up at him from her desk. "Aren't you in a meeting?"

"Yeah," he remarked. "But Toby pulled me out and I just... Can't you tell me anything? I have like thirty seconds but you can tell me something right?"

She smiled and walked over to him. "I'm going to have to start calling you daddy." She said it quietly enough and close enough so no one would hear.

"So you are...?"

"Pregnant yes," she whispered. "You can say the word you know."

He smiled, and wanted to hold her and kiss her. Seeing her smile and knowing for sure that everything was how it should be felt like enough for the moment. He gave her a quick hug and went to Leo's office all aflutter.

Josh was getting nowhere with Kyles, and he couldn't see how he could get Kyles on board without giving away the entire farm.

"Is there no other way?" Josh asked Leo.

Leo just shrugged.

"I hate this guy Leo," Josh told him. "He's the reason people think politicians are sleazy. There's no way to get at the other votes without him."

"What's he want?" Leo asked quickly, avoiding an answer.

"You name it he wants it," Josh answered. "I say we kick him out of here. We try and get Vincent and Francescut."

"We've been through all this with them before," Leo answered him.

"Yeah but you can bet they won't be asking for half as much as Kyles," Josh answered.

"I don't know."

"Leo we don't want these guys. They aren't our guys. How good do you think it is that we are courting their vote?"

Leo looked at him convinced but never really needing all that convincing. "You can get Vincent and Francescut?"

Josh just nodded.

Leo sighed. "What did Toby say?"

"He said to screw Kyles."

"Do it."

When Josh finally made it back to his office, around quarter to midnight, he couldn't find her. He went to sit at his desk and review some work hoping she would return soon.

"Hey," Donna said entering the room with a cup full of coffee. She gently handed it to him across the desk.

"Hello," he said gently. He took the mug without protest or jest. It was a gesture of love and compromise.

"This going to be much longer?"

He shook his head. "We got Francescut and Brerich half an hour ago."

"I though it was Vincent?"

"It was," he answered, sipping the coffee and looking at a note.

Then his head suddenly twitched up as if he just realized who she was. "Hi." He smiled widely, dimples and all.

"Hi," she responded, holding in her laughter.

They stood silent each waiting for the other to speak. "Donna!" Josh finally cried.

She smiled and began. "What do you want to know first? When the babies are due or when you can rampage the White House screaming at the top of your lungs?"

He slowly put his mug down and followed the trim of his desk to find her. Softly Josh grabbed her and kissed her slowly. After a moment of deep concentration he rose for a breath. He gave her a radiant embrace lifting her off the ground, throwing her around in the air.

"Wait," he said holding her up. "You said babies. What do you mean babies?"

"Josh," she said with a laugh.

He looked excited. "Yeah."

"Can you put me down?" she uttered after returning his kiss. "I've been throwing up all day and the medication the doctor gave me hasn't really been working."

When Josh lowered her to the ground, he kissed her again and waited for her reply.

"Josh," she said slowly, she could barely believe it. "Josh I'm... we're having triplets."

He didn't know what to say. He kissed her passionately, his joy boiling over in his action. The kiss got deeper and deeper. Fearful that he might start to grope her, Donna had to push him away.

She smiled and stared at his glowing eyes. "Not that I don't like displays of affection but considering how the days been going maybe we shouldn't be displaying our affection in the West Wing."

"Donna," Josh sighed in joy. Then he grinned mischievously. "When can I start telling people?"

Donna laughed for joy, something she hadn't done all week. Then she said seriously. "Josh, if we say something and then..."

"And then..." he repeated slowly when she couldn't finish the sentence. She lowered her eyes. She couldn't look at him.

"Josh," she tried once more but her voice failed.

"Donna, what is it?" he said lifting her face to look at his own.

She smiled weakly. "Well now that I know its triplets... Josh there's an increased chance that... that I won't carry term... that..."

"Donna," Josh said slowly and gave her an embrace. "Don't worry." He could hear her sigh. He rocked her back and forth. "It's time to tell them anyway. I mean it's been six months."

"Two months," she corrected him quickly.

"Donna," Josh whined. He backed off from her. He placed his hands on her arms and gently soothed her as he moved them up and down.

"Are you sure you want to tell them? I don't want you to lose your job," she told him. All her insecurities rushing back. "I could never give up this," she said placing her hand on his chest. "But I'd understand..."

"Donna stop!" Josh told her. "I want this. God you have no idea how much I want this. I would leave politics if that were what I had to do. But I want this Donna. I want you."

She smiled at his comment. She wanted to hold him and tell him that she was happy. She didn't though, she still felt restricted by environment. "Thank you," she staggered along.

"I love you," he told her and kissed her forehead softly.

She smiled and placed her head on his shoulder. They rocked back and forth. "Josh?" she said after a pause.

"What?"

"I'm pretty sure I have to go throw up," she said patiently but quickly.

"Yeah," he said backing away from her, looking at her face and lingering in her sight. "So when can..."

"We'll tell C.J. tomorrow," Donna told him. "Now I..." she turned violently on her feet and ran down the hall.

He smiled with sympathy and darted back to his desk. The day was or rather had been filled with a gift he never thought he would be able to experience. Life.