Donna sat at Josh's bedside pleading for him to open his eyes. "Joshua, I really need you to open your eyes; your Mom's going to be here soon. Do you really want her to see you like this?"

She paused "You're just being stubborn. I know you could open your eyes if you really wanted to." Donna just wanted to look into those chocolate brown eyes, to know everything would be okay.

"Joshua Lyman, don't you dare think that this has gotten you out of taking me out! Just as soon as I can spring you from this place, I plan on taking you someplace special." Donna told him, while holding onto his hand with one hand, she stroked his hair with the other.

She leaned in and seductively whispered in his ear, "If you want know where, you going have to open your eyes."

Donna felt Josh's hand tighten around hers when she slowly pulled away from his ear.

She smiled, happy to be able to look into those chocolate brown eyes again.

"Hi handsome" Donna bantered.

"Hi angel" Josh whispered back.

"You decided you wanted to know my plan?" Donna asked a little more breathily than she planned.

Josh could only nod his head in response.

Donna leaned in again close enough so that she could still look into his eyes and whispered so that only he could hear. "I know this wonderful little place where I can spend all day nursing you back to health" Donna said seductively, with a slight moan at the end to let Josh know how important it was that he get better.

Donna saw Josh start to smirk "You want to nurse me back to health?" he bantered.

"Wouldn't you like to know." Donna smirked as she sat down in the chair next to the bed.

Josh didn't say anything in response as he was drifting back to asleep.

"It okay; you need your rest" Donna cooed as she watched him drift off.

As Donna sat there watching Josh, she thought about the other time she was able to be there for him.

Flashback

Sheraton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

They were in sitting in the war room watching the results from the primary trickle in. Natalie and CJ were scanning the internet, while Toby and Sam watched the TV and talked about the speech. Leo had just walked over to find out how they where they polling,

"Where are we?" Leo asked

"We're starting to get some good exit polls out of Stark County and Rock Island." Natalie said looking up from her computer.

"How good?" Leo asked

"We're running at 53 to 58 with the undecideds from 72 hours ago in the 12th,

14th and 15th." CJ answered not looking up.

"That's the money!" Leo said

"DeWitt County, Cumberland!" Sam added as Josh walked over with a phone pressed to his ear.

"Yeah!" Josh said

"Who are you talking to?" Leo asked

"I'm talking to nobody. There's no one at my house." Josh answered as he hung up the phone.

"What's going on?" Leo asked

"Nothing. My dad had his chemo today. These exit polls are going to cheer him up." Josh said.

"Well, I'm hoping it helps the Governor too; I'm on my way to check on him" Leo said as he left to find Jed, Abbey and the Girls.

Josh tried his house again while they waited for the results. Natalie was watching

Josh as he tried to reach his folk. Natalie was thinking back to when they found out about Noah's cancer.

Westport, Connecticut, Lyman Household about a year early.

"Bekah the meal was fabulous" Ginny complimented as she wiped her lips with a napkin.

"I'm just glad you and the twins could make it for dinner. It's not often that I get to have both of you and Joshua around my table." Rebekah said as she started clearing the dishes. Ginny and Natalie got up to help Rebekah. Forty-five minutes later, the girls joined Noah, Josh and Nate in the living room.

"Well, the reason Rebekah and I ask you here tonight is that I had an appointment with an oncologist." Noah said pausing to let his words sink in, "I'm going in for surgery tomorrow, followed by chemotherapy until they are sure the cancer is gone."

They were all in shock at Noah's news. Guinevere pulled Rebekah into a hug while Nathaniel sat on the couch in shock. Josh got up and went outside as soon as his father finished speaking.

"Josh" Natalie said as she joined him outside.

Josh turn around to face Natalie "Why does this keep happening to my family?" Josh shouted.

"I don't know Josh," Natalie said as she pulled him into hug, "I don't know."

Sheraton Hotel Chicago, Illinois

The ringing of Natalie's phone pulled her back into the moment. She answered it but she couldn't hear who it was until she got up and left the room.

"Here it comes!" CJ shouted as they all gathered around

"With 17 of the precincts reporting, we are now ready to call the Illinois primary for

former New Hampshire Governor Jed Bartlet." TV Reporter announces.

"Yes!" Josh shouted as he pumped his fist into the air.

Leo turned and gave Josh a big hug. "Hey, hey, hey! Way to go! Now, let's get to California" he said as he joined in the celebration.

Out in the hall, Natalie answered her phone "Hello, Natalie O'Shannon."

"Natalie its Rebekah Lyman; I can't get hold of Josh" Rebekah answered.

"Rebekah, we just the won the Illinois primary!" Natalie replied.

"Natalie, it about Noah." Rebekah interrupted.

"Is he okay?" Natalie asked.

"No sweetie; he died of a pulmonary embolism a little awhile ago." Rebekah said trying not to sob into the phone. "I need you tell Josh for me"

"We'll be home soon Bekah" Natalie said, trying not to cry.

"Thanks Nat, see you soon" Rebekah said. Natalie hung up the phone, leaned against a wall and began to cry. That was how Donna found her when she came to tell Natalie they had won.

"Natalie, what is it?" Donna asked alarmed.

"Noah, Josh's Dad, died" Natalie sob.

Donna, knowing how close Josh and Natalie were, pulled her into a hug and tried to calm her down. Donna then went back into the room to find Josh while Natalie arranged for them to get home.

"Josh?" Donna said trying to get Josh's attention

"Donna, you've got to get happy, Donna, your father just won the Illinois Primary, come dance with me!" Josh shouted as he happily bounced over to her

"No, Josh. Josh...Your father died." Donna said.

Josh stared at her, stunned. She pulled him into a hug, trying to contain her tears, and then lead him out of the room to where Natalie was waiting.

End of Flashback

When Leo and Rebekah entered Josh's room, they found both Josh and Donna fast asleep, Donna's head resting near Josh's hand on the bed.

"She looks so peaceful; I hate to wake her." Rebekah said.

"Don't. I'll make sure the Doctor leaves you two alone," Leo said leaving Rebekah to sit with Josh.