A Life Worth Realizing
By Heidi
Disclaimers-These are not my characters and I am making no money off of them.
Ratings-Sam/Donna
Spoilers-Everything through season 2
Special Note-This is was written before my grandmother passed away this morning. It is dedicated to her, our family, and the memory of who she was. She was a very well loved woman and will be missed severely.
Donna held Bradley's hand as she and the new baby and her husband walked into the Bartlet's Manchester home. It was hard to walk into that house without thinking of the people who lived there. The memories were good ones, of happier times.
Abbey and Josiah Bartlet had been this century's Camelot ideal. They were the perfect First Family who cared and loved deeply. It had been a shock to everyone that knew them when a drunk driver had smashed into their car, taking both of their lives.
Donna walked into the house and saw people she hadn't seen in a year. It was good to see friends in this time of tragedy. It was comforting to be around people that were family, in an extended sort of way.
Bonnie, Ginger, Carol, and Margaret said their hellos and they all fell back into the patterns of catching up, introducing children, boyfriends, and husbands. They all had been estranged for a few years, but time and tragedy made you re-evaluate your priorities. It makes you think about who and what matters in your life. A tragedy makes you forget about all the bad stuff that you have to go through and makes you reflect about what is important to you, your friends, and your family.
Ainsley Hayes Seaborn Trask made her way to Donna and chatted for a few minutes. Sam had married Ainsley in a rushed ceremony that had ended in a divorce less than one year later. She was now married to Jeremy Trask, a Republican governor who had his eye set on the White House. Donna knew that Ainsley would make a great First Lady because she had the courage to speak out and tell people when they were wrong and needed to compromise. She and Ainsley had remained friends through all the crap that they'd both gone through.
Toby and CJ were finally married after all their years of beating around the bushes. Donna was happy that all marriages hadn't been like her first one. People deserved to be happy with the one they loved, no matter the circumstances that gotten them there.
Josh was now engaged to Leigh Shane, a professor at Georgetown. They were both very happy. Josh and Leigh had come together while Josh was giving a lecture at the school. Coffee out had led to a wonderful relationship. Donna was glad that Josh had found someone to love that could keep up with him.
Donna Moss Seaborn Seaborn was happy with her life. She and Sam had managed to put a disastrous first marriage behind them and become friends again before dating and finally remarrying with all their friends and family with them to celebrate the day. A second marriage had yielded a second child, another son named Matthew Owen. She was a little sad that a tragedy had to happen to bring all of these people back together.
Life is precious and it is fleeting. No one knows when and if your life could end. You have to take everyday and say the things you mean. Seize the moment. Don't put things off because you may never get a chance to say them again. Donna felt the tears in her eyes after Ellie's beautiful statement about her father. She knew that they were never that close, but Donna also knew that Ellie loved her father and missed him so much. She vowed to herself to tell her husband and her children that she loved them everyday.
That Sunday was hard. No one wanted to leave and face a reality without Jed and Abbey Bartlet in it. Most of the former senior staff had stayed late into the evening, but one by one...they all made their way into the front yard and stood, staring up at the house.
CJ and Toby were the first to depart. They had a flight back to California. They were both just mentally and physically exhausted after the weekend. It would take them both some time to come to grips with what had happened and where to go from this point. Josh and Leigh were the next to leave, having to be at work early the next morning. Donna knew that Josh was trying to work through the tragedy and would need time to contemplate it all. It had been a hard year for Josh with loosing his mother to cancer in May. Sam and Donna were last to leave. Before they left, Sam vowed to make things work, no matter what because family was the strongest link they had in their lives.
Time is what it takes. Death makes you realize that life doesn't give you a second chance. You get one shot at doing it right and that's all you get. Make the most of what you have. Tell those people in your life how much you love and need them.
By Heidi
Disclaimers-These are not my characters and I am making no money off of them.
Ratings-Sam/Donna
Spoilers-Everything through season 2
Special Note-This is was written before my grandmother passed away this morning. It is dedicated to her, our family, and the memory of who she was. She was a very well loved woman and will be missed severely.
Donna held Bradley's hand as she and the new baby and her husband walked into the Bartlet's Manchester home. It was hard to walk into that house without thinking of the people who lived there. The memories were good ones, of happier times.
Abbey and Josiah Bartlet had been this century's Camelot ideal. They were the perfect First Family who cared and loved deeply. It had been a shock to everyone that knew them when a drunk driver had smashed into their car, taking both of their lives.
Donna walked into the house and saw people she hadn't seen in a year. It was good to see friends in this time of tragedy. It was comforting to be around people that were family, in an extended sort of way.
Bonnie, Ginger, Carol, and Margaret said their hellos and they all fell back into the patterns of catching up, introducing children, boyfriends, and husbands. They all had been estranged for a few years, but time and tragedy made you re-evaluate your priorities. It makes you think about who and what matters in your life. A tragedy makes you forget about all the bad stuff that you have to go through and makes you reflect about what is important to you, your friends, and your family.
Ainsley Hayes Seaborn Trask made her way to Donna and chatted for a few minutes. Sam had married Ainsley in a rushed ceremony that had ended in a divorce less than one year later. She was now married to Jeremy Trask, a Republican governor who had his eye set on the White House. Donna knew that Ainsley would make a great First Lady because she had the courage to speak out and tell people when they were wrong and needed to compromise. She and Ainsley had remained friends through all the crap that they'd both gone through.
Toby and CJ were finally married after all their years of beating around the bushes. Donna was happy that all marriages hadn't been like her first one. People deserved to be happy with the one they loved, no matter the circumstances that gotten them there.
Josh was now engaged to Leigh Shane, a professor at Georgetown. They were both very happy. Josh and Leigh had come together while Josh was giving a lecture at the school. Coffee out had led to a wonderful relationship. Donna was glad that Josh had found someone to love that could keep up with him.
Donna Moss Seaborn Seaborn was happy with her life. She and Sam had managed to put a disastrous first marriage behind them and become friends again before dating and finally remarrying with all their friends and family with them to celebrate the day. A second marriage had yielded a second child, another son named Matthew Owen. She was a little sad that a tragedy had to happen to bring all of these people back together.
Life is precious and it is fleeting. No one knows when and if your life could end. You have to take everyday and say the things you mean. Seize the moment. Don't put things off because you may never get a chance to say them again. Donna felt the tears in her eyes after Ellie's beautiful statement about her father. She knew that they were never that close, but Donna also knew that Ellie loved her father and missed him so much. She vowed to herself to tell her husband and her children that she loved them everyday.
That Sunday was hard. No one wanted to leave and face a reality without Jed and Abbey Bartlet in it. Most of the former senior staff had stayed late into the evening, but one by one...they all made their way into the front yard and stood, staring up at the house.
CJ and Toby were the first to depart. They had a flight back to California. They were both just mentally and physically exhausted after the weekend. It would take them both some time to come to grips with what had happened and where to go from this point. Josh and Leigh were the next to leave, having to be at work early the next morning. Donna knew that Josh was trying to work through the tragedy and would need time to contemplate it all. It had been a hard year for Josh with loosing his mother to cancer in May. Sam and Donna were last to leave. Before they left, Sam vowed to make things work, no matter what because family was the strongest link they had in their lives.
Time is what it takes. Death makes you realize that life doesn't give you a second chance. You get one shot at doing it right and that's all you get. Make the most of what you have. Tell those people in your life how much you love and need them.