With a Patient

There had been no need to call Zoey and Abby though. They too had been watching the press conference sitting in the living room of Jodi and Matt's home. Matt's parents had been flabbergasted when the Secret Service had appeared at the front door, but Matt had grown used to the visits from the former First Lady since his marriage. He greeted the members of Abigail Bartlet's detail as he opened the door and ushered them in to perform their security sweep.

"Who are they?" Bart Di Gerlando asked as he nodded towards Matt's parents.

"My parents," Matt replied. "They were vetted for the wedding."

Bart nodded then spoke into his microphone, "It's clear."

"Jodi, Matt" the elderly woman greeted them as she was helped into the house by an agent on one side and her youngest daughter on the other.

"Grandma! Zoey!" Jodi cried coming forward to hug each woman in turn. "Come to see your great-grandson?"

"Of course," Abby replied taking the baby from his mother. "You didn't think I'd wait forever to come see him? Hello, Jed" Abby whispered to the baby who opened his eyes and blinked at her. She laughed in delight. "Yeah...you do have their spirit, don't you, Jed?" The baby waved his arms at her in response causing those in the room who remembered Jed Bartlet and Leo McGarry to laugh. Even Matthew and Nora smiled at their grandson's antics.

"We came down with Charlie. So while he's doing that thing we thought we'd come see you," Zoey told them knowing they'd already been told about Charlie's lawsuit.

They'd only been there a few minutes when Zoey asked Matt to turn the television to CNN so they could watch the press conference. When the first rock was thrown it was Abby Bartlet who took command of the situation ordering her detail to take them to GW. Zoey allowed herself to be led out to the SUV in shock.

"You should stay here, Jodi" Abby said.

"No, we're going," Jodi told her leaving no room for argument just as Matt reappeared in the living room with baby Jed's car seat in one hand and a hastily packed diaper bag in the other.

"Leave the baby with us, Matt" his father ordered. "You don't want to expose him to all the germs floating around the hospital."

Matt thanked his father while Jodi hastily scribbled cell phone numbers onto a pad of paper before rushing out the door. When they arrived at GW they were all very glad to have the Secret Service agents along to help them run the gauntlet of press that were already camped outside the hospital. It didn't take them long to find the others waiting inside a lounge with hospital security along with Secretary Lyman's security detail standing guard outside. Zoey entered the room with Jodi while Matt helped Abby to the nurse's station. After finding out where Dr. Fowler was examining Sara, Abby led her entourage to the examination room.

"Wait outside."

"Ma'am!" Agent Di Gerlando protested.

"Bart, you've been with me long enough to know I don't allow male agents in the room when I have a female patient," Abby told him before pushing the door open leaving them standing in the hall. "Dr. Fowler?"

"I'm with a patient..." he began only to be interrupted by Sara.

"Grandma Abby!" Sara exclaimed. "Tell him to leave me alone. I'm fine."

"Is she fine, Doctor?" Abby asked with a gentle smirk letting Dr. Fowler know that she was on his side.

"Nothing's broken...nothing new at least."

"Nothing new?"

"I broke a few ribs in China," Sara admitted. "I just added a few new bruises from this riot."

"Yes, your mother mentioned something about three broken ribs," Abby replied.

"Doctor?" a nurse asked poking her head into the room. "Mr. Young is waking up."