Title: Tried to Deny
Author: MelWil
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: They are not mine
Archive: Just let me know where
Feedback: Is delightful - lina_wilson@hotmail.com
Summary: "A crumpled bunch of flowers lay at his feet."
Author's note: Part of my Short Snaps series (other stories can be
found through my ff.net profile) Inspired by "Gimme Back My Dog" by
Slobberbone
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"Donna?"
He was sitting at my desk. A crumpled bunch of roses lay at his feet.
"I can't Josh."
"I didn't ask you anything." There should have been a smirk in him.
I rubbed my temple. "You were going to ask me to work late, or if I had advice for you, or if I could talk to whoever it is that you pissed off last. I can't Josh."
"It's none of those."
"I still can't." I needed to retrieve a letter from the drawer of my desk, but Josh wasn't budging.
"Why not?"
"I have a date tonight, Josh. I have a life outside this place. Friends, a boyfriend even."
"Donna?"
"Yeah?" If humouring him would get me out of here quicker, then i was willing to try it.
"Do you still love me?"
My world was collapsing around my ankles as the words tumbled from his mouth.
"What makes you think I was ever in love with you?" There was a tiny knot in my hair, and I studied it intently, anxious to unravel it.
"Joey said so. Amy said so."
"They're wrong." I met his eyes and we both knew I was lying.
"Donna -"
"What's up with you and Amy?" I interrupted him.
"We broke up."
"Oh." The letter in my desk wasn't important. I needed to get out of there, away from the unrealistic insanity that the West Wing had become. I walked away from him.
"Do you still love me?" His voice caught me before I turned the corner.
"I'll tell you later." I promised.