See parts 1-2
Toby stormed back to his office. Everyone made sure to stay out of his way. Ginger handed him his messages, but didn't say anything. He slammed the door and sat down at his desk. He sat back and took a few deep breaths so he could calm down. Then he looked at the messages and looked at the schedule for the rest of the day. He missed the staff meeting, so he didn't have to worry about that. He saw that he had a meeting in twenty minutes with Harry, so he decided to just calm down before going in. He didn't want to make a fool out of himself. Just then, he heard a knock at the door.
"What?" Toby yelled.
"Toby, someone is here to see you," Ginger said from the other end.
"Who is it?"
"It's Zoey," Ginger said. Toby stopped for a moment and got up. He walked over to the door and opened it. Zoey was standing there with a huge grin on her face.
"Hello Zoey," Toby managed a smile. "Come on it."
"Thanks," Zoey smiled and looked over at Ginger and nodded. As she walked in, Toby noticed a crowd beginning to form again.
"Everyone back to work!" Toby snapped. Everyone ran out as Toby slammed his door.
"You seem in a good mood today," Zoey smiled and walked closer to Toby.
"It's been a very long day," He smiled and walked over to his desk nervously.
"It's not even eleven yet," She pointed out.
"Yeah," He smiled and sat down. Zoey walked over and sat in the chair in front of his desk. "What can I do for you?"
"I think you know what I want," Zoey smiled.
"Zoey, I can't."
"Come on Toby, Charlie won't do it for me."
"Zoey, I just don't have the time to do it right now."
"We can do it anytime you want Toby, I just need it to happen soon."
"Why won't Charlie do it?"
"Because he doesn't think he's qualified enough."
"He's going to school for it."
"I know, but he thinks I should find someone who has more experience."
"Zoey, I'm not that good."
"Toby, you did it for me before."
"That was different. You were in high school."
"Toby, come on. It won't take very long. Twenty minutes, tops."
"Zoey."
"Please, I'll do anything you ask," Zoey smiled.
"Fine," Toby took a deep breath. "When do you want me?"
"Tomorrow at noon. My class starts around that time," Zoey smiled and went over and hugged him. "Thank you."
"Yeah." Toby smiled. "What exactly am I suppose to say?"
"Just talk about what it's like to work in the White House. And how you became the Communications Director."
"All that in twenty minutes?" Toby smiled.
"You can speak real fast," She smiled. "So I can tell my teacher that I got a speaker for him."
"Yeah."
"Thank you," Zoey smiled and ran out. Then Ginger walked in.
"Toby, the meeting with Harry has been moved to next Monday. He's wife just went into labor."
"Thanks Ginger," Toby said and sat down. "I need you to clear my schedule for tomorrow from eleven to one. I have to go speak to Zoey's government class."
"You got it," Ginger said as she walked out. "Oh, and it must be Bartlet daughter day around here."
"Why do you say that?" Toby asked nervously.
"Ellie's on line two for you."
"Oh.thanks," Toby said. Ginger nodded and walked out.
"Ellie," Toby picked up the phone. "How are you?"
"I'm doing terrific, thanks to you."
"Yeah?" Toby blushed.
"It was incredible Toby."
"It was huh?"
"Oh yes. I didn't think I would have been that good."
"How did it feel?"
"Like everyone was really listening to everything. It felt so good."
"Listen Ellie. Don't tell your father for a while. We can't let him know we did this."
"Are you kidding? He would kill me. Then he would kill you for doing it with me."
"That's what I'm talking about." Toby grinned.
"Don't worry, I won't say a word."
"Thanks."
"I took the test this morning, I'm suppose to get the call this afternoon. But after last night, there's not a doubt in my mind. I'm positive I know what the result is going to be."
"Well, what ever it says, I'm going to be there for you. Okay?"
"Thanks for everything Toby. I couldn't have written that speech alone."
"I saw the look of the crowd, you won them over. They have to accept you."
"You think?"
"I know. Look, call me tonight and let me know what Harvard says."
"I will, and thanks again Toby."
"Good luck Ellie," Toby smiled and hung up the phone. He started to read the memo Sam gave him last night when he heard a knock on his door. "Ginger, I'm busy."
"To busy for me?" The door opened.
"Umm..I think I can fit you in," Toby smiled. She entered and shut the door.
"I can stop thinking about last nigh,." The woman walked up and put her arms around Toby.
"Honestly, neither can I," Toby felt himself blush.
"Ever since I met you I wanted to know how it felt to kiss you." She smiled and kissed him.
"And?"
"It was good."
"Just the kissing?"
"The whole night," Elizabeth Bartlet smiled. "I've waited years to make love with you. And I was not disappointed."
"What about CJ?"
"What happens in our life is none of her business." Liz smiled. "I'm happy for the first time in a long time. I'm not letting anyone take that away from me."
TBC
Toby stormed back to his office. Everyone made sure to stay out of his way. Ginger handed him his messages, but didn't say anything. He slammed the door and sat down at his desk. He sat back and took a few deep breaths so he could calm down. Then he looked at the messages and looked at the schedule for the rest of the day. He missed the staff meeting, so he didn't have to worry about that. He saw that he had a meeting in twenty minutes with Harry, so he decided to just calm down before going in. He didn't want to make a fool out of himself. Just then, he heard a knock at the door.
"What?" Toby yelled.
"Toby, someone is here to see you," Ginger said from the other end.
"Who is it?"
"It's Zoey," Ginger said. Toby stopped for a moment and got up. He walked over to the door and opened it. Zoey was standing there with a huge grin on her face.
"Hello Zoey," Toby managed a smile. "Come on it."
"Thanks," Zoey smiled and looked over at Ginger and nodded. As she walked in, Toby noticed a crowd beginning to form again.
"Everyone back to work!" Toby snapped. Everyone ran out as Toby slammed his door.
"You seem in a good mood today," Zoey smiled and walked closer to Toby.
"It's been a very long day," He smiled and walked over to his desk nervously.
"It's not even eleven yet," She pointed out.
"Yeah," He smiled and sat down. Zoey walked over and sat in the chair in front of his desk. "What can I do for you?"
"I think you know what I want," Zoey smiled.
"Zoey, I can't."
"Come on Toby, Charlie won't do it for me."
"Zoey, I just don't have the time to do it right now."
"We can do it anytime you want Toby, I just need it to happen soon."
"Why won't Charlie do it?"
"Because he doesn't think he's qualified enough."
"He's going to school for it."
"I know, but he thinks I should find someone who has more experience."
"Zoey, I'm not that good."
"Toby, you did it for me before."
"That was different. You were in high school."
"Toby, come on. It won't take very long. Twenty minutes, tops."
"Zoey."
"Please, I'll do anything you ask," Zoey smiled.
"Fine," Toby took a deep breath. "When do you want me?"
"Tomorrow at noon. My class starts around that time," Zoey smiled and went over and hugged him. "Thank you."
"Yeah." Toby smiled. "What exactly am I suppose to say?"
"Just talk about what it's like to work in the White House. And how you became the Communications Director."
"All that in twenty minutes?" Toby smiled.
"You can speak real fast," She smiled. "So I can tell my teacher that I got a speaker for him."
"Yeah."
"Thank you," Zoey smiled and ran out. Then Ginger walked in.
"Toby, the meeting with Harry has been moved to next Monday. He's wife just went into labor."
"Thanks Ginger," Toby said and sat down. "I need you to clear my schedule for tomorrow from eleven to one. I have to go speak to Zoey's government class."
"You got it," Ginger said as she walked out. "Oh, and it must be Bartlet daughter day around here."
"Why do you say that?" Toby asked nervously.
"Ellie's on line two for you."
"Oh.thanks," Toby said. Ginger nodded and walked out.
"Ellie," Toby picked up the phone. "How are you?"
"I'm doing terrific, thanks to you."
"Yeah?" Toby blushed.
"It was incredible Toby."
"It was huh?"
"Oh yes. I didn't think I would have been that good."
"How did it feel?"
"Like everyone was really listening to everything. It felt so good."
"Listen Ellie. Don't tell your father for a while. We can't let him know we did this."
"Are you kidding? He would kill me. Then he would kill you for doing it with me."
"That's what I'm talking about." Toby grinned.
"Don't worry, I won't say a word."
"Thanks."
"I took the test this morning, I'm suppose to get the call this afternoon. But after last night, there's not a doubt in my mind. I'm positive I know what the result is going to be."
"Well, what ever it says, I'm going to be there for you. Okay?"
"Thanks for everything Toby. I couldn't have written that speech alone."
"I saw the look of the crowd, you won them over. They have to accept you."
"You think?"
"I know. Look, call me tonight and let me know what Harvard says."
"I will, and thanks again Toby."
"Good luck Ellie," Toby smiled and hung up the phone. He started to read the memo Sam gave him last night when he heard a knock on his door. "Ginger, I'm busy."
"To busy for me?" The door opened.
"Umm..I think I can fit you in," Toby smiled. She entered and shut the door.
"I can stop thinking about last nigh,." The woman walked up and put her arms around Toby.
"Honestly, neither can I," Toby felt himself blush.
"Ever since I met you I wanted to know how it felt to kiss you." She smiled and kissed him.
"And?"
"It was good."
"Just the kissing?"
"The whole night," Elizabeth Bartlet smiled. "I've waited years to make love with you. And I was not disappointed."
"What about CJ?"
"What happens in our life is none of her business." Liz smiled. "I'm happy for the first time in a long time. I'm not letting anyone take that away from me."
TBC