TYPICAL

Author: Raine
Disclaimer: Not mine in the slightest.
Summary: Little bit of fluff
Rating: PG
Feedback: makes the world go round. ;] I'd love it... I may possibly be able to add more to this, if the inspiration arises. ;]
AN: another short urge-quenching fic. :] it does continue kinda with the first one.

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Ch 2 : Word-a-day
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I shrugged off my jacket as I meandered my way to my office. Shouldn't Donna be here already? She's usually here before me, hell she's usually here after me. Maybe I should have let her go home early yesterday, god knows she deserves it. Oh well, it was a fair trade, she scored a point, and I had company until I left. I dropped into my chair and started to rummage through the papers on my desk, there must be something interesting here.

"JOSH! Staff in five... no make that negative five. You're late, and don't mess up those papers!" Where is she? I can hear her, but I can't see her.

"I'm going to take CJ's bell and put it on you." I mutter.

"I want my own."

"What?" I sigh, running my hand through my hair, why am I so tired? Oh that's right, we were here until two in the morning last night.

"I want my own bell, not a hand-me-down. You're late." She's suddenly in my office, picking up papers, ushering me outside, and writing all at the same time. How she does it is a wonder to me.

The meeting was uneventful, for me at least. Everyone but me had something to work on and dispersed quickly after being dismissed. I wandered slowly back to my office, wondering what Donna was up to. I found her at her desk, asleep. Well, obviously I'm not the only one with nothing to do. Fine, if Donna was going to sleep, so would I. After I wake her up.

It was time for revenge, I leaned in really close, took a deep breath, and let it loose.

"DONNA!!!" Okay, so maybe that wasn't the best idea. She sat straight up, and hit the top of her head on my chin. I think I bit my tongue, and that death glare I'm getting from Donna isn't helping. I feel around my mouth for any collateral damage, but find none. Satisfied that I was going to survive, I turned my attention to Donna.

"Joshua..." Uh Oh, I'm in deep trouble here.

"You were sleeping."

"And you thought it appropriate to wake me in such a... stentorian way?"

"Stentorian?" What is she talking about?

"It means 'very loud'." Ah, ten bucks says it's that word-a-day calendar she's got on her desk.

"Word-a-day?" She smiles and nods. Ten bucks please.

I gesture towards my office and she follows me in. I turn to her and place my hands on her shoulders and back her up towards the couch.

"Lie down." I grab the spare blanket from he bottom drawer of my desk. Now I know why Donna put it there.

"But Josh, don't you have --"

"I have absolutely nothing to do today, so neither do you." I smile, never thought I'd speak those words again. She lies down and I cover her in the blanket and I sit down next to her feet. She shivers once then looks up at me, I can tell she's going to ask if I'm sure I don't need her, so I tell her that I'm sure before she forms the question.

"Then just don't get into any trouble, Josh." Her eyes twinkle just before she closes them. I get up and leave, closing the door behind me.

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