TITLE: The Ziegler Conspiracy. (5/?)
AUTHOR: Melissa Orr
DISCLAIMER: I don't own them, never will.
PART 5
"Hey," Sam stood when Toby returned back to his room. "What's going on with you and CJ?"
"Don't worry about it," Toby said, still confused. "Why are you still here?"
"I was waiting for you," Sam shrugged.
"Why?"
"I don't know," Sam sat back down. "I picked your cup up, you shouldn't leave those things on the floor. You could trip."
"What cup?"
"This one," Sam got up and grabbed the cup. "Are you this messy at home?"
"Where did you find that?" Toby asked.
"On the floor near the bed," Sam pointed down. "It was next to this pill bottle," Sam handed them to Toby.
"These aren't mine," Toby mentioned. He read the label on the bottle. "I'm going to kill her!" Toby snapped.
"Who?" Sam asked, franticly.
"Ann Stark drugged me!" Toby tossed the bottle over to Sam.
"How did she drug you?" Sam asked, confused.
"She came over last night and made me a drink. She told me if I drank it, she would leave. She must have put one of these in my drink," Toby yelled. "And then CJ." Toby trailed off. "Shit!"
"What?" Sam jumped.
"How long is the meeting going to be?" Toby asked, trying to stay calm.
"It should be over in 30 minutes," Sam answered. Just then, Toby nodded and went into the bathroom and slammed the door.
"I'll see myself out," Sam said sarcastically as he walked out and shut the door.
THE MEETING
"Mr. President, we really need to take education and put it front and center," Senator Michaels mentioned.
"Education is already front and center John," Jed said. "We're working out a system where we can start putting more money into schools. We're trying to push people to becoming teachers. We're working on getting teachers well- deserved raises. We're seeing to all of that."
"I understand."
"Then let us talk about what I came here to talk about."
"Which is?"
"Your thoughts on the National Budget."
OUTSIDE
"Listen, we'll be there tomorrow," Leo mentioned. Trying to hold the phone and write on a paper at the same time.
"I don't think this can wait another day," CJ mentioned.
"What the hell is going on? I have both you and Sam telling me that I need to get over there."
"Something happened."
"What?"
"Something with Toby."
"CJ."
"Leo, I don't know how long this has been going on, but it looks like Toby's sleeping with Ann Stark."
"CJ, what the hell are you talking about? I had a talk with Toby before he left. He can't stand the woman."
"Well, I guess if she offers him some, he'll take it," CJ snapped.
"Are you sure they slept together?"
"I went over to his room last night. When I knocked, Ann answered wearing a towel, and Toby was sleeping in the bed.
"Maybe something else was going on," Leo mentioned. "Screw it! I'll be there tonight."
"Thank you," CJ nodded and hung up.
"Claudia, never leave me alone with that man again," Jed warned as he came out of the Senators office.
"I'm sorry sir," CJ said. "I was talking with Leo."
"What's going on?" Jed asked as they started to leave.
"Something happened last night and I needed to talk with him. Nothing for you to worry about."
"You know. Every time you tell me something like that, it winds up being something I worry about."
"It's fine."
"Leo will be here tomorrow," Jed nodded.
"Actually he's coming in tonight," CJ mentioned.
"Okay, now I know something's up, because Leo never gets in early unless it's a major problem," Jed stopped and looked at CJ.
"It's fine," CJ tried to laugh it off.
"How much do you like your job?" Jed warned.
"Very much," CJ looked down.
"Get in the car CJ. We're going to have a talk," Jed said as an agent opened the door to the limo. CJ moaned and got in, followed by Jed.
OVAL OFFICE
"Josh, go get packed," Leo walked into Josh's office.
"I'm already packed," Josh smiled. "But the plane doesn't take off until tomorrow morning."
"No, it takes off in an hour," Leo nodded.
"Why?" Josh stood up.
"Something happened and I need to get over there."
"What?"
"I'll tell you on the plane."
"I'll be back," Josh started running out of his office.
"Where are you going?"
"I have to go pack."
"I thought you already packed?"
"That's before I found out that we were leaving in an hour," Josh said and took off.
"He's a strange one," Leo said.
"I say that every day," Donna mentioned as she put a folder down on Josh's desk and walked out.
RESTAURANT
"Is he insane?" Jed yelled as he helped CJ out of the limo in front of the restaurant. "I'm going to kill him."
"Mr. President. Let Leo and I handle this," CJ pleaded.
"Good morning sir," Sam walked out and greeted them.
"Morning," Jed mumbled. "Is Toby inside?"
"No, he had to go do something first. He should be here soon," Sam smiled.
"Do you know what happened?" Jed asked.
"With what?" Sam asked.
"Last night with Toby."
"He said something about Ann Stark drugging him," Sam mentioned.
"Now he's saying she drugged him," Jed rolled his eyes.
"Where did he go?" CJ asked, quickly.
"He said he needed to finish some unfinished business," Sam said.
"I'm sorry sir, but I have to go," CJ said quickly. "Sam, give me your car keys."
"No way," Sam shook his head.
CJ grabbed Sam's ear and pulled it back. "Now!"
"Okay," Sam quickly handed them over.
"Where are you going?" Jed asked.
"I need to do something," CJ nodded. "I'm sorry sir."
"I want you back here in 30 minutes," Jed warned.
"I promise," CJ nodded.
"I'll order you some breakfast," Jed mentioned.
"Thank you sir," CJ smiled and ran over to Sam's car and took off.
"Well, I guess it's just us men," Jed put his arm around Sam's shoulder and led him into the restaurant.
TBC
PART 5
"Hey," Sam stood when Toby returned back to his room. "What's going on with you and CJ?"
"Don't worry about it," Toby said, still confused. "Why are you still here?"
"I was waiting for you," Sam shrugged.
"Why?"
"I don't know," Sam sat back down. "I picked your cup up, you shouldn't leave those things on the floor. You could trip."
"What cup?"
"This one," Sam got up and grabbed the cup. "Are you this messy at home?"
"Where did you find that?" Toby asked.
"On the floor near the bed," Sam pointed down. "It was next to this pill bottle," Sam handed them to Toby.
"These aren't mine," Toby mentioned. He read the label on the bottle. "I'm going to kill her!" Toby snapped.
"Who?" Sam asked, franticly.
"Ann Stark drugged me!" Toby tossed the bottle over to Sam.
"How did she drug you?" Sam asked, confused.
"She came over last night and made me a drink. She told me if I drank it, she would leave. She must have put one of these in my drink," Toby yelled. "And then CJ." Toby trailed off. "Shit!"
"What?" Sam jumped.
"How long is the meeting going to be?" Toby asked, trying to stay calm.
"It should be over in 30 minutes," Sam answered. Just then, Toby nodded and went into the bathroom and slammed the door.
"I'll see myself out," Sam said sarcastically as he walked out and shut the door.
THE MEETING
"Mr. President, we really need to take education and put it front and center," Senator Michaels mentioned.
"Education is already front and center John," Jed said. "We're working out a system where we can start putting more money into schools. We're trying to push people to becoming teachers. We're working on getting teachers well- deserved raises. We're seeing to all of that."
"I understand."
"Then let us talk about what I came here to talk about."
"Which is?"
"Your thoughts on the National Budget."
OUTSIDE
"Listen, we'll be there tomorrow," Leo mentioned. Trying to hold the phone and write on a paper at the same time.
"I don't think this can wait another day," CJ mentioned.
"What the hell is going on? I have both you and Sam telling me that I need to get over there."
"Something happened."
"What?"
"Something with Toby."
"CJ."
"Leo, I don't know how long this has been going on, but it looks like Toby's sleeping with Ann Stark."
"CJ, what the hell are you talking about? I had a talk with Toby before he left. He can't stand the woman."
"Well, I guess if she offers him some, he'll take it," CJ snapped.
"Are you sure they slept together?"
"I went over to his room last night. When I knocked, Ann answered wearing a towel, and Toby was sleeping in the bed.
"Maybe something else was going on," Leo mentioned. "Screw it! I'll be there tonight."
"Thank you," CJ nodded and hung up.
"Claudia, never leave me alone with that man again," Jed warned as he came out of the Senators office.
"I'm sorry sir," CJ said. "I was talking with Leo."
"What's going on?" Jed asked as they started to leave.
"Something happened last night and I needed to talk with him. Nothing for you to worry about."
"You know. Every time you tell me something like that, it winds up being something I worry about."
"It's fine."
"Leo will be here tomorrow," Jed nodded.
"Actually he's coming in tonight," CJ mentioned.
"Okay, now I know something's up, because Leo never gets in early unless it's a major problem," Jed stopped and looked at CJ.
"It's fine," CJ tried to laugh it off.
"How much do you like your job?" Jed warned.
"Very much," CJ looked down.
"Get in the car CJ. We're going to have a talk," Jed said as an agent opened the door to the limo. CJ moaned and got in, followed by Jed.
OVAL OFFICE
"Josh, go get packed," Leo walked into Josh's office.
"I'm already packed," Josh smiled. "But the plane doesn't take off until tomorrow morning."
"No, it takes off in an hour," Leo nodded.
"Why?" Josh stood up.
"Something happened and I need to get over there."
"What?"
"I'll tell you on the plane."
"I'll be back," Josh started running out of his office.
"Where are you going?"
"I have to go pack."
"I thought you already packed?"
"That's before I found out that we were leaving in an hour," Josh said and took off.
"He's a strange one," Leo said.
"I say that every day," Donna mentioned as she put a folder down on Josh's desk and walked out.
RESTAURANT
"Is he insane?" Jed yelled as he helped CJ out of the limo in front of the restaurant. "I'm going to kill him."
"Mr. President. Let Leo and I handle this," CJ pleaded.
"Good morning sir," Sam walked out and greeted them.
"Morning," Jed mumbled. "Is Toby inside?"
"No, he had to go do something first. He should be here soon," Sam smiled.
"Do you know what happened?" Jed asked.
"With what?" Sam asked.
"Last night with Toby."
"He said something about Ann Stark drugging him," Sam mentioned.
"Now he's saying she drugged him," Jed rolled his eyes.
"Where did he go?" CJ asked, quickly.
"He said he needed to finish some unfinished business," Sam said.
"I'm sorry sir, but I have to go," CJ said quickly. "Sam, give me your car keys."
"No way," Sam shook his head.
CJ grabbed Sam's ear and pulled it back. "Now!"
"Okay," Sam quickly handed them over.
"Where are you going?" Jed asked.
"I need to do something," CJ nodded. "I'm sorry sir."
"I want you back here in 30 minutes," Jed warned.
"I promise," CJ nodded.
"I'll order you some breakfast," Jed mentioned.
"Thank you sir," CJ smiled and ran over to Sam's car and took off.
"Well, I guess it's just us men," Jed put his arm around Sam's shoulder and led him into the restaurant.
TBC