Sharon, Josh, CJ, and Donna were all in the kitchen. Josh was getting the
tables set up, as the woman were cooking and getting the snacks ready.
"Josh, you bought enough food for an Army," Donna joked.
"It was the sales Donna. This is why I make you do my shopping," Josh whined. Sharon and CJ just smiled at each other.
"I think we got it pretty much under control Sharon," CJ smiled.
"Are you trying to get rid of me?" She smiled.
"No, of course not, I."
"I was kidding. I'll go keep Toby some company. Call if you need anything," She smiled and walked out. "Joshua, can I see you for a minute?" Sharon asked.
"Yeah," Josh walked over.
"I just want to tell you that I am very proud of you son," She smiled.
"Thank you," He smiled. "Are you okay?"
"It still hurts," She said honestly. "But I'm okay around all of the people who loved my son."
"We really did," Josh smiled.
"I know," She smiled and kissed Josh on the cheek. "You were his best friend. He loved you very much." She smiled.
"Thank you," He felt the tears fall down his face, and then felt Sharon brush them off.
"Now, go help the ladies."
"Okay," He smiled and hugged her again before walking back into the kitchen. Sharon smiled and then walked out to the front room where Toby was.
"I see CJ let you have some pie," Sharon pointed to the plate he was holding.
"No, she just gave me the plate back after she ate the pie," He moaned.
"What are you watching?" Sharon asked while sitting next to him.
"Judge Judy," He turned it down. "We should have really nominated her for Chief Justice," He said to himself.
"You are so strange," She smiled.
"Only when I'm on pain medication," He joked.
"I like this," She mentioned.
"What?" He looked over to her.
"Being in this sort of an atmosphere. It's relaxing. Some what," She said with a confused look in her face.
"I know what you mean. It's comfortable."
"Yeah," She looked over and him and smiled. "How are your knees?"
"They hurt," He smiled. "But I'm a grown boy."
"I bet you hate being on this couch."
"Yeah," He moved around uncomfortably.
"Before I leave tonight, I'll help get you upstairs in your bed."
"It's fine."
"I'll get Josh and CJ to help me. Like I can do it by myself," She smiled.
"Thank you," He smirked.
"Now if you will excuse me, I have to go use the little girls room," She smiled. "I'll be right back."
"I'll be." Toby thought a minute. "Well, I'll be right here," He smiled.
"Funny man," She laughed as she walked to the bathroom. Just then, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," Toby bellowed.
"Toby," Liz Bartlet opened the door.
"Yeah," He smiled. Liz, Ellie, and Zoey all entered. "How are my girls?" He smiled as they all walked closer.
"What happened?" Liz asked as she bent down and kissed Toby.
"I had a little accident," He answered.
"Are you okay?" Ellie bent down and kissed Toby as well.
"I'm fine," He smiled and allowed Zoey to bend down and kiss him.
"I'm glad you three could make it."
"Where is everyone?" Ellie asked.
"CJ, Donna, and Josh are in the kitchen. Josh bought out the whole store, so we have plenty of food," Toby screamed to get Josh's attention.
"You know what? I didn't ask to go to the store," He snapped as he came out of the kitchen.
"The list wasn't that long," Toby explained.
"It really was though," Josh walked over and hugged the three women. "Nice to see you all," He smiled.
"Is Sharon here?" Zoey asked.
"Yeah, she's in the restroom," Toby answered.
"We'll go help in the kitchen," Ellie offered as she motioned for her sister to follow her.
"I'll be in there in a minute," Liz said.
"Okay," Josh said as he led Zoey and Ellie in.
"How's it going?" Toby acted casual..
"We've never lied to each other," She sat next to him. "What happened?" She pointed to his knees.
"I fell in some glass. I was having a really bad night," He bent over and kissed her. "I'm fine. Don't worry."
"Toby, I do worry," She smiled.
"Come here," Toby patted his chest as he laid back. Liz smiled and rested her head on his chest. "I'm glad you came. All of you."
"Dad felt bad for not coming," Liz said as she felt the tears fall down her face.
"I know. But I'm sure he understands," Toby brushed her hair with his fingers.
"Is it true?" She asked.
"What?"
"You and Josh saw him?" She asked as she looked up to his face. He didn't say anything for a moment.
"Yes. I heard about the fire on the news and called Josh."
"You don't blame yourself, do you?"
"I did."
"Toby." She looked up and patted him on the cheek. "This wasn't your fault."
"I know that now," He smiled shyly. "It took a lot of doing, but I know that now."
"I'm sorry you had to see it," She kissed him again and rested her head on his chest.
"Thank you," He patted her head. "Where are you staying tonight?"
"Dad has all three of us staying with him. We're all having a late dinner together tonight."
"That should be nice."
"Yeah, hopefully," She smiled.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," Sharon smiled as she walked back into the living room. "Elizabeth Bartlet," She smiled. Liz jumped up to greet her.
"Mrs. Seaborn, I'm so sorry for your loss," Liz hugged her.
"Thank you dear. But please, call my Sharon," She smiled. "You look just like your mother."
"I know," She smiled. "I lucked out." She joked, and she even got a chuckle out of Toby.
"Good one," Toby laughed.
"I should go see if they need my help in the kitchen," She smiled and walked to join everyone else.
"Sweet kid," Sharon sat back down. "She has a little crush on you." She smirked.
"She's married."
"Toby, just because you're married, doesn't mean you can't have crushes."
"Have you ever had a crush?" He smiled.
"I still do," She winked at him. "You want me to get you some pie?"
"Please, if there's anymore," Toby said. "You know CJ."
"I'm sure there's a piece left," She smiled and walked back into the kitchen. Toby sat back and turned the TV back on and watched the end of Judge Judy. Awaiting the next person to arrive.
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"Josh, you bought enough food for an Army," Donna joked.
"It was the sales Donna. This is why I make you do my shopping," Josh whined. Sharon and CJ just smiled at each other.
"I think we got it pretty much under control Sharon," CJ smiled.
"Are you trying to get rid of me?" She smiled.
"No, of course not, I."
"I was kidding. I'll go keep Toby some company. Call if you need anything," She smiled and walked out. "Joshua, can I see you for a minute?" Sharon asked.
"Yeah," Josh walked over.
"I just want to tell you that I am very proud of you son," She smiled.
"Thank you," He smiled. "Are you okay?"
"It still hurts," She said honestly. "But I'm okay around all of the people who loved my son."
"We really did," Josh smiled.
"I know," She smiled and kissed Josh on the cheek. "You were his best friend. He loved you very much." She smiled.
"Thank you," He felt the tears fall down his face, and then felt Sharon brush them off.
"Now, go help the ladies."
"Okay," He smiled and hugged her again before walking back into the kitchen. Sharon smiled and then walked out to the front room where Toby was.
"I see CJ let you have some pie," Sharon pointed to the plate he was holding.
"No, she just gave me the plate back after she ate the pie," He moaned.
"What are you watching?" Sharon asked while sitting next to him.
"Judge Judy," He turned it down. "We should have really nominated her for Chief Justice," He said to himself.
"You are so strange," She smiled.
"Only when I'm on pain medication," He joked.
"I like this," She mentioned.
"What?" He looked over to her.
"Being in this sort of an atmosphere. It's relaxing. Some what," She said with a confused look in her face.
"I know what you mean. It's comfortable."
"Yeah," She looked over and him and smiled. "How are your knees?"
"They hurt," He smiled. "But I'm a grown boy."
"I bet you hate being on this couch."
"Yeah," He moved around uncomfortably.
"Before I leave tonight, I'll help get you upstairs in your bed."
"It's fine."
"I'll get Josh and CJ to help me. Like I can do it by myself," She smiled.
"Thank you," He smirked.
"Now if you will excuse me, I have to go use the little girls room," She smiled. "I'll be right back."
"I'll be." Toby thought a minute. "Well, I'll be right here," He smiled.
"Funny man," She laughed as she walked to the bathroom. Just then, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in," Toby bellowed.
"Toby," Liz Bartlet opened the door.
"Yeah," He smiled. Liz, Ellie, and Zoey all entered. "How are my girls?" He smiled as they all walked closer.
"What happened?" Liz asked as she bent down and kissed Toby.
"I had a little accident," He answered.
"Are you okay?" Ellie bent down and kissed Toby as well.
"I'm fine," He smiled and allowed Zoey to bend down and kiss him.
"I'm glad you three could make it."
"Where is everyone?" Ellie asked.
"CJ, Donna, and Josh are in the kitchen. Josh bought out the whole store, so we have plenty of food," Toby screamed to get Josh's attention.
"You know what? I didn't ask to go to the store," He snapped as he came out of the kitchen.
"The list wasn't that long," Toby explained.
"It really was though," Josh walked over and hugged the three women. "Nice to see you all," He smiled.
"Is Sharon here?" Zoey asked.
"Yeah, she's in the restroom," Toby answered.
"We'll go help in the kitchen," Ellie offered as she motioned for her sister to follow her.
"I'll be in there in a minute," Liz said.
"Okay," Josh said as he led Zoey and Ellie in.
"How's it going?" Toby acted casual..
"We've never lied to each other," She sat next to him. "What happened?" She pointed to his knees.
"I fell in some glass. I was having a really bad night," He bent over and kissed her. "I'm fine. Don't worry."
"Toby, I do worry," She smiled.
"Come here," Toby patted his chest as he laid back. Liz smiled and rested her head on his chest. "I'm glad you came. All of you."
"Dad felt bad for not coming," Liz said as she felt the tears fall down her face.
"I know. But I'm sure he understands," Toby brushed her hair with his fingers.
"Is it true?" She asked.
"What?"
"You and Josh saw him?" She asked as she looked up to his face. He didn't say anything for a moment.
"Yes. I heard about the fire on the news and called Josh."
"You don't blame yourself, do you?"
"I did."
"Toby." She looked up and patted him on the cheek. "This wasn't your fault."
"I know that now," He smiled shyly. "It took a lot of doing, but I know that now."
"I'm sorry you had to see it," She kissed him again and rested her head on his chest.
"Thank you," He patted her head. "Where are you staying tonight?"
"Dad has all three of us staying with him. We're all having a late dinner together tonight."
"That should be nice."
"Yeah, hopefully," She smiled.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," Sharon smiled as she walked back into the living room. "Elizabeth Bartlet," She smiled. Liz jumped up to greet her.
"Mrs. Seaborn, I'm so sorry for your loss," Liz hugged her.
"Thank you dear. But please, call my Sharon," She smiled. "You look just like your mother."
"I know," She smiled. "I lucked out." She joked, and she even got a chuckle out of Toby.
"Good one," Toby laughed.
"I should go see if they need my help in the kitchen," She smiled and walked to join everyone else.
"Sweet kid," Sharon sat back down. "She has a little crush on you." She smirked.
"She's married."
"Toby, just because you're married, doesn't mean you can't have crushes."
"Have you ever had a crush?" He smiled.
"I still do," She winked at him. "You want me to get you some pie?"
"Please, if there's anymore," Toby said. "You know CJ."
"I'm sure there's a piece left," She smiled and walked back into the kitchen. Toby sat back and turned the TV back on and watched the end of Judge Judy. Awaiting the next person to arrive.
TBC