Josh followed Toby as they drove to the White House. Both men trying to get
the last of their tears out before getting there. When they got to the
White House, they parked their car like they do everyday. Josh got out and
wiped his face, and noticed that Toby was still in the car. Josh walked up
to the window, and then he opened the door.
"I can't go back to work without him Josh," Toby cried.
"I don't think I can either. But we need to try. I think Sam would want it that way," Josh cried as well.
"I miss him so much," Toby said while getting out. "Why did this have to happen?" He screamed and kicked his car.
"Toby."
"This is not far, I was the one that was supposed to go first. Not him!"
"I know, I never thought I had to say goodbye this early." Josh screamed.
The two men leaned against the car. Each was wearing shorts and a shirt, which were the same clothes they slept in the night before. They were covered in dirt, you could barley see their faces. The only thing you could see is where the tears were coming down.
Josh and Toby took another deep breath and began to walk into the White House. When they got in, they noticed everyone starring at them. They kept walking and went near the pressroom. They heard CJ giving her briefing. As they walked by and into the communications bullpen, that's where the tears came back.
"Toby," Josh stood looking at Sam's closed door.
"Yeah," Toby said quietly.
"Toby, what happened to you?" Ginger asked. Just then Toby fell the floor crying. Josh bent down and hugged Toby's back as he rocked back and forth.
"We need staff," Josh managed to say.
"Yeah," Ginger ran to gather everyone up.
"No!" Toby threw Josh off him. "You know what this is, it's a bad dream. That's all it is!" Toby began screaming while walking in a circle. "I just have to wake up," Toby started pinching himself. Just then CJ and Leo walked in.
"Toby," CJ tried to calm him down. "What happened?"
"If I didn't say anything," Toby walked up to his door and faced it. "If I just let him do his work!" Toby screamed and started hitting his head on the door.
"Toby," Leo pulled him away and looked over and Josh, who was rocking back and forth crying.
"My god, what happened?" CJ knew something was wrong.
"Sam." Josh couldn't say anymore. Just then Donna came in and saw Josh. She started to walk closer, but saw him shake his head.
"Sam what?" Leo asked.
"His apartment building." Toby fell against the door again. "Sam died this morning." Toby sniffled.
CJ, Donna, and Leo just stood there for a minute.
"That's not funny Toby!" CJ hit him hard, feeling the tears stream down his face. "Why would you say that?" CJ screamed.
"I was supposed to save him," Toby cried and hit his head on the door again.
"Don't say that, he's not dead!" CJ screamed at Toby and started hitting him. "You lie!"
CJ cried and then put her forehead on Toby's shoulder. Toby's knees buckled and he went to the floor, taking CJ with him. They both held on to each other screaming and crying.
"The apartment building this morning, that was his?" Leo whispered as tears fell down his face. "This can't be." Leo leaned against the wall, to stunned to say anything.
"Josh," Donna walked over and began crying. "I'm so sorry."
"Donna," Josh cried and walked up to her and hugged her. He buried his head in her shoulder and cried. Donna tried to be strong, but found herself crying just as much as Josh was.
"I'll go tell the President," Leo whispered and walked away crying. Leaving CJ, Toby, Josh, and Donna to morn with each other. Leo tried to shake it off, but couldn't. He couldn't remember the last time he cried. He forgot the feeling that comes over one's body when something like this happens. You feel numb, like you can't move or talk. Leo walked into the oval office and saw Charlie.
"Charlie," Leo could barley speak. "I need him."
"Yeah," Charlie could tell something really awful must have just happened.
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"I can't go back to work without him Josh," Toby cried.
"I don't think I can either. But we need to try. I think Sam would want it that way," Josh cried as well.
"I miss him so much," Toby said while getting out. "Why did this have to happen?" He screamed and kicked his car.
"Toby."
"This is not far, I was the one that was supposed to go first. Not him!"
"I know, I never thought I had to say goodbye this early." Josh screamed.
The two men leaned against the car. Each was wearing shorts and a shirt, which were the same clothes they slept in the night before. They were covered in dirt, you could barley see their faces. The only thing you could see is where the tears were coming down.
Josh and Toby took another deep breath and began to walk into the White House. When they got in, they noticed everyone starring at them. They kept walking and went near the pressroom. They heard CJ giving her briefing. As they walked by and into the communications bullpen, that's where the tears came back.
"Toby," Josh stood looking at Sam's closed door.
"Yeah," Toby said quietly.
"Toby, what happened to you?" Ginger asked. Just then Toby fell the floor crying. Josh bent down and hugged Toby's back as he rocked back and forth.
"We need staff," Josh managed to say.
"Yeah," Ginger ran to gather everyone up.
"No!" Toby threw Josh off him. "You know what this is, it's a bad dream. That's all it is!" Toby began screaming while walking in a circle. "I just have to wake up," Toby started pinching himself. Just then CJ and Leo walked in.
"Toby," CJ tried to calm him down. "What happened?"
"If I didn't say anything," Toby walked up to his door and faced it. "If I just let him do his work!" Toby screamed and started hitting his head on the door.
"Toby," Leo pulled him away and looked over and Josh, who was rocking back and forth crying.
"My god, what happened?" CJ knew something was wrong.
"Sam." Josh couldn't say anymore. Just then Donna came in and saw Josh. She started to walk closer, but saw him shake his head.
"Sam what?" Leo asked.
"His apartment building." Toby fell against the door again. "Sam died this morning." Toby sniffled.
CJ, Donna, and Leo just stood there for a minute.
"That's not funny Toby!" CJ hit him hard, feeling the tears stream down his face. "Why would you say that?" CJ screamed.
"I was supposed to save him," Toby cried and hit his head on the door again.
"Don't say that, he's not dead!" CJ screamed at Toby and started hitting him. "You lie!"
CJ cried and then put her forehead on Toby's shoulder. Toby's knees buckled and he went to the floor, taking CJ with him. They both held on to each other screaming and crying.
"The apartment building this morning, that was his?" Leo whispered as tears fell down his face. "This can't be." Leo leaned against the wall, to stunned to say anything.
"Josh," Donna walked over and began crying. "I'm so sorry."
"Donna," Josh cried and walked up to her and hugged her. He buried his head in her shoulder and cried. Donna tried to be strong, but found herself crying just as much as Josh was.
"I'll go tell the President," Leo whispered and walked away crying. Leaving CJ, Toby, Josh, and Donna to morn with each other. Leo tried to shake it off, but couldn't. He couldn't remember the last time he cried. He forgot the feeling that comes over one's body when something like this happens. You feel numb, like you can't move or talk. Leo walked into the oval office and saw Charlie.
"Charlie," Leo could barley speak. "I need him."
"Yeah," Charlie could tell something really awful must have just happened.
TBC