Leo sat on the couch in the oval office waiting for the President to come
in. All Leo could do was look out the window, trying to image what must
have been going on in Sam's head during the fire. Leo couldn't control the
tears from falling down his face. He couldn't believe Sam was died. He was
the heart of this administration. He had so much to look forward to in his
life. Leo sat back and tried to wipe the tears away, but there was just to
many tears to wipe away. Just then, he heard Jed talking. Leo got on his
feet as soon as he saw Jed walk in.
"Leo, this better be good, I was." Jed stopped when he realized the tears in his best friends face. "What happened?" Jed grew concerned and sat next to Leo.
"There was a fire this morning Mr. President," Leo couldn't look into his eyes.
"Where?" Jed asked quietly.
"At Sam's apartment building."
Jed stood up quickly and walked over to the window and looked out. Trying to take deep breaths to calm him down.
"Tell me he got out and he's just hurt Leo," Jed said while having his back to his friend.
"I can't sir," Leo looked down.
"Damn!" Jed hit the window as hard as he could. "How could this happen?"
"I don't know sir."
Jed walked back to the couch, but this time sat in front of Leo.
"Do we know this for sure?" Jed whispered while sitting back, trying to hide the tears.
"Toby and Josh heard on the news this morning when it was happening. They rushed over. They just got back and told us."
"Who else knows?"
"Whoever was in the communications bullpen: CJ, Donna, Ginger, Bonnie, and me. I don't think anyone else was really listening. Most people started stopping when CJ." Leo stopped.
"When CJ what?"
"Started hitting Toby saying that he was lying."
"Denial," Jed said to himself.
"Mr. President, I truly don't know how to handle this," Leo started crying again.
"Let's just give everyone the time to heal. I don't want everyone caring about re-election. I want everyone to take it easy," Jed felt the tears fall down his face, but brushed them off.
"Yes sir," Leo stood.
"Should I talk to CJ?" Jed asked.
"I think she's going to be fine. Toby on the other hand."
"What's wrong with Toby?"
"He believes it was his fault that this happened."
"Why does he think that?"
"I don't know, I guess he made Sam go home last night to get some sleep. He thinks if he would have just left Sam here to work, nothing would have happened."
"Okay, I'll talk to him," Jed walked back to his desk and sat in the chair.
"Thanks Mr. President," Leo walked out.
Jed sat in his chair and looked directly ahead. He remembered all the times Sam would take charge in the meetings that were had in the oval office. He was never afraid to say anything to anyone. Jed smiled weakly and then felt the tears stream down his face. This time, he didn't wipe them away. Then, the tears lead to crying. Jed just put his face in his hands and let it all go.
TBC
"Leo, this better be good, I was." Jed stopped when he realized the tears in his best friends face. "What happened?" Jed grew concerned and sat next to Leo.
"There was a fire this morning Mr. President," Leo couldn't look into his eyes.
"Where?" Jed asked quietly.
"At Sam's apartment building."
Jed stood up quickly and walked over to the window and looked out. Trying to take deep breaths to calm him down.
"Tell me he got out and he's just hurt Leo," Jed said while having his back to his friend.
"I can't sir," Leo looked down.
"Damn!" Jed hit the window as hard as he could. "How could this happen?"
"I don't know sir."
Jed walked back to the couch, but this time sat in front of Leo.
"Do we know this for sure?" Jed whispered while sitting back, trying to hide the tears.
"Toby and Josh heard on the news this morning when it was happening. They rushed over. They just got back and told us."
"Who else knows?"
"Whoever was in the communications bullpen: CJ, Donna, Ginger, Bonnie, and me. I don't think anyone else was really listening. Most people started stopping when CJ." Leo stopped.
"When CJ what?"
"Started hitting Toby saying that he was lying."
"Denial," Jed said to himself.
"Mr. President, I truly don't know how to handle this," Leo started crying again.
"Let's just give everyone the time to heal. I don't want everyone caring about re-election. I want everyone to take it easy," Jed felt the tears fall down his face, but brushed them off.
"Yes sir," Leo stood.
"Should I talk to CJ?" Jed asked.
"I think she's going to be fine. Toby on the other hand."
"What's wrong with Toby?"
"He believes it was his fault that this happened."
"Why does he think that?"
"I don't know, I guess he made Sam go home last night to get some sleep. He thinks if he would have just left Sam here to work, nothing would have happened."
"Okay, I'll talk to him," Jed walked back to his desk and sat in the chair.
"Thanks Mr. President," Leo walked out.
Jed sat in his chair and looked directly ahead. He remembered all the times Sam would take charge in the meetings that were had in the oval office. He was never afraid to say anything to anyone. Jed smiled weakly and then felt the tears stream down his face. This time, he didn't wipe them away. Then, the tears lead to crying. Jed just put his face in his hands and let it all go.
TBC