Leo walked back to the bullpen, but found that Josh and Donna went back to
Josh's office. But he saw CJ sitting on the ground, leaning her back
against Toby's door.
"CJ," Leo walked up to her. "Are you okay?"
"I miss him so much," She stood and hugged Leo.
"I know, me too," Leo hugged her back. "Did you talk to Toby?"
"No, after you left he went in his office. He asked for no one to bother him," CJ sniffled. "He blames himself Leo."
"I know," Leo looked down. "The President will talk to him."
"How's he doing?" CJ asked trying to wipe her face.
"He's trying to be strong, which I'd rather he didn't do. I'm having Charlie call the first lady and have her come back home from California."
"That's good," CJ nodded just as Toby's door opened. Toby was walking fast, but stopped as he saw CJ and Leo. "Toby." CJ started.
"I have to go," Toby walked passed her.
"Where are you going?" Leo yelled as he saw Toby walk out.
"I don't care," Toby screamed back.
"You don't think Toby would do anything stupid do you?" CJ asked worried.
"No, I don't think he will. But just in case, can you follow him?"
"Yeah," CJ said before running after him. Leo watched until CJ was gone. Then he looked at Bonnie and Ginger who were sitting together at Bonnie's desk.
"How are you two girls doing?" He asked caringly.
"Okay," Ginger and Bonnie said together trying to hide their tears.
"Don't hide or wipe the tears, they help you grieve. Don't be afraid to show your feelings right now. There's nothing to be ashamed of," Leo patted them both on the back and walked out, heading to Josh's office. When he got there, he noticed that it was completely silent. Everyone was trying to take in what they probably just heard about. Leo walked up to Josh's office and opened the closed door.
"Josh," Leo said quietly. He saw Josh sitting at his desk looking down. He was still covered with dirt and he looked exhausted. "Why don't you go home and get some rest." Leo said. Josh didn't say anything or look up. Leo looked over and saw Donna standing in the corner. She was crying, but not loudly.
"He hasn't said anything since we've been here. He just looks down at his desk," Donna whispered.
"Josh," Leo walked behind him and put his hands on his shoulders. "It's going to be okay," Leo tried convincing him. Josh raised his head and looked back at Leo.
"No it won't, and don't try convincing me that it will," Josh said angrily.
"I was just." Leo started, but was hushed by Josh moving his chair back and standing up.
"You were just trying to make things right, like you always do. You can't this time Leo. Sam was my best friend. I'm just supposed to forget that? I saw him Leo. Toby and I saw him. We both held him, knowing that there was nothing we could do to bring him back. That killed me Leo! I promised his mom that I would take care of him. Now look!" Josh yelled while crying. "I couldn't save him."
"Josh, it wasn't your fault. It was nobody's fault," Leo tried to calm Josh down.
"Why Leo, why did this have to happen?" Josh cried louder and fell to the ground. He was on his knees and then put his head down. Donna rushed over to him and hugged his back. Just like Josh did to Toby when they found out what happened. Leo looked down at Josh and Donna. He hated not being able to fix this. He hated seeing everyone hurt like this, but he knew nothing could be done.
"I'm sorry Josh," Leo said before he left and walked back to his office. He saw Margaret sitting at her desk crying. Leo was going to go over to her, but she waved him away. Leo understood and walked back to his office and shut the door. Then he collapsed to the ground and started crying. He wanted Sam back, because he always knew what to say in these situations. He always knew the right things to say. And now, Leo didn't think anyone was going to be able to bounce back from this, because he didn't think he could.
TBC
"CJ," Leo walked up to her. "Are you okay?"
"I miss him so much," She stood and hugged Leo.
"I know, me too," Leo hugged her back. "Did you talk to Toby?"
"No, after you left he went in his office. He asked for no one to bother him," CJ sniffled. "He blames himself Leo."
"I know," Leo looked down. "The President will talk to him."
"How's he doing?" CJ asked trying to wipe her face.
"He's trying to be strong, which I'd rather he didn't do. I'm having Charlie call the first lady and have her come back home from California."
"That's good," CJ nodded just as Toby's door opened. Toby was walking fast, but stopped as he saw CJ and Leo. "Toby." CJ started.
"I have to go," Toby walked passed her.
"Where are you going?" Leo yelled as he saw Toby walk out.
"I don't care," Toby screamed back.
"You don't think Toby would do anything stupid do you?" CJ asked worried.
"No, I don't think he will. But just in case, can you follow him?"
"Yeah," CJ said before running after him. Leo watched until CJ was gone. Then he looked at Bonnie and Ginger who were sitting together at Bonnie's desk.
"How are you two girls doing?" He asked caringly.
"Okay," Ginger and Bonnie said together trying to hide their tears.
"Don't hide or wipe the tears, they help you grieve. Don't be afraid to show your feelings right now. There's nothing to be ashamed of," Leo patted them both on the back and walked out, heading to Josh's office. When he got there, he noticed that it was completely silent. Everyone was trying to take in what they probably just heard about. Leo walked up to Josh's office and opened the closed door.
"Josh," Leo said quietly. He saw Josh sitting at his desk looking down. He was still covered with dirt and he looked exhausted. "Why don't you go home and get some rest." Leo said. Josh didn't say anything or look up. Leo looked over and saw Donna standing in the corner. She was crying, but not loudly.
"He hasn't said anything since we've been here. He just looks down at his desk," Donna whispered.
"Josh," Leo walked behind him and put his hands on his shoulders. "It's going to be okay," Leo tried convincing him. Josh raised his head and looked back at Leo.
"No it won't, and don't try convincing me that it will," Josh said angrily.
"I was just." Leo started, but was hushed by Josh moving his chair back and standing up.
"You were just trying to make things right, like you always do. You can't this time Leo. Sam was my best friend. I'm just supposed to forget that? I saw him Leo. Toby and I saw him. We both held him, knowing that there was nothing we could do to bring him back. That killed me Leo! I promised his mom that I would take care of him. Now look!" Josh yelled while crying. "I couldn't save him."
"Josh, it wasn't your fault. It was nobody's fault," Leo tried to calm Josh down.
"Why Leo, why did this have to happen?" Josh cried louder and fell to the ground. He was on his knees and then put his head down. Donna rushed over to him and hugged his back. Just like Josh did to Toby when they found out what happened. Leo looked down at Josh and Donna. He hated not being able to fix this. He hated seeing everyone hurt like this, but he knew nothing could be done.
"I'm sorry Josh," Leo said before he left and walked back to his office. He saw Margaret sitting at her desk crying. Leo was going to go over to her, but she waved him away. Leo understood and walked back to his office and shut the door. Then he collapsed to the ground and started crying. He wanted Sam back, because he always knew what to say in these situations. He always knew the right things to say. And now, Leo didn't think anyone was going to be able to bounce back from this, because he didn't think he could.
TBC