"Thanks for breakfast Leo," Donna smiled as they finished.
"I think we all needed to get out for a while," He said as he looked over at Josh helping Mallory get in her car. "How's Josh?"
"I think he's going to be okay. He's a lot better than yesterday," Donna said quietly.
"It's still hard," Leo said quietly.
"Yes it is," Donna looked down.
"Your doing good," Leo looked over at her. "With Josh."
"I just want him to know that I'm here for him," Donna looked up.
"He knows," Leo smiled. "Just like you know that he'll be there for you when you need him."
"Yeah," Donna smiled as she looked over at Josh.
"You care a lot about him, don't you?" Leo asked.
"Yes, I do," Donna said just as Josh walked up.
"Mallory said that she'll meet you at Toby's house tonight," Josh said to Leo.
"Thanks for looking after her Josh," Leo shook the man's hand.
"No problem," Josh smiled. "So, what were you two talking about before I came over?" Josh asked.
"Just things," Leo smiled at Donna.
"Yeah," Donna agreed.
"Fine, don't share." Josh said sarcastically. "I think we should." Josh started but was interrupted by his cell phone. "Josh Lyman," He answered.
"Hey," Toby said from the other end.
"Hey, hold on," Josh said and put the phone down. "I'll be right back." Josh told Donna and Leo.
"Okay, I have to take off. I'll see you tonight," Leo said. "If Toby needs anything for tonight, tell him to call me."
"Yeah," Josh said. "Thanks Leo."
"Thank you Josh," Leo smiled and hugged his deputy. "I'll see you tonight as well Donna." Leo walked over and hugged her.
"Okay," Donna smiled and watched as Leo walked back to his car and drive away.
"Do you need to leave?" Josh asked before getting back on the phone.
"No, I'll just wait in the car," Donna smiled and began to walk over to Josh's car.
"Donna?" Josh said before she got too far.
"Yeah?" Donna turned around.
"Thank you too," Josh smiled.
"I'll be in the car," Donna smiled and walked over to the car. Josh watched as she got in. Then he remembered Toby.
"Sorry," Josh brought the phone up quickly. "Oh, hi. I forgot I was on the phone with someone," Toby said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry. I just got done eating breakfast with Donna, Leo, and Mallory." Josh defended.
"Mallory?" Toby asked.
"Yeah, she showed up at my office this morning. She's taking it pretty bad."
"Who isn't?" Toby said.
"Yeah," Josh said.
"Listen, I need a favor," Toby mentioned.
"What's up?"
"Well, I had an accident last night and."
"God! Are you ok?" Josh asked worried.
"I'm fine."
"I mean do you need me to."
"Josh, shut up!" Toby yelled. "I'm fine, CJ showed up and dragged my ass to the ER."
"What happened?" Josh yelled.
"I fell in the glass from my window, which you broke. Oh, and you will be paying for a new one by the way," Toby mentioned.
"I'm so sorry Toby, I should have picked the glass up."
"No, I should have. It wasn't you anyway. I would have found something to hurt myself with."
"You did it on purpose?"
"Well, no." Toby hesitated for a moment. "I'm not sure. I fell to my knees in the glass. I didn't mean to do that, but I didn't mind getting up from the glass is the thing." Toby mumbled.
"Toby, what the hell are you talking about?" Josh screamed.
"I was having some problems, and I did it. But I'm over that now."
"What started it?"
"I had a dream again," Toby said softly.
"Of your dad?" Josh asked.
"Yeah," Toby was getting distant and Josh knew it so decided to change the subject.
"What do you need?" Josh asked.
"Well, the doctor had to put stitches in my knees because of all the deep cuts, so I can't walk very fast with these damn crutches."
"You need me to go to the store?" Josh smiled at the sight of Toby using crutches.
"Yes," Toby said. "I didn't make it there yet. And if I were to go now, I wouldn't get back till after the get together."
"What do you need?"
"I have a huge list here. Can you swing by and get it?"
"Yeah, I'll be there. I have to drop Donna back at the White House. She left her car there."
"Okay," Toby got silent for a moment. "Thanks."
"Yeah," Josh said. "I'll be there soon."
"See you then," Toby said and hung up. Josh smiled and put the cell phone back into his pocket. He walked over to the car and got in.
"Everything alright?" Donna asked.
"Yeah, it was Toby," Josh started the car and started to drive. "He can't make it to the store so he needs me to go."
"What's going on?" Donna looked over at him.
"He fell in some glass last night and had to go to the ER. CJ took him. He can't walk very good so he's pretty much stuck at home."
"Is he okay?" Donna asked worried.
"He sounded fine. I think CJ's making him stay home and not do anything. She's the only one who has that power over Toby," He smiled.
"You need some help?"
"Can you come over to Toby's a little early and help get things set up?" Josh asked.
"Sure, I'll go over around two."
"That would be great. I'll take you back to the White House so you can get your car."
"Thanks," Donna smiled and heard Josh laugh. "What?" She asked.
"What?" Josh looked over at Donna. "Oh, sorry."
"What's so funny?"
"Oh, I was just thinking of a conversation Sam and I had last week." Josh smiled.
"What was it?"
"He asked me if I thought CJ and Toby were having a affair with each other. I thought he was joking, but he seemed so serious. Ever since then, I have been looking at CJ and Toby differently. And I think that Sam had a good point. There's something there."
"There's no way those two are having an affair."
"I know, but I think that they both want to," Josh smiled and looked over at Donna.
"Yeah, I think your right," Donna laughed.
"Sam was right," Josh smiled.
"Yeah, Sam was right," She smiled back. Josh pulled up to Donna's car and parked.
"Sam was also right about something else," Josh said while looking down.
"What was that?" Donna looked over at him.
"That I have a crush on you," Josh smiled shyly and looked over at her. "I mean, I don't expect you to feel the same way, but." Josh started, but was hushed my Donna's hand on his thigh. He looked over at looked at her.
"How can you think I don't feel the same way?" She whispered. They looked at each other for a long moment. "You should get over to Toby's house," Donna said.
"Yeah," Josh said nervously. "I can tell him you'll be there at two?"
"Yeah. I just have to go change," Donna said. "I'll see you tonight." She smiled and opened the door. Then she turned and leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. She smiled and got out of the car and got into her own. Josh waited as she drove off before he did he did the same.
TBC
"I think we all needed to get out for a while," He said as he looked over at Josh helping Mallory get in her car. "How's Josh?"
"I think he's going to be okay. He's a lot better than yesterday," Donna said quietly.
"It's still hard," Leo said quietly.
"Yes it is," Donna looked down.
"Your doing good," Leo looked over at her. "With Josh."
"I just want him to know that I'm here for him," Donna looked up.
"He knows," Leo smiled. "Just like you know that he'll be there for you when you need him."
"Yeah," Donna smiled as she looked over at Josh.
"You care a lot about him, don't you?" Leo asked.
"Yes, I do," Donna said just as Josh walked up.
"Mallory said that she'll meet you at Toby's house tonight," Josh said to Leo.
"Thanks for looking after her Josh," Leo shook the man's hand.
"No problem," Josh smiled. "So, what were you two talking about before I came over?" Josh asked.
"Just things," Leo smiled at Donna.
"Yeah," Donna agreed.
"Fine, don't share." Josh said sarcastically. "I think we should." Josh started but was interrupted by his cell phone. "Josh Lyman," He answered.
"Hey," Toby said from the other end.
"Hey, hold on," Josh said and put the phone down. "I'll be right back." Josh told Donna and Leo.
"Okay, I have to take off. I'll see you tonight," Leo said. "If Toby needs anything for tonight, tell him to call me."
"Yeah," Josh said. "Thanks Leo."
"Thank you Josh," Leo smiled and hugged his deputy. "I'll see you tonight as well Donna." Leo walked over and hugged her.
"Okay," Donna smiled and watched as Leo walked back to his car and drive away.
"Do you need to leave?" Josh asked before getting back on the phone.
"No, I'll just wait in the car," Donna smiled and began to walk over to Josh's car.
"Donna?" Josh said before she got too far.
"Yeah?" Donna turned around.
"Thank you too," Josh smiled.
"I'll be in the car," Donna smiled and walked over to the car. Josh watched as she got in. Then he remembered Toby.
"Sorry," Josh brought the phone up quickly. "Oh, hi. I forgot I was on the phone with someone," Toby said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry. I just got done eating breakfast with Donna, Leo, and Mallory." Josh defended.
"Mallory?" Toby asked.
"Yeah, she showed up at my office this morning. She's taking it pretty bad."
"Who isn't?" Toby said.
"Yeah," Josh said.
"Listen, I need a favor," Toby mentioned.
"What's up?"
"Well, I had an accident last night and."
"God! Are you ok?" Josh asked worried.
"I'm fine."
"I mean do you need me to."
"Josh, shut up!" Toby yelled. "I'm fine, CJ showed up and dragged my ass to the ER."
"What happened?" Josh yelled.
"I fell in the glass from my window, which you broke. Oh, and you will be paying for a new one by the way," Toby mentioned.
"I'm so sorry Toby, I should have picked the glass up."
"No, I should have. It wasn't you anyway. I would have found something to hurt myself with."
"You did it on purpose?"
"Well, no." Toby hesitated for a moment. "I'm not sure. I fell to my knees in the glass. I didn't mean to do that, but I didn't mind getting up from the glass is the thing." Toby mumbled.
"Toby, what the hell are you talking about?" Josh screamed.
"I was having some problems, and I did it. But I'm over that now."
"What started it?"
"I had a dream again," Toby said softly.
"Of your dad?" Josh asked.
"Yeah," Toby was getting distant and Josh knew it so decided to change the subject.
"What do you need?" Josh asked.
"Well, the doctor had to put stitches in my knees because of all the deep cuts, so I can't walk very fast with these damn crutches."
"You need me to go to the store?" Josh smiled at the sight of Toby using crutches.
"Yes," Toby said. "I didn't make it there yet. And if I were to go now, I wouldn't get back till after the get together."
"What do you need?"
"I have a huge list here. Can you swing by and get it?"
"Yeah, I'll be there. I have to drop Donna back at the White House. She left her car there."
"Okay," Toby got silent for a moment. "Thanks."
"Yeah," Josh said. "I'll be there soon."
"See you then," Toby said and hung up. Josh smiled and put the cell phone back into his pocket. He walked over to the car and got in.
"Everything alright?" Donna asked.
"Yeah, it was Toby," Josh started the car and started to drive. "He can't make it to the store so he needs me to go."
"What's going on?" Donna looked over at him.
"He fell in some glass last night and had to go to the ER. CJ took him. He can't walk very good so he's pretty much stuck at home."
"Is he okay?" Donna asked worried.
"He sounded fine. I think CJ's making him stay home and not do anything. She's the only one who has that power over Toby," He smiled.
"You need some help?"
"Can you come over to Toby's a little early and help get things set up?" Josh asked.
"Sure, I'll go over around two."
"That would be great. I'll take you back to the White House so you can get your car."
"Thanks," Donna smiled and heard Josh laugh. "What?" She asked.
"What?" Josh looked over at Donna. "Oh, sorry."
"What's so funny?"
"Oh, I was just thinking of a conversation Sam and I had last week." Josh smiled.
"What was it?"
"He asked me if I thought CJ and Toby were having a affair with each other. I thought he was joking, but he seemed so serious. Ever since then, I have been looking at CJ and Toby differently. And I think that Sam had a good point. There's something there."
"There's no way those two are having an affair."
"I know, but I think that they both want to," Josh smiled and looked over at Donna.
"Yeah, I think your right," Donna laughed.
"Sam was right," Josh smiled.
"Yeah, Sam was right," She smiled back. Josh pulled up to Donna's car and parked.
"Sam was also right about something else," Josh said while looking down.
"What was that?" Donna looked over at him.
"That I have a crush on you," Josh smiled shyly and looked over at her. "I mean, I don't expect you to feel the same way, but." Josh started, but was hushed my Donna's hand on his thigh. He looked over at looked at her.
"How can you think I don't feel the same way?" She whispered. They looked at each other for a long moment. "You should get over to Toby's house," Donna said.
"Yeah," Josh said nervously. "I can tell him you'll be there at two?"
"Yeah. I just have to go change," Donna said. "I'll see you tonight." She smiled and opened the door. Then she turned and leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. She smiled and got out of the car and got into her own. Josh waited as she drove off before he did he did the same.
TBC