".How could you do this to me? How could you get me pregnant and then sleep
with my sister." The TV blared.
"Don't you people have jobs?" Toby yelled and threw his Kleenex box at the TV.
"Toby," Donna knocked on the door.
"Yeah, it's open," Toby sat up as best as he could.
"Hey," Donna walked in and smiled.
"Hey," Toby noticed that Donna was trying to hold back laughing. "Shut up! I can't change my clothes when I'm couch ridden."
"No, it's just. I've never seen you in shorts before."
"I know, try to reframe from jumping on me," He joked.
"I'll try Toby-wan, but you look hot," She smiled as she walked into the kitchen. "You want pie?"
"Oh, did you get two of them?" Toby sounded like a little kid.
"Apple and cherry."
"I would like a piece of both please," Donna laughed as she made him a plate and brought it out for him.
"There you go," Donna handed the plate to him with two huge pieces of pie on them. She could see the drool beginning to form around Toby's mouth.
"Thank you so much," Toby mumbled through the large piece he has just put in his mouth.
"Didn't your mom ever tell you not to talk with your mouth full?" Donna laughed.
"I didn't really listen to her all that much," Toby thought about it. "Actually, I remember her calling me a pain in the ass, but that's about it," He took another big bite.
"Why are you eating that so quickly?" Donna sat next to him.
"CJ's a pie stealer. You know why I couldn't find any pie during the State Of The Union?"
"Why?"
"Because CJ ate it all. And if she didn't eat it, she hid it from me so she could eat it later."
"That explains it," Donna laughed. "I should start cleaning," Donna looked around.
"Why?" Toby looked around. "It looks good."
"Toby, you have your clothes everywhere, you have glass all over the place with blood everywhere," Donna walked over. "God Toby, what the hell happened?"
"Josh broke my window. Then I fell in it, hence the couch ridden state that I'm in right now," Toby said sarcastically.
"Well, at least let me clean up the glass," Donna went into the kitchen and grabbed a broom and a trash can.
"Josh should be the one to clean it. He broke it."
"I'll clean it," Donna laughed. "Besides, if you were to make Josh clean it, he would still make me clean it," She smiled.
"Can I help?" Toby asked.
"Actually, no, you can't," Donna smiled. "It's fine," She started to clean it up.
"Okay, fine," Toby grabbed the remote. "I'll find something for us to watch." He flipped through the stations. "There's still nothing on?" Toby snapped.
"Do you have cable?" Donna asked from the floor.
"Why would I have cable, I'm never home."
"That explains it," Donna mumbled to herself.
"Oh, here we go," Toby stopped and read the title of the episode at the bottom. "Dad's stealing daughters boyfriends," Toby shook his head. "I really hope these people don't vote.
"Don't you mean Mom's stealing daughters boyfriends?" Donna looked up at the TV.
"No, it says Dad's," Toby turned it up as a fight began. "Wow." Toby said to himself.
"Now, how sad for a girl to come home to her father in bed with her boyfriend," Donna went over and sat next to Toby. "Oh, their bringing the boyfriend out, turn it up." Donna reached for the remote.
"I can do it," Toby got the remote away from her and turned it up. "Here, I'll share my pie," He handed her the plate and she took a big bite and handed it back.
"Thanks," She smiled. Toby and Donna sat there watching everything unfold on the TV.
"That's just wrong," Donna snapped.
"He loves him. What's wrong with that?"
"He was his daughters boyfriend."
"The girl was too young anyway."
"Oh, look, there going to bring the mother out," Donna pointed out.
"Toby, we're back," CJ walked in with Sharon.
"Shhhh!!!!!" Donna and Toby snapped.
"What the hell?" Sharon asked. They both walked over and looked at the TV.
"You have to be kidding me?" CJ laughed.
"Shh.this is the best part," Toby said. Just then, CJ reached over and grabbed the remote.
"No!" Toby and Donna yelled.
"Show's over. CJ cancelled it," She smiled.
"For what?" Toby asked as Donna went back to cleaning the glass.
"Stupidity," She smiled.
"I got most of the glass up," Donna said as she put more in the trash.
"Thanks, I was going to get to that," CJ smiled. Donna stood and hugged her. "How long have you been here?"
"Not long, about a half hour," She smiled and looked over to Sharon. "Sharon, I'm so sorry," She walked over and hugged her.
"Thank you dear," Sharon smiled and hugged her back. "I'm glad you could be here." She smiled.
"Of course."
"Looks like most of the glass is up, we can go ahead and vacuum over the area now." Sharon pointed out.
"Good idea," Donna smiled. "Toby, where do you keep your vacuum?"
"In the closet," Toby pointed straight ahead.
"How are your knees?" CJ sat next to him.
"They're fine. The pain medication is working wonders," He smiled. "How was the meeting with the President?"
"It went fine," She smiled back. They sat there, looking at each other until they heard the noise of the vacuum start. CJ jumped and then smiled. She looked down and saw a plate on the table. Toby reached for it and put it behind his back.
"Hmmm.. I was thinking that you could get the tables ready. You know, for the food and drinks."
"Toby," CJ reached over behind his back and tried to get the plate. "What was on that plate?"
"Nothing," Toby laughed nervously.
"Ziegler, was that pie?" CJ asked with a smile.
"Pie?" Toby looked shocked. "Where would I get pie?"
"You know how I love pie," CJ reached further, she was nose to nose with Toby. She grabbed the plate and looked at it. "Pie," She smiled and started eating it. Toby moaned and looked over at Donna who was laughing.
"I told you," He said. Donna finished vacuuming just when Josh got back with the food and drinks.
"I hate shopping!" Josh moaned as he kicked the door open, holding three bags in his hand. "Where do you." Josh started to ask, but stopped when he saw Sharon. He walked over to her and then looked down at the bags of food he was carrying.
"Go put the bags in the kitchen Joshua then come see me," Sharon smiled.
"We'll get the rest of the bags," CJ stood with the plate of pie in her hand and motioned for Donna to follow her.
"That was my pie," Toby whined and hit his pillow like a little kid.
"Sharon, I'm so sorry," Josh walked up to her and hugged her.
"Thank you Joshua," She smiled. "You have changed so much."
"I'm still the old Josh Lyman," He grinned.
"It so good to see you," She hugged him again as the two woman walked in with loads of bags.
"What the hell did you get?" Toby yelled from the sofa.
" I got what was on the list," Josh walked over to him.
"The list wasn't that long," Toby pointed out.
"The list was really that long. Plus."
"Here's the plus," Toby said sarcastically.
"They were having a lot of sales Toby."
"Josh, how much did you spend?" Sharon tried to keep from laughing.
"That's not important, what's important is that we're all here."
"Josh!" Everyone screamed.
"Three hundred," Josh mumbled.
"God lord Josh! You could have bought out the store," Toby screamed.
"Well, they seemed very happy with me when I left."
"Well, at least we won't run out of food," Sharon laughed as CJ and Donna went out to get even more bags of food.
"Yeah, but whatever is left goes home with you Joshua," Toby smiled.
"What?" Josh said.
"Josh, come help me prepare the tables so we can get food laid out," Sharon said.
"We can do that Sharon," CJ said as she dropped another four bags on the ground. "Why don't you sit next to Toby."
"Thanks, but I need to keep busy or I'll go crazy," She smiled. "I'm thankful for all of you. Now lets get this thing prepared. Then I'll rest."
TBC
"Don't you people have jobs?" Toby yelled and threw his Kleenex box at the TV.
"Toby," Donna knocked on the door.
"Yeah, it's open," Toby sat up as best as he could.
"Hey," Donna walked in and smiled.
"Hey," Toby noticed that Donna was trying to hold back laughing. "Shut up! I can't change my clothes when I'm couch ridden."
"No, it's just. I've never seen you in shorts before."
"I know, try to reframe from jumping on me," He joked.
"I'll try Toby-wan, but you look hot," She smiled as she walked into the kitchen. "You want pie?"
"Oh, did you get two of them?" Toby sounded like a little kid.
"Apple and cherry."
"I would like a piece of both please," Donna laughed as she made him a plate and brought it out for him.
"There you go," Donna handed the plate to him with two huge pieces of pie on them. She could see the drool beginning to form around Toby's mouth.
"Thank you so much," Toby mumbled through the large piece he has just put in his mouth.
"Didn't your mom ever tell you not to talk with your mouth full?" Donna laughed.
"I didn't really listen to her all that much," Toby thought about it. "Actually, I remember her calling me a pain in the ass, but that's about it," He took another big bite.
"Why are you eating that so quickly?" Donna sat next to him.
"CJ's a pie stealer. You know why I couldn't find any pie during the State Of The Union?"
"Why?"
"Because CJ ate it all. And if she didn't eat it, she hid it from me so she could eat it later."
"That explains it," Donna laughed. "I should start cleaning," Donna looked around.
"Why?" Toby looked around. "It looks good."
"Toby, you have your clothes everywhere, you have glass all over the place with blood everywhere," Donna walked over. "God Toby, what the hell happened?"
"Josh broke my window. Then I fell in it, hence the couch ridden state that I'm in right now," Toby said sarcastically.
"Well, at least let me clean up the glass," Donna went into the kitchen and grabbed a broom and a trash can.
"Josh should be the one to clean it. He broke it."
"I'll clean it," Donna laughed. "Besides, if you were to make Josh clean it, he would still make me clean it," She smiled.
"Can I help?" Toby asked.
"Actually, no, you can't," Donna smiled. "It's fine," She started to clean it up.
"Okay, fine," Toby grabbed the remote. "I'll find something for us to watch." He flipped through the stations. "There's still nothing on?" Toby snapped.
"Do you have cable?" Donna asked from the floor.
"Why would I have cable, I'm never home."
"That explains it," Donna mumbled to herself.
"Oh, here we go," Toby stopped and read the title of the episode at the bottom. "Dad's stealing daughters boyfriends," Toby shook his head. "I really hope these people don't vote.
"Don't you mean Mom's stealing daughters boyfriends?" Donna looked up at the TV.
"No, it says Dad's," Toby turned it up as a fight began. "Wow." Toby said to himself.
"Now, how sad for a girl to come home to her father in bed with her boyfriend," Donna went over and sat next to Toby. "Oh, their bringing the boyfriend out, turn it up." Donna reached for the remote.
"I can do it," Toby got the remote away from her and turned it up. "Here, I'll share my pie," He handed her the plate and she took a big bite and handed it back.
"Thanks," She smiled. Toby and Donna sat there watching everything unfold on the TV.
"That's just wrong," Donna snapped.
"He loves him. What's wrong with that?"
"He was his daughters boyfriend."
"The girl was too young anyway."
"Oh, look, there going to bring the mother out," Donna pointed out.
"Toby, we're back," CJ walked in with Sharon.
"Shhhh!!!!!" Donna and Toby snapped.
"What the hell?" Sharon asked. They both walked over and looked at the TV.
"You have to be kidding me?" CJ laughed.
"Shh.this is the best part," Toby said. Just then, CJ reached over and grabbed the remote.
"No!" Toby and Donna yelled.
"Show's over. CJ cancelled it," She smiled.
"For what?" Toby asked as Donna went back to cleaning the glass.
"Stupidity," She smiled.
"I got most of the glass up," Donna said as she put more in the trash.
"Thanks, I was going to get to that," CJ smiled. Donna stood and hugged her. "How long have you been here?"
"Not long, about a half hour," She smiled and looked over to Sharon. "Sharon, I'm so sorry," She walked over and hugged her.
"Thank you dear," Sharon smiled and hugged her back. "I'm glad you could be here." She smiled.
"Of course."
"Looks like most of the glass is up, we can go ahead and vacuum over the area now." Sharon pointed out.
"Good idea," Donna smiled. "Toby, where do you keep your vacuum?"
"In the closet," Toby pointed straight ahead.
"How are your knees?" CJ sat next to him.
"They're fine. The pain medication is working wonders," He smiled. "How was the meeting with the President?"
"It went fine," She smiled back. They sat there, looking at each other until they heard the noise of the vacuum start. CJ jumped and then smiled. She looked down and saw a plate on the table. Toby reached for it and put it behind his back.
"Hmmm.. I was thinking that you could get the tables ready. You know, for the food and drinks."
"Toby," CJ reached over behind his back and tried to get the plate. "What was on that plate?"
"Nothing," Toby laughed nervously.
"Ziegler, was that pie?" CJ asked with a smile.
"Pie?" Toby looked shocked. "Where would I get pie?"
"You know how I love pie," CJ reached further, she was nose to nose with Toby. She grabbed the plate and looked at it. "Pie," She smiled and started eating it. Toby moaned and looked over at Donna who was laughing.
"I told you," He said. Donna finished vacuuming just when Josh got back with the food and drinks.
"I hate shopping!" Josh moaned as he kicked the door open, holding three bags in his hand. "Where do you." Josh started to ask, but stopped when he saw Sharon. He walked over to her and then looked down at the bags of food he was carrying.
"Go put the bags in the kitchen Joshua then come see me," Sharon smiled.
"We'll get the rest of the bags," CJ stood with the plate of pie in her hand and motioned for Donna to follow her.
"That was my pie," Toby whined and hit his pillow like a little kid.
"Sharon, I'm so sorry," Josh walked up to her and hugged her.
"Thank you Joshua," She smiled. "You have changed so much."
"I'm still the old Josh Lyman," He grinned.
"It so good to see you," She hugged him again as the two woman walked in with loads of bags.
"What the hell did you get?" Toby yelled from the sofa.
" I got what was on the list," Josh walked over to him.
"The list wasn't that long," Toby pointed out.
"The list was really that long. Plus."
"Here's the plus," Toby said sarcastically.
"They were having a lot of sales Toby."
"Josh, how much did you spend?" Sharon tried to keep from laughing.
"That's not important, what's important is that we're all here."
"Josh!" Everyone screamed.
"Three hundred," Josh mumbled.
"God lord Josh! You could have bought out the store," Toby screamed.
"Well, they seemed very happy with me when I left."
"Well, at least we won't run out of food," Sharon laughed as CJ and Donna went out to get even more bags of food.
"Yeah, but whatever is left goes home with you Joshua," Toby smiled.
"What?" Josh said.
"Josh, come help me prepare the tables so we can get food laid out," Sharon said.
"We can do that Sharon," CJ said as she dropped another four bags on the ground. "Why don't you sit next to Toby."
"Thanks, but I need to keep busy or I'll go crazy," She smiled. "I'm thankful for all of you. Now lets get this thing prepared. Then I'll rest."
TBC