"You need anything before I go?" CJ asked as she walked away a little from
Toby.
"I want to ask you a question," Toby sat up a little. "But first I want you to sit next to me. Please."
"Okay," CJ walked over and sat down. She looked into his eyes. His eyes drove her crazy. So dark and mysterious.
"You ready?" Toby smiled that sheepish smile that he always had when he was in a joking mood.
"I think so," CJ laughed, not knowing what he was about to ask.
"Why did you come last night?" Toby asked very softly.
"What do you mean?" CJ looked down, because she could feel her heart beating faster and faster.
"You followed me home and I told you to just leave me alone. And you did, but you came back later. Why?" Toby slowly moved his hand and put his fingers under her chin and brought her head up. "You can look at me." He smiled.
"You lied. And I knew you did," CJ grabbed Toby's hand and held it.
"What?"
"You said you were okay. I knew you weren't. But I gave you time."
"I thought I could talk myself into thinking I was okay," Toby looked down.
"Toby?" She did the same thing he did and brought his face back up with her fingers.
"You can look at me," She smiled.
"Why are you always there?" He tilted his head and looked more deeply into her eyes.
"Because you are my friend," She whispered as she moved her head closer to his.
"Is that all?"
"What?"
"Just a friend?" He moved closer as well.
"Maybe," She smiled.
"Maybe?" He grinned.
"Having a friend is the only thing I can have," She stopped moving and started to back away, but Toby grabbed her face gently with both hands and made her stay.
"It's not the only thing you can have," He whispered. "Tell me what you want?"
"I want." She looked into his determined eyes again. She could feel tears beginning to form in her eyes. "I want."
"You give me the strength to go on everyday. Even after something terrible like this happens," He pointed out. "Please, tell me what you want so I can give it to you." He whispered.
"I want pie," She smiled.
"Pie." Toby let go of her face and smiled. "Pie is a good thing."
"Yes, especially if you have someone to share it with," She smiled and stood. "I'll go get some, you get some rest and I'll wake you when I get back."
"I'll be right here," He smiled.
"Toby," CJ said before she walked out.
"Yeah?"
"Thank you," She smiled and walked out.
"Your welcome," Toby whispered to himself. Just then, the phone rang. Toby reached over and grabbed it. "Hello."
"Toby, what happened?" Jed asked.
"Good evening Mr. President. How are you?"
"I'm fine, Sharon said you fell in some glass and tore up your knees pretty bad."
"I'm fine sir."
"Liz said you looked like you were in some pain."
"I'm fine. CJ took me to the doctor last night. They gave me some pain pills."
"What did the doctor say?"
"He said to take the next day to rest and I should be able to walk with the crutches after that."
"Like tomorrow?"
"I'll be fine for the funeral," Toby reassured.
"I'm sorry to call so late, I just."
"It's okay, CJ went to get some pie."
"Anyone else still there?"
"No, just CJ. Josh left a little while ago and Donna took Sharon home."
"I'm sorry I couldn't come."
"It's understandable sir. It was good to see your girls though," Toby smiled.
"Yeah, Liz was very happy to see you."
"She's grown up very well."
"Yes she has. Yet she still has that crush on you."
"She doesn't sir."
"That's how it goes," Jed laughed. "Zoey has always had the crush on Josh. When Ellie started coming around, she got a crush on Sam. And you have always been Liz's favorite."
"Thank you sir," Toby laughed. "I think."
"Listen, why don't Abbey and I come get you tomorrow."
"It's fine, CJ's picking me up."
"CJ seems to be spending a lot of time with you."
"She's over protective," Toby joked.
"Okay, I better get back to the dinner. I just wanted to call."
"Thank you sir."
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay," Toby said. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Jed said and hung up the phone.
Toby laid back and looked up at the wall. His knees were killing him, but he thought if he took enough pain pills in the morning, he would be fine. Toby looked down at the side of his bed. He leaned over and saw a familiar bag. Toby lifted it up and put it in his lap. It took him a little bit to remember where the bag was from and whom it belonged to.
"Sam." Toby said to himself. He remembered the night he made Sam go home to sleep. He took the bag with him because he knew Sam would stay. Toby opened it and looked at some of the papers that were in there. Nothing he hasn't seen before. Then, at the bottom, he ran across a notebook. He took it out and looked at it. It looked like any old notebook you would find at the store. Toby opened it and found every page was written on. It was a book. The title on the first page read. 'My life as Deputy Communications Director.' In it had all Sam's thoughts on everyone he worked with. It also had the duties that he did and what meetings were like. Toby read each page, amazed by the work his young deputy had done. This was something that he knew Sam wanted to one-day share with the World. And Toby was now dedicated to do just that.
TBC
"I want to ask you a question," Toby sat up a little. "But first I want you to sit next to me. Please."
"Okay," CJ walked over and sat down. She looked into his eyes. His eyes drove her crazy. So dark and mysterious.
"You ready?" Toby smiled that sheepish smile that he always had when he was in a joking mood.
"I think so," CJ laughed, not knowing what he was about to ask.
"Why did you come last night?" Toby asked very softly.
"What do you mean?" CJ looked down, because she could feel her heart beating faster and faster.
"You followed me home and I told you to just leave me alone. And you did, but you came back later. Why?" Toby slowly moved his hand and put his fingers under her chin and brought her head up. "You can look at me." He smiled.
"You lied. And I knew you did," CJ grabbed Toby's hand and held it.
"What?"
"You said you were okay. I knew you weren't. But I gave you time."
"I thought I could talk myself into thinking I was okay," Toby looked down.
"Toby?" She did the same thing he did and brought his face back up with her fingers.
"You can look at me," She smiled.
"Why are you always there?" He tilted his head and looked more deeply into her eyes.
"Because you are my friend," She whispered as she moved her head closer to his.
"Is that all?"
"What?"
"Just a friend?" He moved closer as well.
"Maybe," She smiled.
"Maybe?" He grinned.
"Having a friend is the only thing I can have," She stopped moving and started to back away, but Toby grabbed her face gently with both hands and made her stay.
"It's not the only thing you can have," He whispered. "Tell me what you want?"
"I want." She looked into his determined eyes again. She could feel tears beginning to form in her eyes. "I want."
"You give me the strength to go on everyday. Even after something terrible like this happens," He pointed out. "Please, tell me what you want so I can give it to you." He whispered.
"I want pie," She smiled.
"Pie." Toby let go of her face and smiled. "Pie is a good thing."
"Yes, especially if you have someone to share it with," She smiled and stood. "I'll go get some, you get some rest and I'll wake you when I get back."
"I'll be right here," He smiled.
"Toby," CJ said before she walked out.
"Yeah?"
"Thank you," She smiled and walked out.
"Your welcome," Toby whispered to himself. Just then, the phone rang. Toby reached over and grabbed it. "Hello."
"Toby, what happened?" Jed asked.
"Good evening Mr. President. How are you?"
"I'm fine, Sharon said you fell in some glass and tore up your knees pretty bad."
"I'm fine sir."
"Liz said you looked like you were in some pain."
"I'm fine. CJ took me to the doctor last night. They gave me some pain pills."
"What did the doctor say?"
"He said to take the next day to rest and I should be able to walk with the crutches after that."
"Like tomorrow?"
"I'll be fine for the funeral," Toby reassured.
"I'm sorry to call so late, I just."
"It's okay, CJ went to get some pie."
"Anyone else still there?"
"No, just CJ. Josh left a little while ago and Donna took Sharon home."
"I'm sorry I couldn't come."
"It's understandable sir. It was good to see your girls though," Toby smiled.
"Yeah, Liz was very happy to see you."
"She's grown up very well."
"Yes she has. Yet she still has that crush on you."
"She doesn't sir."
"That's how it goes," Jed laughed. "Zoey has always had the crush on Josh. When Ellie started coming around, she got a crush on Sam. And you have always been Liz's favorite."
"Thank you sir," Toby laughed. "I think."
"Listen, why don't Abbey and I come get you tomorrow."
"It's fine, CJ's picking me up."
"CJ seems to be spending a lot of time with you."
"She's over protective," Toby joked.
"Okay, I better get back to the dinner. I just wanted to call."
"Thank you sir."
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay," Toby said. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Jed said and hung up the phone.
Toby laid back and looked up at the wall. His knees were killing him, but he thought if he took enough pain pills in the morning, he would be fine. Toby looked down at the side of his bed. He leaned over and saw a familiar bag. Toby lifted it up and put it in his lap. It took him a little bit to remember where the bag was from and whom it belonged to.
"Sam." Toby said to himself. He remembered the night he made Sam go home to sleep. He took the bag with him because he knew Sam would stay. Toby opened it and looked at some of the papers that were in there. Nothing he hasn't seen before. Then, at the bottom, he ran across a notebook. He took it out and looked at it. It looked like any old notebook you would find at the store. Toby opened it and found every page was written on. It was a book. The title on the first page read. 'My life as Deputy Communications Director.' In it had all Sam's thoughts on everyone he worked with. It also had the duties that he did and what meetings were like. Toby read each page, amazed by the work his young deputy had done. This was something that he knew Sam wanted to one-day share with the World. And Toby was now dedicated to do just that.
TBC