"Thank you for driving me," Sharon smiled as Donna pulled up.
"Anytime," Donna smiled back. "Would you like me to come up for a little while?"
"Thank you, but I think I'll be okay. I'm a little tired," Sharon hugged Donna before getting out of the car.
"Call if you need anything," Donna said.
"I will. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Donna said and drove off. Sharon walked up to her room and opened the door. She looked around and walked in slowly. She put her purse on the bed and then sat down next to it. She took deep breaths to take everything in. This was the first time she had been alone and felt it. Sharon took her shoes off and then laid down on the bed. She reached for the Kleenex and started to cry. Some of the tears were of sadness. And the other tears were of happiness. She was sad that her only son had died. But she was joyful of all the people who came together to help each other. She thought of Josh, CJ, Donna, Jed, Leo, and Toby. She thought about the other secretaries. How sad they looked all night. It was a night of sadness. Yet she couldn't help but feel some of the good that everyone was giving. It meant everything to her. As she began to calm down, she found herself falling asleep. Sharon didn't fight it and allowed her tiredness to take over and fell fast asleep.
As Donna drove home, she couldn't stop thinking about Josh. She could see in his eyes that he needed someone to be with. If only for a night. He was alone and sad. She even thought she saw a little mad in his eyes as well. Donna turned down the street and saw a familiar can in her driveway. As she pulled in behind it, she noticed Josh sitting on her doorstep. Donna hurried out and walked quickly over to him.
"Josh, what's wrong?" Donna asked concerned.
"I had to help carry Toby upstairs," Josh whined.
"I'm sorry," Donna couldn't help but smile.
"I didn't want to be alone tonight," Josh looked down, almost like he was embarrassed.
"You don't have to be," Donna walked up to where he was sitting and grabbed his hand.
He looked up and saw Donna. It seemed like the first time he had ever seen her. "Should I feel guilty?" Josh whispered as he stood and faced Donna.
"For what?" Donna asked. She felt her heart begin to pound harder and harder.
"For wanting you with me so soon after my best friend died?" Josh lifted his hand and caressed her face.
"I think Sam would want us to find some kind of happiness. And I think he might like the fact that we can give it to each other," Donna grabbed Josh's hand. They stood there and looked at each other for a long moment.
"Can I stay?" Josh whispered before leaning closer.
"Yes," Donna whispered back and kissed him. Josh grabbed Donna's hand and squeezed it gently. Just then, Josh leaned down and picked Donna up. He smiled and kissed her some more. As he walked towards the door, Donna got out her keys and unlocked it. Josh carried her in.
"I must admit Donnatella. You are a lot lighter then Toby," Josh joked as he carried her upstairs.
THE WHITE HOUSE
"How's Toby?" Abbey asked as Jed walked into the bedroom.
"He says he's fine, CJ's looking after him," Jed said as he climbed into bed with his wife.
"That's good. CJ's the only one who won't take any crap from him," Abbey joked as she turned off her light. She moved over and wrapped her arms around Jed.
"The girls look good," He smiled.
"Yes they do," Abbey smiled and kissed Jed. "Get some sleep tonight Jed."
"Yeah," Jed smiled and kissed Abbey back. "I love you."
"I love you too," Abbey smiled and made Jed shut his eyes. "Now sleep."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Abbey laid there and watched her husband fall asleep. After she heard him begin to snore, she fell asleep.
TOBY'S HOUSE
When CJ got back with the pie, she grabbed two forks and walked upstairs. She could still see his light was still on. As she walked in, she saw Toby reading a notebook.
"If that's work, I'm going to hurt you," She joked.
"Bring on the pie Claudia Jean," Toby quickly put the notebook under his pillow and reached out for the pie.
"You act like a child whenever you see pie," She smiled.
"That's the power of pie," He smiled.
"Here, apple pie for you and cherry pie for me," CJ handed him one of the two pies.
"Why do I get apple and you get cherry?" Toby whined.
"Because I bought them, and I want cherry," She smiled and sat down next to him. They both moved up and leaned back against the bed frame. .
"Thank you," Toby said between bites.
"Your welcome," CJ laughed and looked over at him. "Toby?"
"Hmm?" Toby mumbled.
"Are you going to be okay tonight?" CJ asked.
"Why?" Toby stopped eating and put the pie down. He looked over at her. "I mean, with your knees and all," CJ could feel her face blush. She hated how Toby was the only man who could make her blush so easily.
"I'll be fine. I think they're starting to feel better," Toby moved his legs a little.
"Are you lying?" She looked at him.
"Yeah," Toby whined. He looked over at her. He saw that she was staring at him.
"You're looking at me?" He smiled.
"Yeah. That's because you're an idiot and tried to move your legs," She laughed.
"I'm not an idiot. I'm abrasive," He winked.
"That you are," She laughed. Now she saw him staring at her. "Now you're looking at me," She smiled.
"Yeah. That's because I want too," He smiled and started to move his head closer to hers.
"Why would you want too?" CJ felt her heart pounding as he came closer.
"Because you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen," He whispered.
"Are you flirting with me?" She grinned.
"It depends."
"On what?"
"If it's working or not."
"It's working," CJ smiled and leaned in and kissed Toby on the lips. She just intended for it to be a small kiss, but when she was there. She couldn't stop.
"CJ?" Toby said between her lips.
"Hmm?"
"Stay with me tonight," Toby said as he looked into her eyes.
"Yes," She smiled and kissed him again. The rest of the night, they knew they would be okay because they had each other. And that's all they needed.
TBC
"Anytime," Donna smiled back. "Would you like me to come up for a little while?"
"Thank you, but I think I'll be okay. I'm a little tired," Sharon hugged Donna before getting out of the car.
"Call if you need anything," Donna said.
"I will. Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Donna said and drove off. Sharon walked up to her room and opened the door. She looked around and walked in slowly. She put her purse on the bed and then sat down next to it. She took deep breaths to take everything in. This was the first time she had been alone and felt it. Sharon took her shoes off and then laid down on the bed. She reached for the Kleenex and started to cry. Some of the tears were of sadness. And the other tears were of happiness. She was sad that her only son had died. But she was joyful of all the people who came together to help each other. She thought of Josh, CJ, Donna, Jed, Leo, and Toby. She thought about the other secretaries. How sad they looked all night. It was a night of sadness. Yet she couldn't help but feel some of the good that everyone was giving. It meant everything to her. As she began to calm down, she found herself falling asleep. Sharon didn't fight it and allowed her tiredness to take over and fell fast asleep.
As Donna drove home, she couldn't stop thinking about Josh. She could see in his eyes that he needed someone to be with. If only for a night. He was alone and sad. She even thought she saw a little mad in his eyes as well. Donna turned down the street and saw a familiar can in her driveway. As she pulled in behind it, she noticed Josh sitting on her doorstep. Donna hurried out and walked quickly over to him.
"Josh, what's wrong?" Donna asked concerned.
"I had to help carry Toby upstairs," Josh whined.
"I'm sorry," Donna couldn't help but smile.
"I didn't want to be alone tonight," Josh looked down, almost like he was embarrassed.
"You don't have to be," Donna walked up to where he was sitting and grabbed his hand.
He looked up and saw Donna. It seemed like the first time he had ever seen her. "Should I feel guilty?" Josh whispered as he stood and faced Donna.
"For what?" Donna asked. She felt her heart begin to pound harder and harder.
"For wanting you with me so soon after my best friend died?" Josh lifted his hand and caressed her face.
"I think Sam would want us to find some kind of happiness. And I think he might like the fact that we can give it to each other," Donna grabbed Josh's hand. They stood there and looked at each other for a long moment.
"Can I stay?" Josh whispered before leaning closer.
"Yes," Donna whispered back and kissed him. Josh grabbed Donna's hand and squeezed it gently. Just then, Josh leaned down and picked Donna up. He smiled and kissed her some more. As he walked towards the door, Donna got out her keys and unlocked it. Josh carried her in.
"I must admit Donnatella. You are a lot lighter then Toby," Josh joked as he carried her upstairs.
THE WHITE HOUSE
"How's Toby?" Abbey asked as Jed walked into the bedroom.
"He says he's fine, CJ's looking after him," Jed said as he climbed into bed with his wife.
"That's good. CJ's the only one who won't take any crap from him," Abbey joked as she turned off her light. She moved over and wrapped her arms around Jed.
"The girls look good," He smiled.
"Yes they do," Abbey smiled and kissed Jed. "Get some sleep tonight Jed."
"Yeah," Jed smiled and kissed Abbey back. "I love you."
"I love you too," Abbey smiled and made Jed shut his eyes. "Now sleep."
"Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Abbey laid there and watched her husband fall asleep. After she heard him begin to snore, she fell asleep.
TOBY'S HOUSE
When CJ got back with the pie, she grabbed two forks and walked upstairs. She could still see his light was still on. As she walked in, she saw Toby reading a notebook.
"If that's work, I'm going to hurt you," She joked.
"Bring on the pie Claudia Jean," Toby quickly put the notebook under his pillow and reached out for the pie.
"You act like a child whenever you see pie," She smiled.
"That's the power of pie," He smiled.
"Here, apple pie for you and cherry pie for me," CJ handed him one of the two pies.
"Why do I get apple and you get cherry?" Toby whined.
"Because I bought them, and I want cherry," She smiled and sat down next to him. They both moved up and leaned back against the bed frame. .
"Thank you," Toby said between bites.
"Your welcome," CJ laughed and looked over at him. "Toby?"
"Hmm?" Toby mumbled.
"Are you going to be okay tonight?" CJ asked.
"Why?" Toby stopped eating and put the pie down. He looked over at her. "I mean, with your knees and all," CJ could feel her face blush. She hated how Toby was the only man who could make her blush so easily.
"I'll be fine. I think they're starting to feel better," Toby moved his legs a little.
"Are you lying?" She looked at him.
"Yeah," Toby whined. He looked over at her. He saw that she was staring at him.
"You're looking at me?" He smiled.
"Yeah. That's because you're an idiot and tried to move your legs," She laughed.
"I'm not an idiot. I'm abrasive," He winked.
"That you are," She laughed. Now she saw him staring at her. "Now you're looking at me," She smiled.
"Yeah. That's because I want too," He smiled and started to move his head closer to hers.
"Why would you want too?" CJ felt her heart pounding as he came closer.
"Because you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen," He whispered.
"Are you flirting with me?" She grinned.
"It depends."
"On what?"
"If it's working or not."
"It's working," CJ smiled and leaned in and kissed Toby on the lips. She just intended for it to be a small kiss, but when she was there. She couldn't stop.
"CJ?" Toby said between her lips.
"Hmm?"
"Stay with me tonight," Toby said as he looked into her eyes.
"Yes," She smiled and kissed him again. The rest of the night, they knew they would be okay because they had each other. And that's all they needed.
TBC