The next morning, Josh lifted his head up and looked over at Donna. He
smiled at the sight of her. No woman ever made him feel like this before.
He felt love and he felt happy. Two things he never felt before at the same
time. Josh sat up slowly and stood. He put his clothes on and started to
put his shoes on when Donna started to wake up.
"Good morning," Josh smiled and leaned over and kissed her.
"Good morning," Donna smiled. "You're leaving me so soon?" She joked.
"I have to head home to get my suit for the funeral," Josh finished tying his shoes. "I was going to wake you before I left."
"It's okay," She smiled and rubbed his back. "What time is it?"
"It's eight."
"It's at ten, right?" Donna sat up.
"Yeah," Josh turned around and looked at her. "I'll come pick you up after I'm done changing."
"You don't have too," Donna smiled.
"I want to," Josh leaned over and kissed Donna again. "I'll see you in a little bit."
"Okay," Donna smiled and watched Josh walk out. She looked around the room and took a deep breath. She still didn't believe what happened last night.
"Oh, Donna," Josh ran back in.
"Yeah?"
"I love you." Josh smiled and kissed her.
"I love you too." Donna smiled.
"I better go, or I may never leave," Josh joked and ran out. Donna laughed as she grabbed a shirt and put it on. She got up and went downstairs to make some coffee.
TOBY'S HOUSE
They didn't mean to, but CJ and Toby forgot that they left the pie on the bed. As CJ woke up, she noticed that she was covered and so was he. She couldn't help but smile.
"What am I laying on?" Toby asked while his eyes where still closed. He moved to the side and CJ grabbed a piece of pie.
"I think you ruined the pie," CJ laughed as she tossed it off the bed.
"I was really looking forward to it," Toby opened his eyes and looked over at CJ and began to laugh.
"What?" CJ asked.
"Here," Toby laughed as he took off huge chunks of pie off CJ's face.
"Shall I help you too?" CJ laughed as she cleaned off his beard that was full of apple.
"I don't remember eating a lot of pie," Toby grinned.
"I think we had a piece each," CJ looked at him and smiled.
"It was good though," Toby smiled and kissed CJ.
"Yes it was," She smiled. "I should head home."
"Yeah?" Toby pouted.
"Stop pouting. I have to go home and get my dress. And now I need to take a shower," CJ looked down at herself.
"Yeah, I should jump in the shower too."
"How are your knees?" CJ asked.
"Lets find out," Toby threw the covers off and sat of the edge of the bed. "Don't look." Toby said.
"It's nothing I haven't seen before," CJ chuckled. Toby grabbed the crutches that were on the side of the bed and he stood up with them.
"Okay," Toby stood in one place and then applied more pressure on his legs.
"You look better," CJ stood and put her shirt and pants on. Then she grabbed Toby shorts and shirt and walked over to him.
"Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is to be walking around naked with crutches?" Toby looked into her eyes. He could see she was on the verge of laughing.
"Here, lift your leg up," CJ bent down and helped Toby put on his shorts. As she pulled them up, Toby grabbed her hand.
"Thank you," Toby smiled.
"For what?" CJ smiled.
"Taking care of me," He kissed her. "I meant what I said to you."
"What was that?"
"That I loved you." He looked at her.
"I love you too," She kissed him. "I'll be back in an hour to help you put your suit on." She smiled.
"Okay, I'll try to clean up."
"Don't do too much. You still need to rest."
"Yes ma'am." He joked.
"I'll be back," She kissed him again and started to walk out. "I love you."
"I love you more." Toby smiled.
"I love you more then more."
"I love you infinite," Toby laughed.
"Cheater!" CJ said before walking out of the house.
"Okay, now if I can just get to the bathroom," Toby said to himself while walking very slowly with the help of the crutches.
THE WHITE HOUSE
"Good morning Mr. President," Leo walked in with Charlie in tow.
"Good morning," Jed said from behind his desk. "So, tell me what's going on?"
"Ed and Larry are taking Toby's meetings. And Simon is taking all of CJ's briefings. Everything else has been cancelled for the next two days."
"Okay," Jed walked over. "How are you two doing?"
"I think we're okay. Under the circumstances," Leo smiled weakly. "I talked to Sharon this morning, she asked if I could pick her up."
"That's fine. I'll have the driver swing by and get her," Jed agreed.
"Did you get some sleep sir?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah," Jed nodded. "For the first time in a long while, I actually did." He smiled.
"Shall we get going?" Leo asked.
"Yeah, let me go get Abbey. She's still changing," Jed said while walking back to the residence.
"How was the get together last night?" Leo asked Charlie while fixing his tie.
"It was okay. A lot of people came," Charlie nodded. "Didn't you come?"
"No. I don't do very well at those things. I took Mallory home and we spent the night just talking."
"That must have been nice."
"Yeah, it was," He smiled. Just then Abbey and Jed came back.
"Lets go," Jed said and they all walked out towards the cars in the front.
DONNA'S HOUSE
"Hey," Josh walked back in and found Donna sitting on the couch. "Were you waiting long?"
"No, not long," Donna stood. "Are you ready?"
"I think so," Josh took a deep breath. Donna walked over and grabbed his hand. "Just keep taking deep breaths. I'll be there with you," She kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you," He smiled and grabbed her hand.
"Lets go," Donna put her arms around Josh and they walked out towards the car.
TOBY'S HOUSE
"I'm sorry, I'm running late," CJ burst through the door and ran upstairs. "Where's your." CJ stopped when she saw Toby sitting on the bed, already dressed.
"It took some doing, but I got it on," Toby smiled and stood up slowly.
"I'm sorry I was late."
"Your not," Toby walked over slowly with the crutches and kissed her gently. "Are you ready?"
"I think so," She took a deep breath. "You?"
"Yeah," Toby took a deep breath also. CJ allowed Toby to head out of the room first so she could help him down the stairs. "CJ?"
"Yeah."
"I was thinking about saying something at the funeral."
"Like what?" CJ asked while helping Toby down the stairs.
"I found something and I think Sam would want everyone to hear it."
"I think that's a great idea," CJ smiled as they finally made it down stairs. "You okay?"
"Yeah," He kissed her again and they walked out the door and towards the car.
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"Good morning," Josh smiled and leaned over and kissed her.
"Good morning," Donna smiled. "You're leaving me so soon?" She joked.
"I have to head home to get my suit for the funeral," Josh finished tying his shoes. "I was going to wake you before I left."
"It's okay," She smiled and rubbed his back. "What time is it?"
"It's eight."
"It's at ten, right?" Donna sat up.
"Yeah," Josh turned around and looked at her. "I'll come pick you up after I'm done changing."
"You don't have too," Donna smiled.
"I want to," Josh leaned over and kissed Donna again. "I'll see you in a little bit."
"Okay," Donna smiled and watched Josh walk out. She looked around the room and took a deep breath. She still didn't believe what happened last night.
"Oh, Donna," Josh ran back in.
"Yeah?"
"I love you." Josh smiled and kissed her.
"I love you too." Donna smiled.
"I better go, or I may never leave," Josh joked and ran out. Donna laughed as she grabbed a shirt and put it on. She got up and went downstairs to make some coffee.
TOBY'S HOUSE
They didn't mean to, but CJ and Toby forgot that they left the pie on the bed. As CJ woke up, she noticed that she was covered and so was he. She couldn't help but smile.
"What am I laying on?" Toby asked while his eyes where still closed. He moved to the side and CJ grabbed a piece of pie.
"I think you ruined the pie," CJ laughed as she tossed it off the bed.
"I was really looking forward to it," Toby opened his eyes and looked over at CJ and began to laugh.
"What?" CJ asked.
"Here," Toby laughed as he took off huge chunks of pie off CJ's face.
"Shall I help you too?" CJ laughed as she cleaned off his beard that was full of apple.
"I don't remember eating a lot of pie," Toby grinned.
"I think we had a piece each," CJ looked at him and smiled.
"It was good though," Toby smiled and kissed CJ.
"Yes it was," She smiled. "I should head home."
"Yeah?" Toby pouted.
"Stop pouting. I have to go home and get my dress. And now I need to take a shower," CJ looked down at herself.
"Yeah, I should jump in the shower too."
"How are your knees?" CJ asked.
"Lets find out," Toby threw the covers off and sat of the edge of the bed. "Don't look." Toby said.
"It's nothing I haven't seen before," CJ chuckled. Toby grabbed the crutches that were on the side of the bed and he stood up with them.
"Okay," Toby stood in one place and then applied more pressure on his legs.
"You look better," CJ stood and put her shirt and pants on. Then she grabbed Toby shorts and shirt and walked over to him.
"Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is to be walking around naked with crutches?" Toby looked into her eyes. He could see she was on the verge of laughing.
"Here, lift your leg up," CJ bent down and helped Toby put on his shorts. As she pulled them up, Toby grabbed her hand.
"Thank you," Toby smiled.
"For what?" CJ smiled.
"Taking care of me," He kissed her. "I meant what I said to you."
"What was that?"
"That I loved you." He looked at her.
"I love you too," She kissed him. "I'll be back in an hour to help you put your suit on." She smiled.
"Okay, I'll try to clean up."
"Don't do too much. You still need to rest."
"Yes ma'am." He joked.
"I'll be back," She kissed him again and started to walk out. "I love you."
"I love you more." Toby smiled.
"I love you more then more."
"I love you infinite," Toby laughed.
"Cheater!" CJ said before walking out of the house.
"Okay, now if I can just get to the bathroom," Toby said to himself while walking very slowly with the help of the crutches.
THE WHITE HOUSE
"Good morning Mr. President," Leo walked in with Charlie in tow.
"Good morning," Jed said from behind his desk. "So, tell me what's going on?"
"Ed and Larry are taking Toby's meetings. And Simon is taking all of CJ's briefings. Everything else has been cancelled for the next two days."
"Okay," Jed walked over. "How are you two doing?"
"I think we're okay. Under the circumstances," Leo smiled weakly. "I talked to Sharon this morning, she asked if I could pick her up."
"That's fine. I'll have the driver swing by and get her," Jed agreed.
"Did you get some sleep sir?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah," Jed nodded. "For the first time in a long while, I actually did." He smiled.
"Shall we get going?" Leo asked.
"Yeah, let me go get Abbey. She's still changing," Jed said while walking back to the residence.
"How was the get together last night?" Leo asked Charlie while fixing his tie.
"It was okay. A lot of people came," Charlie nodded. "Didn't you come?"
"No. I don't do very well at those things. I took Mallory home and we spent the night just talking."
"That must have been nice."
"Yeah, it was," He smiled. Just then Abbey and Jed came back.
"Lets go," Jed said and they all walked out towards the cars in the front.
DONNA'S HOUSE
"Hey," Josh walked back in and found Donna sitting on the couch. "Were you waiting long?"
"No, not long," Donna stood. "Are you ready?"
"I think so," Josh took a deep breath. Donna walked over and grabbed his hand. "Just keep taking deep breaths. I'll be there with you," She kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you," He smiled and grabbed her hand.
"Lets go," Donna put her arms around Josh and they walked out towards the car.
TOBY'S HOUSE
"I'm sorry, I'm running late," CJ burst through the door and ran upstairs. "Where's your." CJ stopped when she saw Toby sitting on the bed, already dressed.
"It took some doing, but I got it on," Toby smiled and stood up slowly.
"I'm sorry I was late."
"Your not," Toby walked over slowly with the crutches and kissed her gently. "Are you ready?"
"I think so," She took a deep breath. "You?"
"Yeah," Toby took a deep breath also. CJ allowed Toby to head out of the room first so she could help him down the stairs. "CJ?"
"Yeah."
"I was thinking about saying something at the funeral."
"Like what?" CJ asked while helping Toby down the stairs.
"I found something and I think Sam would want everyone to hear it."
"I think that's a great idea," CJ smiled as they finally made it down stairs. "You okay?"
"Yeah," He kissed her again and they walked out the door and towards the car.
TBC