"I can't believe this," Toby said to himself while rubbing his face
"I'm sorry," CJ managed to let out.
"For what?"
"Well, I'm the reason you got the threat," CJ pointed out.
"Don't apologize for being my friend," Toby tilted his head and smiled at CJ. "Friends stick together."
"Yeah," CJ smiled, for the first time that night. "Do you think this is real?"
"I don't know," Toby whispered. "I just don't know."
OVAL OFFICE
"I can't have this leaked. If it gets out, the guy is bound to do something," Jed paced around where Ron was sitting. "I need five guys. And don't send me the boys that just got hired. I want trained, experienced men. I don't want anything to happen to anyone."
"What about the rest of the White House. The Secretaries, the aids, you can't issue everyone that works here an agent," Ron mentioned.
"I know," Jed finally sat down. "Okay, I want more security roaming the halls, not just for my sake, but for everyone else."
"We can do that," Ron nodded. "I can also get five of my finest agents in here tomorrow morning. I can already think of five."
"Good guys?" Jed asked.
"Four of the toughest guys, and the strongest woman on the force."
"A woman?" Jed shook his head. "Are you sure."
"Mr. President. She kicked the shit out of ten guys at a time. And those guys weighed over 300 pounds and were over 6 feet tall."
"Sounds like my kind of woman," Leo nodded.
"She sounds good," Jed nodded. "Send over five, and let us know the two best. CJ and Toby seem to be the bulls eyes here, so I need them to have the better protection," Jed thought a moment. "That sounded bad. I meant that."
"I know what you meant sir," Ron nodded. "I'll make the calls and have them here by eight."
"Thank you," Jed shook Ron's hand.
"Thank you Mr. President," Ron nodded and walked out.
"How are we going to swing this with the press?" Leo asked, as Jed sat back down at his desk.
"Start a leak that the President decided to issue each one of the Senior Staffers an agent because he's going though one of his 'protection' stages again," Jed shrugged. "I don't know what to tell them."
"I'll think of something. I don't think they're going to believe that each member of the staff has a family member visiting them," Leo mentioned.
"Toby seemed pissed," Jed mentioned.
"Do you blame him?" Leo shook his head. "He's very protective when it comes to CJ."
"That's what I'm afraid of," Jed looked up at Leo. "What if he does something stupid?"
CJ'S OFFICE
"Hey, you guys going home soon?" Carol walked in and asked.
"Toby's going to teach me a little more about the banking bill before tomorrow's briefing," CJ quickly covered. "You go ahead and head home."
"All right," Carol nodded. "I'll see you in the morning."
"Goodnight," CJ smiled.
"Goodnight," Carol said and walked out.
"Nice cover," Toby offered.
"Thanks," CJ smiled. "But I still don't know anything about the banking bill."
"Ms. Cregg and Mr. Ziegler," Three agents walked in. "We need the keys to your buildings."
"Yeah," CJ grabbed her keys and handed them over.
"Mr. Ziegler," One agent looked at Toby.
"Listen, I can go and get my own clothes," Toby said.
"We have orders from the President not to let you two out of the building. Now, you either give me your keys, or you're going to be wearing that suit tomorrow."
Toby looked at the agents and knew they would stand there all night if they had to. "Fine," Toby reached into his pocket and grabbed his keys.
"Thank you," The agent nodded. "We'll get you a change of clothes, is there anything else you need?"
"Toothbrush and toothpaste," CJ offered.
"I need my razor," Toby added.
"Shampoo for a shower in the morning," CJ mentioned.
"Cologne," Toby said.
"My perfume. It's on the top of the dresser," CJ added.
"It's one night," One agent mentioned. "You'll be able to go home tomorrow."
"If you have a problem, we can go get them," Toby offered.
"We'll get them. Just stay put," One agent said and they all walked out.
"What's this mean? We sleep on our couches?" CJ asked.
"No, you two come with me. I have two extra rooms that you can both stay in," Jed said from the doorway.
"Yes sir," Toby and CJ followed Jed out.
"What about Sam and Josh?" CJ asked.
"Leo got them to go home a few minutes ago. The agents will be here tomorrow morning and will be assigned to all of you."
"For how long?" CJ asked.
"Until we find this guy," Jed answered.
"That is if I don't find him first," Toby whispered to himself.
"What?" Jed turned back.
"Nothing," Toby shook his head.
"Okay. The residence is right down the hall. You guys can pick which room you want," Jed pointed to the two rooms that were located right next to each other. "Sadly, these two rooms share only one bathroom. I'm just warning you. Knock before you enter unless you two want to see each other taking a shower in the morning. The agents will leave your things outside your rooms, so you can get them in the morning."
"Thank you," Toby offered. "You didn't have to do all this sir."
"You two are like family. And I protect my family," Jed patted Toby on the back. "Now get some sleep. We'll start another day tomorrow," Jed said and walked to his own room.
"Which room do you want?" CJ asked.
"I don't care," Toby shrugged.
"Everything will be fine," CJ looked over to him. "Right?"
"Yeah," Toby nodded his head. "Goodnight," Toby patted CJ on the arm and walked into one of the rooms and shut the door.
"Goodnight," CJ whispered while walking into the other room.
TBC
"I'm sorry," CJ managed to let out.
"For what?"
"Well, I'm the reason you got the threat," CJ pointed out.
"Don't apologize for being my friend," Toby tilted his head and smiled at CJ. "Friends stick together."
"Yeah," CJ smiled, for the first time that night. "Do you think this is real?"
"I don't know," Toby whispered. "I just don't know."
OVAL OFFICE
"I can't have this leaked. If it gets out, the guy is bound to do something," Jed paced around where Ron was sitting. "I need five guys. And don't send me the boys that just got hired. I want trained, experienced men. I don't want anything to happen to anyone."
"What about the rest of the White House. The Secretaries, the aids, you can't issue everyone that works here an agent," Ron mentioned.
"I know," Jed finally sat down. "Okay, I want more security roaming the halls, not just for my sake, but for everyone else."
"We can do that," Ron nodded. "I can also get five of my finest agents in here tomorrow morning. I can already think of five."
"Good guys?" Jed asked.
"Four of the toughest guys, and the strongest woman on the force."
"A woman?" Jed shook his head. "Are you sure."
"Mr. President. She kicked the shit out of ten guys at a time. And those guys weighed over 300 pounds and were over 6 feet tall."
"Sounds like my kind of woman," Leo nodded.
"She sounds good," Jed nodded. "Send over five, and let us know the two best. CJ and Toby seem to be the bulls eyes here, so I need them to have the better protection," Jed thought a moment. "That sounded bad. I meant that."
"I know what you meant sir," Ron nodded. "I'll make the calls and have them here by eight."
"Thank you," Jed shook Ron's hand.
"Thank you Mr. President," Ron nodded and walked out.
"How are we going to swing this with the press?" Leo asked, as Jed sat back down at his desk.
"Start a leak that the President decided to issue each one of the Senior Staffers an agent because he's going though one of his 'protection' stages again," Jed shrugged. "I don't know what to tell them."
"I'll think of something. I don't think they're going to believe that each member of the staff has a family member visiting them," Leo mentioned.
"Toby seemed pissed," Jed mentioned.
"Do you blame him?" Leo shook his head. "He's very protective when it comes to CJ."
"That's what I'm afraid of," Jed looked up at Leo. "What if he does something stupid?"
CJ'S OFFICE
"Hey, you guys going home soon?" Carol walked in and asked.
"Toby's going to teach me a little more about the banking bill before tomorrow's briefing," CJ quickly covered. "You go ahead and head home."
"All right," Carol nodded. "I'll see you in the morning."
"Goodnight," CJ smiled.
"Goodnight," Carol said and walked out.
"Nice cover," Toby offered.
"Thanks," CJ smiled. "But I still don't know anything about the banking bill."
"Ms. Cregg and Mr. Ziegler," Three agents walked in. "We need the keys to your buildings."
"Yeah," CJ grabbed her keys and handed them over.
"Mr. Ziegler," One agent looked at Toby.
"Listen, I can go and get my own clothes," Toby said.
"We have orders from the President not to let you two out of the building. Now, you either give me your keys, or you're going to be wearing that suit tomorrow."
Toby looked at the agents and knew they would stand there all night if they had to. "Fine," Toby reached into his pocket and grabbed his keys.
"Thank you," The agent nodded. "We'll get you a change of clothes, is there anything else you need?"
"Toothbrush and toothpaste," CJ offered.
"I need my razor," Toby added.
"Shampoo for a shower in the morning," CJ mentioned.
"Cologne," Toby said.
"My perfume. It's on the top of the dresser," CJ added.
"It's one night," One agent mentioned. "You'll be able to go home tomorrow."
"If you have a problem, we can go get them," Toby offered.
"We'll get them. Just stay put," One agent said and they all walked out.
"What's this mean? We sleep on our couches?" CJ asked.
"No, you two come with me. I have two extra rooms that you can both stay in," Jed said from the doorway.
"Yes sir," Toby and CJ followed Jed out.
"What about Sam and Josh?" CJ asked.
"Leo got them to go home a few minutes ago. The agents will be here tomorrow morning and will be assigned to all of you."
"For how long?" CJ asked.
"Until we find this guy," Jed answered.
"That is if I don't find him first," Toby whispered to himself.
"What?" Jed turned back.
"Nothing," Toby shook his head.
"Okay. The residence is right down the hall. You guys can pick which room you want," Jed pointed to the two rooms that were located right next to each other. "Sadly, these two rooms share only one bathroom. I'm just warning you. Knock before you enter unless you two want to see each other taking a shower in the morning. The agents will leave your things outside your rooms, so you can get them in the morning."
"Thank you," Toby offered. "You didn't have to do all this sir."
"You two are like family. And I protect my family," Jed patted Toby on the back. "Now get some sleep. We'll start another day tomorrow," Jed said and walked to his own room.
"Which room do you want?" CJ asked.
"I don't care," Toby shrugged.
"Everything will be fine," CJ looked over to him. "Right?"
"Yeah," Toby nodded his head. "Goodnight," Toby patted CJ on the arm and walked into one of the rooms and shut the door.
"Goodnight," CJ whispered while walking into the other room.
TBC