Chapter fifteen.
"C.J."
"Yes, Carol?"
"Toby's in the lobby. He wants you to meet him there now."
C.J. jumped up and nearly tripped over her chair in the rush to get out of her office. She passed Sam, who, confused at what the rush was about, decided to follow her. Josh and Leo saw them rush past their offices and came out to see what was happening. Toby was stood in the lobby, his hands in his pockets. C.J. stopped and faced him.
"What's wrong?"
To her utter surprise and everyone's amazement, he dropped to one knee, taking his hands out of his pockets. Nobody saw the President walk up to Leo and stand silently next to him.
"C.J., when I asked you this twenty years ago, circumstances prevented it happening. Hopefully, this time, they won't. Claudia Jean Cregg, will you marry me?" He slipped a ring with a single diamond flanked by two sapphires onto the finger of her left hand. It still fits, he thought, as he stood up and saw the tears glistening in her eyes.
"Yes."
He smiled and hugged her tight, before kissing her. It felt like they were totally alone, apart from Josh and Sam cheering and clapping, then everyone else cheering too. The President stood forward as the noise subsided.
"Married couples work together in The White House, don't they?"
"Well, you and Abbey, Sir."
"That's what I mean. Toby, how would you like your job back?"
"Yes Sir."
"When can you start?"
The End.