For notes and disclaimers, see Part 1.
Part 9
A week after their fight in CJ's office they slowly began to find their way back to each other again. They didn't talk about what had happened, instead they often talked about Miranda and how she was doing.
One night CJ had to go by Toby's office to drop off some memos. She had Miranda's hand in one of hers and in the other the memos. She quietly tapped her fingertips against the doorframe.
"Hey," he said softly when he saw them. "What's up?"
CJ walked over to his desk and dropped the memos on it. "Are you going to be late tonight?"
"Yeah, I have to finish this and you just gave me more work."
CJ nodded and turned around and saw Miranda on the couch. "Honey, we're going home now."
"I don't want to, CJ", she whined. "It's so much fun in Toby office."
CJ raised an eyebrow. "It's fun to see Toby work?"
Miranda nodded with a huge smile.
"Okay, come on now sweetie," CJ held out her hand and Miranda jumped down from the couch and took it.
When they were almost out in the bullpen Miranda turned around.
"Can't he come with us, then?"
"Miranda, leave him alone now. He has work to do."
Miranda looked so sad after CJ had finished that sentence, she looked for help at Toby. He walked over to them and picked Miranda up.
"You know, CJ's right. I have a lot to do tonight."
Miranda didn't answer. Instead she put her arm around his neck and buried her face on his shoulder. CJ turned to Toby with begging eyes.
"Toby, would you please join us for dinner tonight?"
"CJ.," Toby whined.
"Come on, Toby. When was the last time you got out of here before eight? Please?"
Toby nodded slowly, knowing there was no point in even trying to say no to his favorite-girls.
Half an hour later they were sitting in the living room eating take out. Miranda was sitting on the floor watching a cartoon movie. CJ was sitting in the couch watching the TV, Miranda and Toby. Toby was also sitting in the couch reading papers and seemed totally unaware of what was going on around him. When he noticed that CJ was looking, practically starring at him, he looked up and smiled slightly.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing," she whispered. "Maybe someone tries to punish me."
He put away his papers and looked worried at her. "Ceej, what are you talking about?"
She threw out her hand and gestured at first Miranda, then at him. "Look at this, Toby! Maybe someone, up there or down there, wants to show me what I could have had."
Toby sighed and took her hand in his. "Don't say that."
"Toby, I am sorry, I really am. I finally realized what I did to you and it hurts me to know how much I've hurt you, and I'm so sorry."
Toby was about to answer when he felt Miranda climbing up on his lap. She leaned her head against his chest and closed her eyes.
"Tired?" CJ asked and Miranda nodded. "Come on, let's put you to bed."
Miranda shook her head. "No, I want to hear the rest of Toby' story."
Toby blushed and CJ became curious. "What story?" She asked and smiled.
"It's nothing," Toby said. "Miranda, I've already told you the whole story," "Not the end."
"Well, I will. Some other time, okay? But now CJ's going to put you in bed and I have to go home."
Surprisingly, Miranda didn't protest. She let CJ pick her up and waved to Toby when he was putting on his coat before leaving.
TBC.
Part 9
A week after their fight in CJ's office they slowly began to find their way back to each other again. They didn't talk about what had happened, instead they often talked about Miranda and how she was doing.
One night CJ had to go by Toby's office to drop off some memos. She had Miranda's hand in one of hers and in the other the memos. She quietly tapped her fingertips against the doorframe.
"Hey," he said softly when he saw them. "What's up?"
CJ walked over to his desk and dropped the memos on it. "Are you going to be late tonight?"
"Yeah, I have to finish this and you just gave me more work."
CJ nodded and turned around and saw Miranda on the couch. "Honey, we're going home now."
"I don't want to, CJ", she whined. "It's so much fun in Toby office."
CJ raised an eyebrow. "It's fun to see Toby work?"
Miranda nodded with a huge smile.
"Okay, come on now sweetie," CJ held out her hand and Miranda jumped down from the couch and took it.
When they were almost out in the bullpen Miranda turned around.
"Can't he come with us, then?"
"Miranda, leave him alone now. He has work to do."
Miranda looked so sad after CJ had finished that sentence, she looked for help at Toby. He walked over to them and picked Miranda up.
"You know, CJ's right. I have a lot to do tonight."
Miranda didn't answer. Instead she put her arm around his neck and buried her face on his shoulder. CJ turned to Toby with begging eyes.
"Toby, would you please join us for dinner tonight?"
"CJ.," Toby whined.
"Come on, Toby. When was the last time you got out of here before eight? Please?"
Toby nodded slowly, knowing there was no point in even trying to say no to his favorite-girls.
Half an hour later they were sitting in the living room eating take out. Miranda was sitting on the floor watching a cartoon movie. CJ was sitting in the couch watching the TV, Miranda and Toby. Toby was also sitting in the couch reading papers and seemed totally unaware of what was going on around him. When he noticed that CJ was looking, practically starring at him, he looked up and smiled slightly.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing," she whispered. "Maybe someone tries to punish me."
He put away his papers and looked worried at her. "Ceej, what are you talking about?"
She threw out her hand and gestured at first Miranda, then at him. "Look at this, Toby! Maybe someone, up there or down there, wants to show me what I could have had."
Toby sighed and took her hand in his. "Don't say that."
"Toby, I am sorry, I really am. I finally realized what I did to you and it hurts me to know how much I've hurt you, and I'm so sorry."
Toby was about to answer when he felt Miranda climbing up on his lap. She leaned her head against his chest and closed her eyes.
"Tired?" CJ asked and Miranda nodded. "Come on, let's put you to bed."
Miranda shook her head. "No, I want to hear the rest of Toby' story."
Toby blushed and CJ became curious. "What story?" She asked and smiled.
"It's nothing," Toby said. "Miranda, I've already told you the whole story," "Not the end."
"Well, I will. Some other time, okay? But now CJ's going to put you in bed and I have to go home."
Surprisingly, Miranda didn't protest. She let CJ pick her up and waved to Toby when he was putting on his coat before leaving.
TBC.