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Part 11
At the state dinner Toby was placed with Sam, four congress members Senator Forsythe and his wife. The only positive thing about the seating arraignment was that he didn't have to say much. Senator Forsythe and congressmen Piedersen and Albright discussed minimum weigh. Sam sometimes joined in. Toby soon stopped caring about what the others discussed and looked around over at CJ's table. She was sitting with Miranda, Josh, the President and two senators with their wives. Miranda smiled happily at all the attention she got, but she also looked a bit shy and withdrawn. When she caught eye on Toby two tables away she waved frenetically. Toby discreetly waved back but it didn't go unnoticed by a smiling Sam. Toby could see Miranda whispering something to CJ, who smiled and glanced over at him before nodding. A few seconds later Toby lifted Miranda up on his lap.
"Hey, pumpkin," he whispered, not wanting anyone else to hear, but unfortunately Miranda had all attention now. Everybody around the table smiled friendly at her, which made her blush and bury her head on Toby's shoulder.
"What are you doing over here?" He asked her quietly.
"My table wasn't funny and I missed you."
"You are aware of that you're talking about the President's table, right?"
"Still wasn't funny," Miranda stated and Toby smiled.
"Okay, let me introduce you to these people around the table."
Miranda slowly turned around and Toby pointed at each one around the table, saying their names. Miranda got all the attention after that. The senator and his wife asked her about everything, except her family. Everybody knew that she had lost them in a car accident. They had all read about it in the papers when CJ came back from New York and decided to take care of her.
Toby excused himself when he saw that CJ was walking over towards them. He was still carrying Miranda when he met her halfway.
"She has to go to bed now," CJ said and smiled, patting Miranda's back.
"Yeah, she's pretty tired, I think", Toby said and smiled.
Miranda was practically already sleeping.
CJ sighed and held out her arms. "Okay, give her to me."
"No, she'll just wake up. I'll take her to the residence."
CJ nodded and quietly followed him towards the residence.
The President had kept his promise. He had decorated a room for Miranda in the residence. She had everything she wanted in there, even though it was unnecessary, since she practically just used the room for sleeping. CJ also had a bed in there so she could stay over.
Toby carefully put Miranda down in her bed and tucked her in. He kissed her on the forehead and then took a step back so CJ could say her goodnights.
"Come on, CJ." Toby put his hand on her shoulder. "The nanny is right outside."
"I don't want to leave anyway. Do we have to go back?"
Toby smiled slightly. "Believe me, there's nothing I'd rather do than sit and just watch our little angel but."
He looked down and cleared his throat when he realized what he just said. He could feel his cheeks burning, luckily his beard and the dark hid it. Not so luckily, it was CJ he was with, CJ who knew him better than anyone else. She turned to him and placed her hand on his cheek.
"Toby," she whispered.
He just shook his head and refused to look up. "I'm sorry. Let's just forget about it, okay?"
She slowly nodded and whispered, "Okay."
Tbc.
Part 11
At the state dinner Toby was placed with Sam, four congress members Senator Forsythe and his wife. The only positive thing about the seating arraignment was that he didn't have to say much. Senator Forsythe and congressmen Piedersen and Albright discussed minimum weigh. Sam sometimes joined in. Toby soon stopped caring about what the others discussed and looked around over at CJ's table. She was sitting with Miranda, Josh, the President and two senators with their wives. Miranda smiled happily at all the attention she got, but she also looked a bit shy and withdrawn. When she caught eye on Toby two tables away she waved frenetically. Toby discreetly waved back but it didn't go unnoticed by a smiling Sam. Toby could see Miranda whispering something to CJ, who smiled and glanced over at him before nodding. A few seconds later Toby lifted Miranda up on his lap.
"Hey, pumpkin," he whispered, not wanting anyone else to hear, but unfortunately Miranda had all attention now. Everybody around the table smiled friendly at her, which made her blush and bury her head on Toby's shoulder.
"What are you doing over here?" He asked her quietly.
"My table wasn't funny and I missed you."
"You are aware of that you're talking about the President's table, right?"
"Still wasn't funny," Miranda stated and Toby smiled.
"Okay, let me introduce you to these people around the table."
Miranda slowly turned around and Toby pointed at each one around the table, saying their names. Miranda got all the attention after that. The senator and his wife asked her about everything, except her family. Everybody knew that she had lost them in a car accident. They had all read about it in the papers when CJ came back from New York and decided to take care of her.
Toby excused himself when he saw that CJ was walking over towards them. He was still carrying Miranda when he met her halfway.
"She has to go to bed now," CJ said and smiled, patting Miranda's back.
"Yeah, she's pretty tired, I think", Toby said and smiled.
Miranda was practically already sleeping.
CJ sighed and held out her arms. "Okay, give her to me."
"No, she'll just wake up. I'll take her to the residence."
CJ nodded and quietly followed him towards the residence.
The President had kept his promise. He had decorated a room for Miranda in the residence. She had everything she wanted in there, even though it was unnecessary, since she practically just used the room for sleeping. CJ also had a bed in there so she could stay over.
Toby carefully put Miranda down in her bed and tucked her in. He kissed her on the forehead and then took a step back so CJ could say her goodnights.
"Come on, CJ." Toby put his hand on her shoulder. "The nanny is right outside."
"I don't want to leave anyway. Do we have to go back?"
Toby smiled slightly. "Believe me, there's nothing I'd rather do than sit and just watch our little angel but."
He looked down and cleared his throat when he realized what he just said. He could feel his cheeks burning, luckily his beard and the dark hid it. Not so luckily, it was CJ he was with, CJ who knew him better than anyone else. She turned to him and placed her hand on his cheek.
"Toby," she whispered.
He just shook his head and refused to look up. "I'm sorry. Let's just forget about it, okay?"
She slowly nodded and whispered, "Okay."
Tbc.