Part 5
"Sam, I'm telling you! If you weren't working in the White House, you should definitely try a career as matchmaker." CJ put in a noodle in her mouth.
"I'm glad you liked him."
"Liked him?" CJ laughed. "Honestly, I think this could actually be someone I could seriously fall in love with. He's amazing, Sam! Do you know how much he gives to the hospital? And, I'm not only talking about his money, his giving almost all his free time to the patients."
Sam didn't say anything, he just smiled. He was happy to hear CJ rambling on about Eric. And he was glad that he had been able to help her. To help her realize that there were other men than Toby Ziegler.
"CJ." Ginger stuck in her head. "Carol called and said that some Eric Brooks called. He wanted you to call back."
CJ threw the box with noodles on Sam's desk.
"Oh, better run!" she said with a huge smile and ran off.
Sam smiled and looked after her. His smile disappeared when he noticed Toby leaning against the doorframe.
"Yes, Toby?"
Toby stepped into Sam's office and closed the door. He started walking back and forth in the room, rubbing his forehead.
"Toby, you're making me nervous!"
Toby stopped walking and turned to him.
"So, who's this Eric Brooks-guy?"
"He's a childhood friend. He's nice and treats women with respect. He's a doctor. Anything else you want to know?"
"Why did you set him up with CJ?"
"Toby, CJ told me everything that day you saw her crying in my arms. I've got to tell you, Toby. I knew you were a pain in the ass, but that you also were a son of a bitch, came as a surprise. Maybe it shouldn't, but it did."
"Sam, I'm going to pretend I'm not your boss for a while," Toby said quietly and Sam blushed already regretting his harsh words.
Toby began pacing again. "Sam, it's complicated. It's so complicated even you wouldn't understand. I did it for her. It was for her own best, Sam."
Once again Sam decided to play with destiny and yell at his boss. "Don't give me crap, Toby! In love you have to sacrifice things! Okay, maybe you would have ended up hating each other, but at least you would have spent some time happy! Do you regret that you married Andi?"
Toby looked down and mumbled something.
"Just answer, Toby!"
"No, Sam. I don't regret it. You're right, me and Andi did have some good years. But, it's different with CJ. I love her too much to let her not be a part of my life."
"And you think that acting the way you do will make her stay?"
Sam and Toby stood quietly, looking at each other. Then Sam started to smile.
"You should go and talk to her."
"What about Eric?"
"Toby, she has known the guy for like 48 hours! And I'm not even going to try and count how many hours she has known you. Seriously, Toby, who do you think she'll choose?"
Toby nodded and left.
* * * * *
"Okay, so I'll see you tomorrow night. Okay, bye." CJ hung up the phone with a huge smile. "Carol!"
"Yes?" Carol entered CJ's office.
"So, aren't you going to ask me about the good-looking guy I'm having dinner with tomorrow night?"
Carol smiled and sat down on the couch. CJ sat down next to her.
"His name is Eric Brooks. He's a doctor, taller than me, good-looking..."
* * * * *
"...he likes to cock, he loves kids, not that I want them, but still."
"Is it the first date tomorrow night?" Toby heard Carol ask CJ in CJ's office.
"Yes, but we sure did have a lot of fun at the dinner two nights ago."
Toby was leaning against the wall, listening to CJ and Carol talk about this Eric-guy. When he heard CJ's happy voice whenever she mentioned his name, he realized he couldn't do it. He couldn't go in there and ruin it. He couldn't give her any promises. He had to let her go.
"...he's almost living at the hospital and..."
Toby turned and started walking through the hallway back to his office.
TBC.
"Sam, I'm telling you! If you weren't working in the White House, you should definitely try a career as matchmaker." CJ put in a noodle in her mouth.
"I'm glad you liked him."
"Liked him?" CJ laughed. "Honestly, I think this could actually be someone I could seriously fall in love with. He's amazing, Sam! Do you know how much he gives to the hospital? And, I'm not only talking about his money, his giving almost all his free time to the patients."
Sam didn't say anything, he just smiled. He was happy to hear CJ rambling on about Eric. And he was glad that he had been able to help her. To help her realize that there were other men than Toby Ziegler.
"CJ." Ginger stuck in her head. "Carol called and said that some Eric Brooks called. He wanted you to call back."
CJ threw the box with noodles on Sam's desk.
"Oh, better run!" she said with a huge smile and ran off.
Sam smiled and looked after her. His smile disappeared when he noticed Toby leaning against the doorframe.
"Yes, Toby?"
Toby stepped into Sam's office and closed the door. He started walking back and forth in the room, rubbing his forehead.
"Toby, you're making me nervous!"
Toby stopped walking and turned to him.
"So, who's this Eric Brooks-guy?"
"He's a childhood friend. He's nice and treats women with respect. He's a doctor. Anything else you want to know?"
"Why did you set him up with CJ?"
"Toby, CJ told me everything that day you saw her crying in my arms. I've got to tell you, Toby. I knew you were a pain in the ass, but that you also were a son of a bitch, came as a surprise. Maybe it shouldn't, but it did."
"Sam, I'm going to pretend I'm not your boss for a while," Toby said quietly and Sam blushed already regretting his harsh words.
Toby began pacing again. "Sam, it's complicated. It's so complicated even you wouldn't understand. I did it for her. It was for her own best, Sam."
Once again Sam decided to play with destiny and yell at his boss. "Don't give me crap, Toby! In love you have to sacrifice things! Okay, maybe you would have ended up hating each other, but at least you would have spent some time happy! Do you regret that you married Andi?"
Toby looked down and mumbled something.
"Just answer, Toby!"
"No, Sam. I don't regret it. You're right, me and Andi did have some good years. But, it's different with CJ. I love her too much to let her not be a part of my life."
"And you think that acting the way you do will make her stay?"
Sam and Toby stood quietly, looking at each other. Then Sam started to smile.
"You should go and talk to her."
"What about Eric?"
"Toby, she has known the guy for like 48 hours! And I'm not even going to try and count how many hours she has known you. Seriously, Toby, who do you think she'll choose?"
Toby nodded and left.
* * * * *
"Okay, so I'll see you tomorrow night. Okay, bye." CJ hung up the phone with a huge smile. "Carol!"
"Yes?" Carol entered CJ's office.
"So, aren't you going to ask me about the good-looking guy I'm having dinner with tomorrow night?"
Carol smiled and sat down on the couch. CJ sat down next to her.
"His name is Eric Brooks. He's a doctor, taller than me, good-looking..."
* * * * *
"...he likes to cock, he loves kids, not that I want them, but still."
"Is it the first date tomorrow night?" Toby heard Carol ask CJ in CJ's office.
"Yes, but we sure did have a lot of fun at the dinner two nights ago."
Toby was leaning against the wall, listening to CJ and Carol talk about this Eric-guy. When he heard CJ's happy voice whenever she mentioned his name, he realized he couldn't do it. He couldn't go in there and ruin it. He couldn't give her any promises. He had to let her go.
"...he's almost living at the hospital and..."
Toby turned and started walking through the hallway back to his office.
TBC.