Part 15
Josh and Sam approached Leo when they saw him walking towards them in the hallway.
"Leo, we didn't think you'd show up." Josh said.
"How is she?"
"Still hasn't waken up yet."
"The President is on his way in. As the first lady."
Josh and Sam looked at each other then back at Leo again.
"I know, it's the most stupid thing he ever done, but he has a will of steal and he runs the country, so what could I do? Where's Toby?"
"He's in with CJ."
"Hasn't he been with her since she came in?" Sam and Josh nodded. "Someone ought to tell him to go home. He's been here for almost fifteen hours now, as I suppose you two have as well. Why don't you go home for a while and get some sleep."
Josh and Sam protested but Leo convinced them to go, promising to call if anything happened. Before they left Josh turned to Leo.
"Don't make Toby go home. He needs to be there."
Leo didn't understand for whose sake Josh was referring to, but he promised to not mention it. He knew it wouldn't help anyway.
* * * * *
Toby felt a hand on his shoulder and quickly turned around. He rose when he saw it was Leo and the First couple.
"Ma'am, Mr. President," he said quickly rubbing his hand over his eyes. "Hey, Leo."
"How are you doing, Toby?" Leo asked softly with concerned eyes.
Toby looked at CJ and his heart ached. "I'm fine. CJ is. she's." His voice cracked and Abbey put her hand on his arm.
"Why don't we go have a cup of coffee?" Leo asked. "You look like you need it."
Toby shook his head. "No, no, I'm not leaving CJ. Not ever again."
Jed walked over to Toby now as well and smiled gently at him.
"Toby, we understand that you need to be here but if you won't get a cup of coffee in you, you won't help her."
"But." Toby stopped talking when Jed held up his hand.
"I and Abbey are staying here until you come back. Outside this room there are four secret service agents. I think she'll be fine."
Toby let Leo gently push him towards the door. At the door Toby turned.
"Come and get me if anything happens."
Jed sat down on the chair nest to the bed and took CJ's hand. Abbey looked at her bruises on her arms and face.
"My God, Abbey," Jed said almost inaudible.
Abbey put her arm around his shoulder and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. "Its okay, sweetie. It's okay."
"Who would do this to her?" He whispered knowing his voice would crack if he spoke louder. "When they've found him I'll have him sent to Mongolia." Then he turned to Abbey with concerned eyes. "She's going to make it, right?"
Abbey shrugged but looked at Jed when she just raised her eyebrows and said, "Honey. I don't know."
* * * * *
"Sam mentioned they caught a guy," Leo said and gave Toby a cup of coffee.
"Thanks." He snorted. "Guess who? Eric."
"Eric?" Leo practically yelled but then lowered his voice and leaned over the table so he came closer to Toby. "Why would Eric do this to her?"
"They called off the wedding."
Leo looked confused. "Why?"
Toby looked down and played with his napkin on the table. He shook his head.
"Not now, Leo," he mumbled. "Just not now."
A minute later Toby rose anxiously. Leo glared at him but then rose as well, realizing how much it meant to him. Silently, he followed him back to CJ's room. When they entered the first couple turned to them and Leo could tell the President had been crying, or at least let some tears fall.
Jed walked over to Toby and put his hand on his shoulder. "Do you want me to stay? 'Cause if you do, I will."
Toby shook his head. "I'm sure the agents are already pissed enough at you for coming here in first place. You go back to the White House and take care of the country, sir." He turned to Leo. "Is it okay if I stay here until she's fine?"
Leo nodded, surprised that he even asked. As Leo, Abbey and Jed walked towards the door Toby turned away briefly from CJ.
"I'll let her know you were here when she wakes up."
They just smiled at Toby and then left. Abbey slipped her hand into Jed's who turned to her with a frown.
"If she ever does," he said bitterly.
TBC.
Josh and Sam approached Leo when they saw him walking towards them in the hallway.
"Leo, we didn't think you'd show up." Josh said.
"How is she?"
"Still hasn't waken up yet."
"The President is on his way in. As the first lady."
Josh and Sam looked at each other then back at Leo again.
"I know, it's the most stupid thing he ever done, but he has a will of steal and he runs the country, so what could I do? Where's Toby?"
"He's in with CJ."
"Hasn't he been with her since she came in?" Sam and Josh nodded. "Someone ought to tell him to go home. He's been here for almost fifteen hours now, as I suppose you two have as well. Why don't you go home for a while and get some sleep."
Josh and Sam protested but Leo convinced them to go, promising to call if anything happened. Before they left Josh turned to Leo.
"Don't make Toby go home. He needs to be there."
Leo didn't understand for whose sake Josh was referring to, but he promised to not mention it. He knew it wouldn't help anyway.
* * * * *
Toby felt a hand on his shoulder and quickly turned around. He rose when he saw it was Leo and the First couple.
"Ma'am, Mr. President," he said quickly rubbing his hand over his eyes. "Hey, Leo."
"How are you doing, Toby?" Leo asked softly with concerned eyes.
Toby looked at CJ and his heart ached. "I'm fine. CJ is. she's." His voice cracked and Abbey put her hand on his arm.
"Why don't we go have a cup of coffee?" Leo asked. "You look like you need it."
Toby shook his head. "No, no, I'm not leaving CJ. Not ever again."
Jed walked over to Toby now as well and smiled gently at him.
"Toby, we understand that you need to be here but if you won't get a cup of coffee in you, you won't help her."
"But." Toby stopped talking when Jed held up his hand.
"I and Abbey are staying here until you come back. Outside this room there are four secret service agents. I think she'll be fine."
Toby let Leo gently push him towards the door. At the door Toby turned.
"Come and get me if anything happens."
Jed sat down on the chair nest to the bed and took CJ's hand. Abbey looked at her bruises on her arms and face.
"My God, Abbey," Jed said almost inaudible.
Abbey put her arm around his shoulder and leaned down to kiss him on the cheek. "Its okay, sweetie. It's okay."
"Who would do this to her?" He whispered knowing his voice would crack if he spoke louder. "When they've found him I'll have him sent to Mongolia." Then he turned to Abbey with concerned eyes. "She's going to make it, right?"
Abbey shrugged but looked at Jed when she just raised her eyebrows and said, "Honey. I don't know."
* * * * *
"Sam mentioned they caught a guy," Leo said and gave Toby a cup of coffee.
"Thanks." He snorted. "Guess who? Eric."
"Eric?" Leo practically yelled but then lowered his voice and leaned over the table so he came closer to Toby. "Why would Eric do this to her?"
"They called off the wedding."
Leo looked confused. "Why?"
Toby looked down and played with his napkin on the table. He shook his head.
"Not now, Leo," he mumbled. "Just not now."
A minute later Toby rose anxiously. Leo glared at him but then rose as well, realizing how much it meant to him. Silently, he followed him back to CJ's room. When they entered the first couple turned to them and Leo could tell the President had been crying, or at least let some tears fall.
Jed walked over to Toby and put his hand on his shoulder. "Do you want me to stay? 'Cause if you do, I will."
Toby shook his head. "I'm sure the agents are already pissed enough at you for coming here in first place. You go back to the White House and take care of the country, sir." He turned to Leo. "Is it okay if I stay here until she's fine?"
Leo nodded, surprised that he even asked. As Leo, Abbey and Jed walked towards the door Toby turned away briefly from CJ.
"I'll let her know you were here when she wakes up."
They just smiled at Toby and then left. Abbey slipped her hand into Jed's who turned to her with a frown.
"If she ever does," he said bitterly.
TBC.