Title: Gone
author: Cindy Ryan
catagory: Crossover--CSI/West Wing, angst
Pairings: Josh/Donna, Grissom/Sara
Raiting: PG-13 could change later
Summary: During a vacation to Las Vegas Donna Moss disappears. Can the CSI team find her in time?
Spoilers: general, WW--season three--Simon reference
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine.
This was her last press briefing of the day and right now CJ was wishing she had canceled it. It was taking all her
will power to control her temper.
Donna's story had broke wide open. Not only were all the national news outlets covering it but it was now a world
story.
The press room was standing room only. CJ hadn't had a press briefing this bad since those horrible days after Rosslyn when
they didn't know if Josh would live or die.
"CJ!"
"CJ!"
"CJ!"
"CJ!"
"I only have time for four more questions. Kelly, Martin, Steve, then Ian."CJ ordered as she looked at each reporter in turn.
"CJ, is it true that Josh Lyman dropped everything and flew to Vegas?"
"Yes he did as he would for any friend who was in trouble. Martin?"
"Will the Bartlet administration push for the death penalty on this case and similar cases?"
"That hasn't been decided yet."CJ replied as she saw Toby step into the room and lean against the back wall.
"Steve?"CJ prompted.
"Will Josh be available to the press when this is over?"
"I can't promise anything. Ian?"
"There have been rumors since Rosslyn that Donna and Josh are more than just boss and assistant, can you confirm?"
CJ glanced at Toby before replying. "Josh and Donna are best friends. She helped him through his recovery after the
shooting. I'll pass along any more updates as soon as I get them. That's a full lid, folks."
Toby crossed the room and followed CJ as she left the podium and headed to her office. "I don't think Ian bought
your answer to that last question."
CJ wearily slumped into her desk chair. "I don't care if he did."
Toby sat down on the small sofa. "Do we know what their relationship is?"
CJ met his gaze. "Toby, this is Josh we're talking about. I don't think he knows what their relationship is. This
isn't the time to deal with this issue."
Toby leaned forward. "I don't want to be bringing this up now either. But when Donna is found the status of their
relationship is going to come out."
CJ nodded. "And we'll deal with it then. Right now what everybody has to concentrate on is getting Donna home."
********
Josh paced Brass's office his mind going a million miles a minute. Donna was in the hands of madmen and they
were just standing here helpless.
"What's taking so long?"Josh demanded as he glanced every so often at the door.
"It's only been a few minutes."Nick replied.
Sam stepped away from the wall he'd been leaning against. "Josh, it's...."
Josh whirled around his body tense as a coiled spring. "Don't, Sam! Don't tell me it's going to work out. Don't
tell me she's going to be safe because my life just doesn't work that way. Or don't you remember Rosslyn the same
way the rest of us do?"
Nick looked from one White House staffer to the other and back again wondering if he was going to have to break
up a fist fight.
Sam knew Josh was just lashing out but he couldn't let that one just slide by. "How can you even ask that? I remember
every dark minute of it! I remember the glass of the police car breaking. I remember Toby screaming for the paramedics until he
no longer had a voice. I remember the look on Donna's face when Toby told her that you had been shot. It's burned
forever in my memory, Josh. I'll never forget it, never. And trust me I've tried to make it go away."
Josh's face paled and he stopped pacing. He moved over to the desk and sat slowly down on the corner. "I'm sorry Sam. I
didn't mean any of it."
"I know Josh, it's okay."
"No it's not."Josh replied as he was once again on his feet. "I can't just sit here any longer. I'm going out to look
for her."
Nick moved forward. "That's not a good idea, Mr. Lyman."
"Nick's right, it's not a good idea."Brass stated as he walked into the office having caught the last part of
the conversation. "I understand your frusteration, Mr. Lyman, but I have some good news for you. Helicopter just
spotted Benson's car."
"Where?"Nick asked anxious to get out there with an evidence kit.
"East side, the desert wetland park."
Sam glanced over at Josh before saying. "That sounds big."
Brass nodded. "It is, we're working on setting up a permitter now."
Josh took a step foward. "What do you need from us to help narrow the search?"
"Nothing right now."
"I'll call Grissom and we can get a team over to the car."Nick stated as he moved toward the phone on the desk.
"Nick, I never said the car was abandoned."Brass replied quietly.
Josh swallowed the lump that had suddenly formed in his throat. "You know where she is?"
"We're trying to get surveillance into the area now."Brass confirmed. "The problem is the shack where we believe Ms.
Moss is being held is completely desolte. There's nothing we can use for camouflage."
"What if we gave you access to intelligence satellites?"Josh offered his voice barely above a whisper.
"That will help."Brass replied with a nod as he turned and left the office.
author: Cindy Ryan
catagory: Crossover--CSI/West Wing, angst
Pairings: Josh/Donna, Grissom/Sara
Raiting: PG-13 could change later
Summary: During a vacation to Las Vegas Donna Moss disappears. Can the CSI team find her in time?
Spoilers: general, WW--season three--Simon reference
Notes: This hasn't been beta read so all mistakes are mine.
This was her last press briefing of the day and right now CJ was wishing she had canceled it. It was taking all her
will power to control her temper.
Donna's story had broke wide open. Not only were all the national news outlets covering it but it was now a world
story.
The press room was standing room only. CJ hadn't had a press briefing this bad since those horrible days after Rosslyn when
they didn't know if Josh would live or die.
"CJ!"
"CJ!"
"CJ!"
"CJ!"
"I only have time for four more questions. Kelly, Martin, Steve, then Ian."CJ ordered as she looked at each reporter in turn.
"CJ, is it true that Josh Lyman dropped everything and flew to Vegas?"
"Yes he did as he would for any friend who was in trouble. Martin?"
"Will the Bartlet administration push for the death penalty on this case and similar cases?"
"That hasn't been decided yet."CJ replied as she saw Toby step into the room and lean against the back wall.
"Steve?"CJ prompted.
"Will Josh be available to the press when this is over?"
"I can't promise anything. Ian?"
"There have been rumors since Rosslyn that Donna and Josh are more than just boss and assistant, can you confirm?"
CJ glanced at Toby before replying. "Josh and Donna are best friends. She helped him through his recovery after the
shooting. I'll pass along any more updates as soon as I get them. That's a full lid, folks."
Toby crossed the room and followed CJ as she left the podium and headed to her office. "I don't think Ian bought
your answer to that last question."
CJ wearily slumped into her desk chair. "I don't care if he did."
Toby sat down on the small sofa. "Do we know what their relationship is?"
CJ met his gaze. "Toby, this is Josh we're talking about. I don't think he knows what their relationship is. This
isn't the time to deal with this issue."
Toby leaned forward. "I don't want to be bringing this up now either. But when Donna is found the status of their
relationship is going to come out."
CJ nodded. "And we'll deal with it then. Right now what everybody has to concentrate on is getting Donna home."
********
Josh paced Brass's office his mind going a million miles a minute. Donna was in the hands of madmen and they
were just standing here helpless.
"What's taking so long?"Josh demanded as he glanced every so often at the door.
"It's only been a few minutes."Nick replied.
Sam stepped away from the wall he'd been leaning against. "Josh, it's...."
Josh whirled around his body tense as a coiled spring. "Don't, Sam! Don't tell me it's going to work out. Don't
tell me she's going to be safe because my life just doesn't work that way. Or don't you remember Rosslyn the same
way the rest of us do?"
Nick looked from one White House staffer to the other and back again wondering if he was going to have to break
up a fist fight.
Sam knew Josh was just lashing out but he couldn't let that one just slide by. "How can you even ask that? I remember
every dark minute of it! I remember the glass of the police car breaking. I remember Toby screaming for the paramedics until he
no longer had a voice. I remember the look on Donna's face when Toby told her that you had been shot. It's burned
forever in my memory, Josh. I'll never forget it, never. And trust me I've tried to make it go away."
Josh's face paled and he stopped pacing. He moved over to the desk and sat slowly down on the corner. "I'm sorry Sam. I
didn't mean any of it."
"I know Josh, it's okay."
"No it's not."Josh replied as he was once again on his feet. "I can't just sit here any longer. I'm going out to look
for her."
Nick moved forward. "That's not a good idea, Mr. Lyman."
"Nick's right, it's not a good idea."Brass stated as he walked into the office having caught the last part of
the conversation. "I understand your frusteration, Mr. Lyman, but I have some good news for you. Helicopter just
spotted Benson's car."
"Where?"Nick asked anxious to get out there with an evidence kit.
"East side, the desert wetland park."
Sam glanced over at Josh before saying. "That sounds big."
Brass nodded. "It is, we're working on setting up a permitter now."
Josh took a step foward. "What do you need from us to help narrow the search?"
"Nothing right now."
"I'll call Grissom and we can get a team over to the car."Nick stated as he moved toward the phone on the desk.
"Nick, I never said the car was abandoned."Brass replied quietly.
Josh swallowed the lump that had suddenly formed in his throat. "You know where she is?"
"We're trying to get surveillance into the area now."Brass confirmed. "The problem is the shack where we believe Ms.
Moss is being held is completely desolte. There's nothing we can use for camouflage."
"What if we gave you access to intelligence satellites?"Josh offered his voice barely above a whisper.
"That will help."Brass replied with a nod as he turned and left the office.