CJ approached the President and staff after making a last minute check to
make sure everything was ready. "Sir." CJ said as she came up to the
President. "The press is ready and the Senators are seated and waiting."
"Thank you CJ." The President said as the Secret Service surrounded The First Family and Senior Staff. CJ dropped back next to Leo. "Are you sure you have enough agents?" She asked looking around at the endless sea of black jackets that surrounded them.
As Hail to the Chief began to play Leo turned to CJ and said. "You can never have enough." She looked at him for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Josh, Sam, Toby, and Leo took their seats. Abbey was seated between Leo and Jed. She leaned of and whispered into Leo's ear "Are you sure about this?"
"Abbey there are twenty-four well trained agents surrounding your husband and another twenty some odd agents in the crowd. It'll be fine." He answered as CJ approached the podium.
"Good Afternoon, before we begin the ceremony I would like to introduce our guests for this afternoon: Senators John Moore and Franklin Woods." The Senators stood and were acknowledged. CJ continued. "Also joining us this afternoon is Ms. Annie Mae Bartlet, the President and First Lady's granddaughter. Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The President of the United States, Josiah Bartlet."
As the President approached the podium, CJ backed away and stood next to Annie. Before the President began to speak a scream was heard from the crowd. Everyone looked into the crowd and saw a young woman come towards the President with a gun pointed right at him.
The President, his family and staff were in such shock none of them could move. The Secret Service approached the President but were not close enough to grab him before they heard first shots.
The President fell on the ground right next to Abbey. She knelt down to try and control the bleeding. "Jed!" She screamed. "Josiah!!" He didn't respond and there was too much blood. He was shot in the chest and it was too much for one person to handle.
Annie sat in shock looking down at her bleeding grandfather. CJ and Leo ran to help. CJ quickly took Annie in her arms and shielded her from the sight. "CJ!" Someone yelled. CJ held Annie tightly as she ran for the door. "CJ!" Danny yelled again as he came up behind her. "Danny, give me some help with her. She is in shock and I can't carrier her any further." Danny grabbed Annie out of CJ arms and they all ran for the door that Donna was holding open.
Donna yelled one question over the commotion when all three were safely inside "where the Hell is the Secret Service?"
"I don't know but Leo is still trying to get Mrs. Bartlet inside and the President is hurt really bad! CJ replied holding a crying Annie in her arms.
"Should I go call someone?" Donna asked.
"Yeah we'll probably need an ambulance."
"Okay.' Donna said as she ran down the hall.
Abbey was covered in blood. She couldn't control it. All of the sudden she heard Ron Butterfield yell, "GET HER OUT OF HERE!"
"ABBEY!" Leo yelled from behind her. "We need to go the service will take care of him."
"LEO, I can't leave him!" She said firmly.
"Abbey, we have to go! It's not safe here.
"I told you that before, Leo! You didn't listen to me. I knew it wasn't safe and you wouldn't listen!"
"Abbey you can yell at me all you want later but we have to go now!" He pulled her off of her husband, his best friend.
She began to fight him as he pulled her away. "I have to stay with him Leo. It's my JOB!"
"Right now your job is to come with me." Leo insisted Come on Abigail, PLEASE don't fight me."
"I have to stay..."
"Abbey I have no time to argue "By this time Leo had the help of two agents and they pulled her away from the stage. Leo asked the agents to stay with the president, he thought that might make her calm down but she still fought him all the way inside.
"LEO! I 'm the only one who can help him!" She yelled at her husband's Chief of Staff.
"Abbey! He's DEAD!!!!!!"
"NO he's not!"
Leo turned and faced the First Lady. "Abigail!" Leo looked at her and the look on her face said all he needed to know. Abbey's knees began to weaken, Leo did all he could to brace her fall. He sat on the floor with her in his arms doing all he could to calm her as she shook and wept in his arms and he cried with her. She had just lost her husband, the Country had lost a President and he had lost his best friend....
"Thank you CJ." The President said as the Secret Service surrounded The First Family and Senior Staff. CJ dropped back next to Leo. "Are you sure you have enough agents?" She asked looking around at the endless sea of black jackets that surrounded them.
As Hail to the Chief began to play Leo turned to CJ and said. "You can never have enough." She looked at him for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Josh, Sam, Toby, and Leo took their seats. Abbey was seated between Leo and Jed. She leaned of and whispered into Leo's ear "Are you sure about this?"
"Abbey there are twenty-four well trained agents surrounding your husband and another twenty some odd agents in the crowd. It'll be fine." He answered as CJ approached the podium.
"Good Afternoon, before we begin the ceremony I would like to introduce our guests for this afternoon: Senators John Moore and Franklin Woods." The Senators stood and were acknowledged. CJ continued. "Also joining us this afternoon is Ms. Annie Mae Bartlet, the President and First Lady's granddaughter. Now, Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you The President of the United States, Josiah Bartlet."
As the President approached the podium, CJ backed away and stood next to Annie. Before the President began to speak a scream was heard from the crowd. Everyone looked into the crowd and saw a young woman come towards the President with a gun pointed right at him.
The President, his family and staff were in such shock none of them could move. The Secret Service approached the President but were not close enough to grab him before they heard first shots.
The President fell on the ground right next to Abbey. She knelt down to try and control the bleeding. "Jed!" She screamed. "Josiah!!" He didn't respond and there was too much blood. He was shot in the chest and it was too much for one person to handle.
Annie sat in shock looking down at her bleeding grandfather. CJ and Leo ran to help. CJ quickly took Annie in her arms and shielded her from the sight. "CJ!" Someone yelled. CJ held Annie tightly as she ran for the door. "CJ!" Danny yelled again as he came up behind her. "Danny, give me some help with her. She is in shock and I can't carrier her any further." Danny grabbed Annie out of CJ arms and they all ran for the door that Donna was holding open.
Donna yelled one question over the commotion when all three were safely inside "where the Hell is the Secret Service?"
"I don't know but Leo is still trying to get Mrs. Bartlet inside and the President is hurt really bad! CJ replied holding a crying Annie in her arms.
"Should I go call someone?" Donna asked.
"Yeah we'll probably need an ambulance."
"Okay.' Donna said as she ran down the hall.
Abbey was covered in blood. She couldn't control it. All of the sudden she heard Ron Butterfield yell, "GET HER OUT OF HERE!"
"ABBEY!" Leo yelled from behind her. "We need to go the service will take care of him."
"LEO, I can't leave him!" She said firmly.
"Abbey, we have to go! It's not safe here.
"I told you that before, Leo! You didn't listen to me. I knew it wasn't safe and you wouldn't listen!"
"Abbey you can yell at me all you want later but we have to go now!" He pulled her off of her husband, his best friend.
She began to fight him as he pulled her away. "I have to stay with him Leo. It's my JOB!"
"Right now your job is to come with me." Leo insisted Come on Abigail, PLEASE don't fight me."
"I have to stay..."
"Abbey I have no time to argue "By this time Leo had the help of two agents and they pulled her away from the stage. Leo asked the agents to stay with the president, he thought that might make her calm down but she still fought him all the way inside.
"LEO! I 'm the only one who can help him!" She yelled at her husband's Chief of Staff.
"Abbey! He's DEAD!!!!!!"
"NO he's not!"
Leo turned and faced the First Lady. "Abigail!" Leo looked at her and the look on her face said all he needed to know. Abbey's knees began to weaken, Leo did all he could to brace her fall. He sat on the floor with her in his arms doing all he could to calm her as she shook and wept in his arms and he cried with her. She had just lost her husband, the Country had lost a President and he had lost his best friend....