Mistakes -- Part 7-B
Characters: Jed/Abbey and Josh
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I love to play with them a little! Thank you to Aaron Sorkin, Warner Bros, and NBC!
Feedback is always welcomed!
Summary: Jed leaves for Indiana and when he returns, he's the one who has some explaining to do!
Month six continued:
The next morning, Jed opened the bedroom door to check on Abbey before he left. Abbey's eyes were closed. He left quietly, trying not to disturb her. When she knew he was gone, Abbey opened her eyes. She hadn't really slept the night before, but the last thing she wanted was another confrontation.
That day, Abbey sat in her office, trying to get her mind off Jed and how they had left things. She was lost in thought when she glanced at the television and caught a news promo about the President's visit to Indiana. On his arm was Jamie Sheldon. When she saw Jed lean in and give her a small kiss on the lips, Abbey turned off the TV and walked out of her office, headed to the West Wing.
"Was it a publicity stunt?" she asked, walking into Josh's office as Donna tried to stop her.
"What are you talking about?" Josh replied as he dismissed Donna.
"My husband. The press is already showing pictures of him with another woman. So tell me, does it start now?"
"Mrs. Bartlet..."
"Josh, I'm not interested in excuses. Jamie is an old classmate of Jed's. I knew he'd be seeing her. I didn't know she'd be campaigning with him."
"She works at a political consulting firm in Indianapolis. Surely, the President mentioned that she'd be out there, helping."
"Helping? It's a luncheon, Josh. I don't see why it's necessary that he kiss her."
"Wait. He...he kissed her?"
"On the lips."
"That can't be right. CJ would have done something."
"It was a little peck, but what is it they say...a kiss is still a kiss. Feel free to catch the instant replay on any of the cable news channels," she said walking out of his office.
There had to be a mistake, Josh thought. How could the President ever kiss anyone other than his wife, knowing the press was watching his every move? There was a Press Secretary there, for God's sake. How could this be possible?
"Donna!" he screamed. "Get me CJ on the phone, now!"
CJ explained to Josh that the kiss was no big deal. It may have been poor judgement on the President's part, but it was pretty easy to explain to the press -- just two old friends, seeing each other for the first time in years. Josh understood, but Abbey knew better. It did look innocent, but it wasn't. Jed was using the press to send her a message. Now she had to decide how to handle it.
Jed came home late that night. He immediately went into the bedroom to find Abbey. Abbey was getting ready for bed, rubbing lotion on her hands and clearing off the bed.
"I figured you'd be sleeping in another room tonight," she said when he opened the door.
"I can if you want me to."
"I don't care what you do."
"I was hoping we could talk," he told her.
"I don't think so. I'm tired. Aren't you?"
"Not really, no."
"It's the adrenaline. That kiss must have been a real rush for you," she said sarcastically.
"You saw."
"Damn right I did. It's what you wanted, right? Oh Josh and CJ are convinced it was no big deal. You and I know better, don't we?"
"Abbey."
"When did you decide that you were going to humiliate me so publicly?"
"That's not why I did it."
"That's not why you did it? Please, Jed, don't take me for a fool. You're seen making a campaign stop with that tramp, kissing her on national television, then three months later, you announce that you and I are getting a divorce. You set your agenda today and the whole world saw it."
"A, I would never announce that I'm divorcing you without you sitting right there next to me..."
"Is that supposed to be some kind of comfort?"
"B, no, the kiss wasn't perfectly innocent and yes, part of me did hope you would see it. I wanted you to know how it feels." He crossed over to where she was standing, "And C, you lost the right to call any other woman a tramp the second you spread your legs for Leo McGarry."
He realized he had gone too far before the words even left his lips. When he looked up, there was hurt in her eyes. She remained silent for a few seconds, then made a dash for the door, opening it, ready to leave. He ran up behind her, closing the door before she had a chance to get away.
"I'm sorry," he said sincerely. "I didn't mean that."
"Yes, you did."
"No, I really didn't."
He let go of the door and backed away from her. Abbey turned to face him. "Now what?"
"Come here," he told her, holding his arms wide open. She hesitated for a moment. They hadn't really hugged since before she told him about Leo. She walked into his arms slowly. He wrapped them around her as she let out a small gasp. It felt so good. He hadn't held her in so long. Neither one of them wanted it to end.
"I used Jamie to get to you, you were right. Jamie is happily married with two kids and even if she wasn't, she's not my type."
"Why not?" Abbey asked, remembering that Jed had a crush on Jamie before he met Abbey.
"Because she's not you," he said as he lowered his lips and kissed the top of her head.
He led her to the bed and layed her down. Then he did something else she didn't expect. He crawled in next to her and continued holding her. It was the first time he spent the night in the same bed as his wife since all this began.
TBC
Characters: Jed/Abbey and Josh
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but I love to play with them a little! Thank you to Aaron Sorkin, Warner Bros, and NBC!
Feedback is always welcomed!
Summary: Jed leaves for Indiana and when he returns, he's the one who has some explaining to do!
Month six continued:
The next morning, Jed opened the bedroom door to check on Abbey before he left. Abbey's eyes were closed. He left quietly, trying not to disturb her. When she knew he was gone, Abbey opened her eyes. She hadn't really slept the night before, but the last thing she wanted was another confrontation.
That day, Abbey sat in her office, trying to get her mind off Jed and how they had left things. She was lost in thought when she glanced at the television and caught a news promo about the President's visit to Indiana. On his arm was Jamie Sheldon. When she saw Jed lean in and give her a small kiss on the lips, Abbey turned off the TV and walked out of her office, headed to the West Wing.
"Was it a publicity stunt?" she asked, walking into Josh's office as Donna tried to stop her.
"What are you talking about?" Josh replied as he dismissed Donna.
"My husband. The press is already showing pictures of him with another woman. So tell me, does it start now?"
"Mrs. Bartlet..."
"Josh, I'm not interested in excuses. Jamie is an old classmate of Jed's. I knew he'd be seeing her. I didn't know she'd be campaigning with him."
"She works at a political consulting firm in Indianapolis. Surely, the President mentioned that she'd be out there, helping."
"Helping? It's a luncheon, Josh. I don't see why it's necessary that he kiss her."
"Wait. He...he kissed her?"
"On the lips."
"That can't be right. CJ would have done something."
"It was a little peck, but what is it they say...a kiss is still a kiss. Feel free to catch the instant replay on any of the cable news channels," she said walking out of his office.
There had to be a mistake, Josh thought. How could the President ever kiss anyone other than his wife, knowing the press was watching his every move? There was a Press Secretary there, for God's sake. How could this be possible?
"Donna!" he screamed. "Get me CJ on the phone, now!"
CJ explained to Josh that the kiss was no big deal. It may have been poor judgement on the President's part, but it was pretty easy to explain to the press -- just two old friends, seeing each other for the first time in years. Josh understood, but Abbey knew better. It did look innocent, but it wasn't. Jed was using the press to send her a message. Now she had to decide how to handle it.
Jed came home late that night. He immediately went into the bedroom to find Abbey. Abbey was getting ready for bed, rubbing lotion on her hands and clearing off the bed.
"I figured you'd be sleeping in another room tonight," she said when he opened the door.
"I can if you want me to."
"I don't care what you do."
"I was hoping we could talk," he told her.
"I don't think so. I'm tired. Aren't you?"
"Not really, no."
"It's the adrenaline. That kiss must have been a real rush for you," she said sarcastically.
"You saw."
"Damn right I did. It's what you wanted, right? Oh Josh and CJ are convinced it was no big deal. You and I know better, don't we?"
"Abbey."
"When did you decide that you were going to humiliate me so publicly?"
"That's not why I did it."
"That's not why you did it? Please, Jed, don't take me for a fool. You're seen making a campaign stop with that tramp, kissing her on national television, then three months later, you announce that you and I are getting a divorce. You set your agenda today and the whole world saw it."
"A, I would never announce that I'm divorcing you without you sitting right there next to me..."
"Is that supposed to be some kind of comfort?"
"B, no, the kiss wasn't perfectly innocent and yes, part of me did hope you would see it. I wanted you to know how it feels." He crossed over to where she was standing, "And C, you lost the right to call any other woman a tramp the second you spread your legs for Leo McGarry."
He realized he had gone too far before the words even left his lips. When he looked up, there was hurt in her eyes. She remained silent for a few seconds, then made a dash for the door, opening it, ready to leave. He ran up behind her, closing the door before she had a chance to get away.
"I'm sorry," he said sincerely. "I didn't mean that."
"Yes, you did."
"No, I really didn't."
He let go of the door and backed away from her. Abbey turned to face him. "Now what?"
"Come here," he told her, holding his arms wide open. She hesitated for a moment. They hadn't really hugged since before she told him about Leo. She walked into his arms slowly. He wrapped them around her as she let out a small gasp. It felt so good. He hadn't held her in so long. Neither one of them wanted it to end.
"I used Jamie to get to you, you were right. Jamie is happily married with two kids and even if she wasn't, she's not my type."
"Why not?" Abbey asked, remembering that Jed had a crush on Jamie before he met Abbey.
"Because she's not you," he said as he lowered his lips and kissed the top of her head.
He led her to the bed and layed her down. Then he did something else she didn't expect. He crawled in next to her and continued holding her. It was the first time he spent the night in the same bed as his wife since all this began.
TBC