Title: West Wing Fanfiction...And All I Can Do Is Wait

By: Sharyn (a.k.a. Doggett210)

Rating: G

Spoilers: 7A WF 83429

Disclaimer: The characters are from the NBC, WB, A John Wells Production, TV Show, 'The West Wing.' They own them; therefore, they do not belong to me. They are the creation of Aaron Sorkin. I only borrowed them. No copyright infringement is intended. No monetary benefit is received or anticipated. A 'grateful' and 'enormous' thanks to the actors and actresses who portray the characters 'brilliantly' and bring them to life in my head.

Feedback: I'd love to hear your opinion...please! It helps me improve my writing.

Summary: As I watched the beginning of Season Five on Bravo, these ramblings just popped into my head. It's the worst nightmare come true for COS Leo McGarry...and all he can do is wait. From Leo's POV.

President Walken has decided to Bomb Kumar. He believes that Zoey is dead, regardless of the White Houses response...and all I can do is wait.

President Walken has offered to tell President Bartlett of his decision, but I elect to do it myself...because all I can do is wait.

President Bartlett reminds me, "We had so many things we wanted to do."...and all I can do is wait.

President Bartlett anticipates the bombings. It's exactly what he would do. He know's it's the right thing to do and that Zoey's life hangs in the balance...and all I can do is wait.

Charlie refuses a Presidential Order to go home and get some rest. He sits quietly in the background, tending to the needs of his President and not of the one who currently holds the Oval Office...and all I can do is wait.

I tell Josh to go home, because I'll need him on top of his game. He asks if I'm leaving too. I lie and tell him yes, because I'm tired...and all I can do is wait.

I stop by to send Toby and Will home. I need them sharp tomorrow. They have to draft two speeches, one if they find Zoey alive and one if they don't...because all I can do is wait.

I find myself sitting in the Situation Room, waiting for Fitz and Nancy to report so we know what's going on...but all I can do is wait.

Josh and Donna walk by the make-shift memorial that's beginning to line the fence of the White House grounds. Candles burn by Zoey's picture, nots are left, and prayers are said...and all I can do is wait.

My best friend finds solace in the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ in a private Mass. He prays for an end to the Hell they are going through...and all I can do is wait.

My body longs for sleep and the release from this nightmare from which I cannot awake...and all I can do is wait.

I don't like to wait. I don't do it well. I'm a man of action. I'm Leo McGarry...Chief of Staff to the President of the United States. I take control of situations and find lasting solutions...but, now, all I can do is wait.

Fin.

"Act as if ye have faith and faith shall be given unto you.

In other words, fake it 'til you make it."

John Spencer as COS Leo McGarry

The West Wing