He ran his fingers reverently over the smooth binding of the book, revelling in the sharp scent of fresh ink... The book he held chronicled his thoughts and his perceptions of the events that had revolutionized the nation, making history. And now they were recorded for all time, here for anyone who wanted to find them... This was merely the continuation of their story. He had just been the one lucky enough to record it.
She opened her eyes to behold a table spread with red, white, and blue campaign materials... "Bartlet for America?" she read off one sign...
Toby shifted a few of the signs aside, revealing a crumpled napkin that had been placed neatly within a frame. "This is what started it all... Three words written on a napkin were what launched a president... These three words are what launched an era."
"Everyone knows the story of the napkin," Alex reminded him...
"Yeah, but did he ever show you this?"
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"Everyone knows we're going to win this case. I don't need to use it to settle old scores."
"That's what you're doing though, aren't you?" he questioned. "I thought that was the purpose of you taking this case. These groups spawned off West Virginia White Pride..."
Sighing, Zoey admitted, "You know that it's the only way I have to fight back against what was done to us. And it's not in my nature to take things lying down." she added, smiling at him bittersweetly.
Charlie got up and walked around the desk to stand behind his wife, placing his hands on her shoulders. "It's not in any of our natures," he agreed.
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Toby rolled his eyes. "You don't think that they would tell us if she decided that she wasn't going to run?"
Sam shrugged innocently. "I'm just saying. When's the last time that you got confirmation that she was still decidedly in this thing? In fact, when have you ever had her tell you straight out that she is going to run for the nomination in three years?"
"It's understood that she's going to be running in three years. Josh and I have been making plans. We've been drafting lead-up speeches. Jack's started looking at fundraising," Toby declared. "Someone would have told us if she wasn't going to run. Right?"