Part 6

"Great, now what am I going to do?" Josh asked himself when he realized he was alone.

"Excuse me." A young woman came next to Josh and tapped on his arm. Josh looked up and smiled. He remembered what Toby said, so he kept his fancy one-liners to himself.

"Yes." Josh stood up to introduce himself.

"I came with the woman that just left with your friend, she was taking me out so I could relax." She smirked. "Since she left me, I was wondering if I could join you? You know, since your friend left you too."

"Josh Lyman." Josh held out his hand.

"Becky Samson."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Becky Samson. Please, have a seat." Josh pulled the chair out for her. He decided to try Toby's idea and not use any one-liners and just be himself.

RESTAURANT

"So, where are you from?" Allison asked as the waiter gave them their food.

"Washington DC."

"Wow, the land of the politics." She remarked.

"Yeah." He laughed.

"I used to be married to a politician. He was a jackass." She said frankly.

"Who was that?"

"You probably never heard about him. His name is David Rosen. He told me that he only married me so he could have a pretty woman on his arm at fancy functions. Bastard." She mumbled the last part.

"Playboy David." Toby said quietly, yet Allison still heard him.

"You know David?" She raised her brow.

"Yeah, I met him a couple years ago during the election."

"What election?" She asked.

"The Presidential election. I stole his job." Toby said proudly.

"He was up for communications director..." His name and face finally came together. "Toby Ziegler!" She said loudly.

"I don't think they heard you in DC." He joked as the other customers glared at their table.

"Sorry." Allison blushed. "I always wanted to meet the man who made David feel like shit." She winked at him.

"Well, now you have." He winked back.

"I must say, you look much better then I thought you would." She mentioned and ate a little of her food.

"How did you think I looked?" He asked in a sultry voice.

"I always imagined you as an old, grouchy man." She leaned closer to him.

"I am old and grouchy." He teased.

"No, you look good." She gave him a good look. "Real good."

"Ditto." He replied, taking a nice long look at her.

BAR

"So, you live here in town?" Becky asked.

"No, I live in DC."

"I always wanted to visit there. I heard it is magnificent."

"Yeah it is."

"What do you do there?"

"I work in the White House." He answered with pride in his voice.

"Yeah right." She laughed at him.

"No, I do. See." Josh took out a card and handed it to her.

"Deputy Chief of Staff." She was shocked. "Sorry, I had no idea."

"Yeah." He grinned.

"Wait, Josh Lyman. Weren't you shot about two years ago?" She asked with a tender tone.

"It was more like a year and a half ago." He nodded.

"God, I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I'm fine. Don't I look fine?" He laughed.

"You look better than fine." She replied.

Josh looked at Becky and smiled. They couldn't seem to take their eyes off each other.

"I'm only here for one night." He whispered.

"We can do a lot in one night Josh." She said seductively while moving closer to him.

"Maybe we should go."

"Maybe."

Josh grabbed Becky's hand and they left quickly. Josh hailed a cab and they both got in.

"Where to?" The cabbie asked.

"Safari inn." Josh said while grinning like an idiot over at Becky.

RESTAURANT

"Well, thank you for dinner Toby. I must say, you are a very interesting man."

"I had fun." He looked at her.

They walked out and stood at the curb.

"Let me get you a cab." Toby offered while waving one down. Just then, Allison walked up and kissed Toby on the lips. It was enough to make Toby stop waving. She moved away a little and smiled. "What was that for?" Toby asked, his voice coming out shaky.

"For just being a nice guy. It's been way too long since I met one." She answered honestly.

"Yeah." Toby didn't really know what to say. He looked and saw that a cab had stopped. The cabbie was giving him a glare because he was just waiting there. "I got you a cab."

"I hate to see the evening end." She held onto his shirt. "You said you were leaving tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Then we probably won't see each other again." She stated.

"Probably not."

"Then why don't we have some more fun?" She took his hand.

"But I won't be here tomorrow." He said softly.

"Toby?" She wrapped her arms around him.

"Yeah."

"Are you really looking for a serious relationship?" She grinned.

"Not really."

"Me neither. Why not just have one great night together before you go." She kissed him.

"Get in." Toby smiled and tilted his head toward the cab.

"That's my boy." She patted his chest and got in.

"Finally." The cabbie said. "Where to?"

"Safari inn." Toby smiled and looked at Allison.

SAM'S HOUSE

"Sam, are you going to get some sleep?" Maggie asked when she saw him in the kitchen.

"I will. I was just getting something to eat. Go on, get some sleep."

Sam smiled and kissed Maggie on the cheek. "I love you."

"I love you too Sam." Maggie said before heading off to bed.

Sam sat there and looked at some of the pictures on the walls. Then he heard a knock from the door. He looked at the clock and saw that it was midnight. He walked over to the door and opened it, shocked by who he saw.

"Lisa?" Sam said quietly. "What are you…" Sam felt the tears forming again; he was hushed by Lisa's hand.

"I'm so sorry Sam." Lisa lightly glided her hand across Sam's face.

"I've missed you so much." Sam started to cry as Lisa hugged him.

"I've missed you too Sam." Lisa felt the tears fall from her face. "I'm here for you, for whatever you need." Lisa said looking into Sam's face.

"I need you." Sam put his forehead on hers.

"I'm here." Lisa kissed Sam lightly. Sam grabbed Lisa's hand and led her down the hall to his bedroom. "Sam." She said as he laid her down on the bed.

"It okay." He laid next to her and wrapped his arms around her. "I just want someone with me."

"Okay." She smiled and kissed him again. She held him tight through the night, making sure he knew she was there.

TBC