Disclaimers: Same as before

Author's notes: This is not a great chapter, very dialogue heavy, it is a transition chapter, with a few very short scenes. Josh's POV Donna's POV and Leo's POV.

Chapter 12

I wake shaking. She holds me and tells me that everything is going to be fine. It can't be. Someone is trying to kill her. She's been awake for some time now. I hold her on her side. She rubs my arm. She's shaking too. So much for no more nightmares. I whisper "I'll always protect you."

"I know." She whispers back. "Josh."

"Yes."

"Your hand is on my breast."

"Oh god!" I withdraw my hand, "I am so sorry."

"Its ok. Lets just go back to sleep."

"Can my hand go back there?"

"No."

"What happens if you're sleeping? Or if I do it in my sleep?"

She rolls over and places her head on my chest.

"Problem solved."

Josh leaves my room to be greeted my Secret Service. I hear:

"Good morning Mr. Lyman."

"Um... good morning." He adds in a hurry. " It's not what you think."

It's going to be a long day.

"She can't." He screams, I rub my head.

"Why not?" I say. I am really not used to this with Josh, the man is like a son to be, but he can be really annoying sometimes.

"Yes, Josh, why can't I?" Stick up for yourself Donna.

"Because you will be on stage! We should paint a bull's eye on you and give away free guns."

"Well I think that contradict us trying to protect my life, don't you."

"I am protecting it. Stay off the stage."

"Prop 675 was MY work. I am not sacrificing my career just because some psycho wants me dead!"

"Its just your career, not your life."

"I can't believe it is you saying this! How many death threats do you get a year?"

"It's not about me! It's about you!"

"Josh. You need to calm down. Go talk to the Secret Service, I am sure they'll make you feel better." I smile at Donna, we've been working on this all morning.

He marches up to them.

"What makes you guys so special?"

"We're secret." Donna tells me his name is Jackson. Jackson was the first to sign up for her detail.

"That's pretty special." He's Martin he's on my detail.

"I know that, what are you going to do to protect her?"

"We'll take a bullet for her."

"Hell, I could do that!" Donna gasps and grabs my hand. I half expect Josh to recoil and back track, but he doesn't.

"Listen sir, we understand your concern and we will do everything in our power to make sure she is safe." Jackson places his hand on Josh's shoulder.

"Thank you, Donna is very valuable to the...um.. campaign."

"Yes, sir. Now if you could help us with something."

"Sure thing."

"Which one is Donna?" Bug eyed is the understatement of the year.

"What?"

"Donna's the one with the brown hair." Martian smiles.

"That's RONNA!"

"There's a difference?" Jackson scratches his head.

"LEO!"

He turns around to see me hand Donna a ten-dollar bill.

"Ten dollars, Josh." She smiles.

"Assholes." He stalks off.