Summary: After a night of dreaming Josh tries to avoid facing his feelings, only to stumble into some truth.
Disclaimer: If only they were mine. I would go crazy. Stalker crazy. But sadly they aren't.
Author's note: I hope you love this as much as I loved writing it.
Half an hour later Donna knocked on his door. "You have Senior Staff in five."
He looked up from his desk. He held out a hand telling her to wait. "Okay I'll see what I can do." He finished his phone call, and swung around the room to Donna.
"Hi Donna," he began.
She looked at him oddly. "Hello." she remarked slowly and sarcastically.
"I have a thing," he tried to tell her. He stood up and began to walk towards the Oval Office. He was trying very hard not to look at her and very hard not to touch her.
She had no idea what he was talking about. "Care to elaborate?"
"If you were to date a woman..."
"If I were to date a woman?" she asked him with bewildered awe. "Well I don't know where you're going with this Josh but I've gotta tell you I'm not really into that..."
"Just humor me."
"Kay," she responded.
"Let's say you'd known this woman for a long time," he tried once more. "And you only just discovered that you like her, or at least that you're pretty sure you like her. How would you seduce her?"
"Josh are you asking me for pick up tips!"
"What? No!" he answered her quickly. "I'm asking you for advice. If you were a woman..."
"If I were a woman!" she answered him. "Well you really are flattering this morning Josh."
"How would you want to be seduced?" he asked trying very hard to ignore her sarcasm.
She stared at him with glaring eyes. "Josh who is this woman that you have known for long time and are pretty sure you have recently discovered you might like?"
"Just..." he couldn't tell her the truth but if he told her a lie. "See there's the other problem. A relationship with this particular woman would involve potential P.R. problems for the party."
"Is she a Republican?" Donna asked in humored-horror.
Josh looked at her with confused eyes. "No. Why would you even think that?"
"Josh, this is a woman who you have known for a long time who you have only recently discovered that you might possibly like and who would cause P.R. problems for the Democratic party. If you want my advice I might need a little more information."
"Never mind," he huffed having reached the Oval. "I'll see you later."
She backed into the hall. She really didn't want to know who the woman might be. And she defiantly didn't want more information.
"Hey C.J.," Josh followed her after Senior Staff.
"Yes Josh?" She remarked in a cheerful but distracted tone.
He smiled and paced along side her. "I was wondering if I could get some advice."
"I am at your service," she told him with a slight and sarcastic bow.
"Right," Josh remarked skeptically. "I pretty much discovered this morning that I have a particular attraction to this woman who I have known for a really long time and I was wondering if you could tell me how to let her know my intentions without actually making any advances?" He asked the question with particular haste. He then stood in her office and waited for her to respond.
"Let her know your intention without making any advances?" C.J. repeated.
"Yes," Josh answered. "See there are certain ethical issues that may come into question if I make advances." He felt he had to clarify.
"Seriously Josh!" C.J. questioned. "I haven't really been paying that much attention to you've just said but I'm pretty sure that whatever it is you are planning on doing it's a bad idea. So just avoid any impulses you may have."
"That's your advice!"
"What did you expect?" C.J. said and ran out of her office. "Carol I need that folder on the Richardson Case."
Carol nodded, and began to search through some folders.
C.J. looked at Josh. "Seriously can this wait until later?"
Josh nodded. "Sure." He began to walk back to his own office. "Pretend I never even asked."
He walked slowly.
"Josh," Donna suddenly swooped in beside him.
He jumped. "You really like to sneak up on people."
"I'm very stealthy," she responded. "Who was that woman you were talking about earlier?"
He looked at her, not really paying attention. He was trying very hard not to think about how beautiful she looked. He was trying very hard not to imagine what it might feel like to kiss her. He was not being very successful.
"What?" he asked after a moments pause.
"The woman you were talking about?"
He was actually surprised she hadn't figured it out. "I practically spelt it out for you."
"You did not!" she yelled at him. "The woman who you are pretty sure you like who you have known for a long time who will cause major P.R. problems for the party who is not a Republican and who you may or may not want to seduce? This is you're way of spelling it out for me."
"After further analysis," he began jumping around his office and grabbing different papers and fills, not looking at her while he spoke. "I can tell you that I am positive that I have feelings for this particular woman and that if I knew she had the same feelings I would probable screw the P.R. problems," he grabbed a fill of his desk. "Really you got nothing from that?" he looked at her and smiled almost sinisterly.
"Josh," she sighed. "Some days I worry about you more than other days."
"And today?"
"I'm worried."
"Well then," Josh said as he began to pace towards the Roosevelt room. "I have a meeting with some people now, followed by meetings with more people. If I see you later I would definitely not like to continue this conversation."
She stood still in her tracks. "You can't just say something like that and walk away."
He turned and looked at her only a few paces ahead. "Say what?"
"That you know you like her and you would screw the party if she liked you too," she told him. "You have to tell me who this is."
"Actually I have to work now," he paced into the Roosevelt room and she walked back to her desk.
She wanted to find out who the woman was so she could possible and most probably cause her bodily harm preventing her from reacting to whatever action Josh may or may not be planning on taking.