Disclaimer: I do not own these characters. Though one day I will. And then you will all bow down to me. But until that day. I don't have 'em.

Author's note: Donna meet Josh. Donna love Josh. Donna pretend not to love Josh. Josh tell Donna h love him. Donna leave Josh.

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Donna had been packing her stuff all day. Not that she would be gone soon she would stick around for at least the two weeks. She just felt like she had to remove that part of herself from the White House. She took all her personal things and put them in a box.

Then she organized her files. And sat down at her computer. She stared at the blank screen. She had never drafted a letter of resignation. It sounded dumb, she could just tell Josh she was quitting, but no this was more professional and that was the part of their life she had to erase.

She opened a word document and began to type.

'Dear Josh'

Quickly she erased that.

'To whom it may concern.'

She erased that even faster. She sighed, she wanted to cry. She couldn't believe she was doing this. She was no longer just thinking about doing it she was doing it.

Suddenly Josh came into the bullpen.

'What ya doing?" he asked her smiling gaily. She had never seen him so happy. She liked to think she was the one who got him on this high. She hated to have to be the one to bring him down.

'Nothing,' she said quitting the document. 'Do you have a minute? Can we talk?"

She didn't want to be cold and shallow. She didn't want to hand him a letter and then say Adios. She wanted to explain herself. Tell him that she was leaving so that she didn't have to leave him. She was going to tell him the pressure of having a working relationship and one outside the office would be too much on them, and if it wasn't too much on him it would be too much on her. She wanted to tell him that he should understand.

"Sure what's up?" Josh asked putting down the files in his hands and giving her his full attention.

'Umm…" she mumbled looking around. "Can we go into your office?"

A worried look circumferenced his face. "Sure," he answered her.

She got up slowly.

How could she be doing this? Josh I love you. But I'm going to leave you high and dry. Josh you gave me this job when I had nothing else. But now I'm quitting so I can feel better about myself. Josh I want to pursue a romantic relationship with you. I just don't think I can have a professional one anymore.

She felt like she was hitting bellow the belt. But he followed her into the office and closed the door. And there they stood. Together and apart. She felt terrible and she didn't know where to begin.

"Josh I quit."

As soon as she said it she knew it didn't sound right.