At lunchtime, Donna decided to take a break from her office and headed to see how Josh was handling things.
When she got to his office, she saw the usual clutter everywhere. She thought to herself as she looked at the mess, "Even though I'm his fiancé and not his assistant anymore, some things still never change."
"What are you doing here?" Josh asked Donna as she headed toward his desk.
"Taking a break from things," she replied as they shared a light kiss. "Plus, I thought you might be hungry."
"I am, plus we need to talk," said Josh.
As the two were leaving for lunch, Donna asked, "What do we need to talk about?"
"Lou told me that they need more details about the wedding as soon as possible, so they can get the press off their backs about it," Josh told her.
Donna replied, "Annabeth told me the same thing. So, we need to sit down and plan what will be the most important day of our lives."
After walking for a few minutes, Josh and Donna wound up at a tiny café about two blocks from the White House.
Once they sat down and ordered (burger and fries for Josh and chicken Caesar salad for Donna), Donna took out her planner and flipped through it. She told Josh, "When would you like to have the wedding?"
Josh told her, "I was thinking sometime in the fall, maybe late September or October."
Donna said with a smile, "Yeah, October would be good. October 21, to be exact. Did you want to have it in the Rose Garden? I mean, that is where we got engaged."
"Are you kidding? The media would have a field day," said Josh, as their lunch arrived. "They would be camped outside the White House for days, only to be told they can't come in."
"You're right," said Donna, "What were you thinking, then?"
"I'm going to talk to the Bartlets, and see if we can have the wedding on their farm," Josh told her.
Donna was so happy that she almost started to cry. She then told Josh, "That would be perfect, Josh. I would love to have the wedding in New Hampshire on the Bartlet farm. Just think of how beautiful it would be."
"Yeah, and security would be taken care of, too, which is the best thing," said Josh.
After finishing their lunch, Josh and Donna headed back to the White House, still discussing the wedding.
"Okay, so we have our date and tentative venue," said Donna, "All we need is the bridal party."
"Do we really need one?" asked Josh, "I was thinking of just having a best man and maid of honor, if that's what you want."
"That would be fine," said Donna, "I'll talk to C.J. and see if she would come out from California to be my maid of honor."
"I'll talk to Sam to be my best man," said Josh, "I mean, I did talk him into taking the Deputy Chief of Staff job, so this should be no problem."
As Josh went into his office, Josh said, "So you'll tell Annabeth that we have plans forming, and I'll do the same with Lou."
"Okay, I'll do that," Donna said. "By the way, Annabeth and I are going out tonight, so you're on your own for dinner. See you later!"
As Donna blew him a kiss, he said, "Have fun! See you tonight!"
After Donna left, a smile that was bigger than any smile he had since the election spread across Josh's face, a sign of how good things were now.