Disclaimer: I own them not. If I did I would find a way to bring JS back to life. If only I had the masterful control over the timelines! But alas I lack that as well.
Author's Note: I'm relatively sure this is the last chapter. Still it is I…. so you may have to wait for that decision. I hope you enjoy.
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They walked in to work together. Donna looking a little panicked. Josh trapped in space. They barely even noticed the smiles and winks they were getting from different people. Which was good for Josh, because Donna would probably have killed him otherwise.
They reached Donna's desk, still utterly silent. She hung up their coats and stared into space. He came up behind her and rested a hand quickly on her shoulder. She sighed, and started for her desk. He started for Leo's office.
"Josh?" she mumbled turning to him.
"Don't worry about it Donna…" he tried to say in a reassuring voice. "I've got it covered."
Donna sat at her desk thinking to herself. "Oh god they are going to kill me. Oh god…. What are we going to do? Stupid, stupid, stupid!"
Josh arrived at his senior staff meeting early and Leo's eyes turned to him. Josh took a seat and let the eyes follow him. "So what's up?" He said sarcastically with an arrogant smile.
"How'd it go?"
C.J. came into the room. "Why there he is! Mr. Magic Man! The man of the hour! The Prince of Romance! The King of smooth!"
Josh looked up at her with a smile. "I know you too well to take those compliments seriously."
"How'd it go?" the words repeated suddenly.
Josh smiled. "Well Leo my good friend," he began. "That would very much depend upon your answer to this question."
"What?" Leo said, getting ready to become extremely annoyed with Josh.
"Who da man?" Josh asked with a level tone.
A smile crossed Leo's face. "She said yes, then?
Sam and Toby suddenly entered the room, ending the conversation they had been having when they say Josh.
"How'd the night of romancing go?" Sam asked with a smile and a schoolboy tone.
Josh smiled and asked again. "Well Sam answer me this," he began standing up. "Who da man?"
"You da man!" Sam said smiling and giving Josh a hug.
Suddenly the door to the Oval Office opened and the President came in. "How did it go?"
Josh smiled. For a bunch of people who had claimed not to care about the situation they were taking a lot of interest in it. Josh opened his mouth to answer when Margaret came into the room.
"I couldn't help over hearing," she began, she stopped when Leo glared at her.
"She said yes?" the President asked.
Josh thought maybe this was an appropriate time to tell them the rest of the news. He maneuvered himself so that he might be able to use Margaret as a shield if he needed it. "Well see the thing is that…" Josh felt like he was going to die, everyone was staring at him. "Oh God I can't stand it. We got married alright!"
There was a deep silence that followed. No one spoke. Everyone just stared at Josh. Josh took a step and moved so Margaret could block anyone who might try and choke him to death.
"You got married?" C.J. asked.
"Yes," Josh answered, he swallowed deeply.
"To Donna?" Sam added.
Toby hit Sam on the back of the head.
Josh smiled, but he wasn't about to feel ease. He made sure he knew where the exits were at all times.
"Josh," Leo sighed. Suddenly he went into his desk and pulled out a wooden box. Josh started to back away, fearful Leo might be keeping a small handgun in there for… emergencies with the republican leadership…
"Leo," the President said in shock. "You really think…"
Leo just nodded.
Josh stared at them all, horrified planning out his exit hoping the secret service would help him if he screamed.
Leo opened the lid, and slowly he pulled out…. Josh flinched and started ready to run… then he noticed… a cigar?
"Congratulations Josh," Leo said.
Josh let out a slow laugh. "So you aren't going to kill me."
"Not right now," the President announced.
"That's for a different meeting," Toby mumbled.
Josh laughed and took the cigar that Leo was holding out for him. He smiled and smelt it. The smell of victory!
"Where's Donna?" C.J. asked suddenly.
"Oh yeah," Josh said realizing that he'd left her at her desk. "She's at her desk trying to figure out whether or not I'll still have a job when I get back to her."
Margaret flew from the room.
"Well I guess everyone will know in a few minutes," Leo laughed once she was out of earshot.
"So how exactly did this happen?" Sam asked, still looking a little shocked.
"I'm still a little foggy on the details," Josh began. "But I'm relatively sure we didn't break any laws… or Commandments for that matter."
"Charlie!" The President shouted.
Charlie came into the room with a bottle of champagne and glasses. He handed the champagne to Josh. "She's a fine looking woman." He said giving Josh a look as to say he had been the one who had organized the whole thing. This might have creeped Josh out, if he hadn't been in a state of ecstasy.
"So let's see," Bartlet began. "Right who has to pay up!"
"That would be Leo, Toby and Sam sir," C.J. said with a smile. No one really seemed angry about forfeiting the ten bucks. "I on the other hand sir knew that the way the week was going, Josh was inevitably going to show up today married to someone."
Josh was too busy trying to open the champagne to care. Everyone was smiling, and laughing and making jokes. He barely noticed when Donna came in and rested her hand at his back.
She whispered in his ear, "So I guess there's no backing out of this. We're here for the long haul."
Josh wasn't exactly sure if that was supposed to be romantic, but in an odd way it made him feel happy. She had said it in a way that was like giving her entire self away. She wasn't simply marrying him, she was giving him her entire life. That's what he had wanted all along. He hadn't been sure until that moment. He had wanted to give himself to her, utterly and completely.
"Josh give me the bottle," she mumbled holding a hand.
He handed it over willingly, which surprised him more than her. He just shrugged and smiled. The moment had moved him; he hadn't taken on his normal role of trying to do everything even when he knew he was doing it wrong. She was Donna. That's what she was there for; To remind him he wasn't a superhero; To remind him he was just Josh.
Suddenly champagne was flowing. Everyone was puffing on cigars. Josh and Donna wouldn't stop smiling. There was laughing and hugging.
With at least three bottles of champagne stashed in the Oval, the senior staff was bound to be drunk by noon.