After the inauguration of President Santos, Jed and Abbey Bartlet were immediately put on a jet going to Manchester, New Hampshire. The two of them were silent for the first half hour or so as Jed reflected on the gift Mallory gave him earlier in the day. However,
Abbey was tired of the silence and started a conversation.
"Well, we're going home," said Abbey. "Back to where this crazy journey started eight years ago."
"Yes," said Jed. "Only once we're home, we won't have to worry about starting anything like this again." Abbey simply chuckled to this statement.
After about three hours on the plane, the Bartlets finally made their way to their farm in Manchester. Once they entered the house, Jed said, "Home sweet home, this time to stay."
Abbey said, "Yes, it is a good feeling. We can finally relax and not have to worry about the next crisis in the Middle East."
As the day wore on, Jed and Abbey settled back into a familiar house and got used to their lives as simply Jed and Abbey, not the President and First Lady. Finally, around 9:00 that night, Jed asked, "What's next?"
Abbey simply looked at him with a smile. Jed knew, just from her expression, that she really didn't want to have a plan, and didn't want him to have one either. She just wanted them to enjoy their new lives, not having to worry about a crisis or scandal, but rather just enjoying the simplicity of an average life.
