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C.J., Abbey, Donna, Josh, Toby, Sam, and Mrs. Landingham had been stuck on lockdown in the Oval Office waiting area since shortly after Senior Staff.
"We have sandwiches and sodas in the mini-fridge, if anyone's hungry." Mrs. Landingham offered.
Josh got up. "Whatcha got in there?"
*ffffff-PPPPUUUHHpp.* Mrs. Landingham opened the mini-fridge. "Coke, sprite, water, ham and cheese, peanut butter honey crunch-"
"Sam, stop pacing. You're stressing me out." C.J. said.
"Ainsley's supposed to be coming back today from ... wait for it... BOSTON. Not to mention she's supposed to come back on a TRAIN. What happened this morning? Oh that's right. Amtrak headed to D.C. was hijacked and crashed by terrorists. So forgive me if I'm nervous that our colleague might be in danger." Sam panicked.
"Sam... Are you sure there's not more to this?" Donna hesitated.
"What else could it be? I'm worried about my colleague. That's it."
"She's our colleague too, but we aren't having a nutty." Josh said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sam dared.
*krinnnn-tirsshhh-cruttelllll-tuurrssshhh-kriiiinnnnnnng-culll-tirssshhhh* Josh's sandwich wrapper crinkled over the silence.
"That you have feelings for Ainsley." Toby played with his pink ball.
All motion ceased. Sam's shocked face. "What makes you think that I have any feelings for Ainsley whatsoever?"
Donna broke the long held silence. "The way you look at her, joke around with her..."
"And bicker and argue with her, vouch for her, like with that Brooklyn and Joyce incident-" CJ continued.
"I was simply protecting us from a lawsuit." Sam interrupted.
"Then explain why you kissed her forehead at the White House movie showing." Toby said.
Everyone was quiet for a minute when Sam finally spoke. "I just... I ... just... I just wanted to …. okay, maybe I do have feelings for her. … There. … I said it. Are ya happy now?" 'Just drop it, okay?'
"Well, it's about time." CJ said.
"Not that it matters." Sam said.
"Why d'ya say that?" Abbey asked.
"... 'Cause it'll never work." Sam said.
