I do not own these characters, this may not be my first story that has been published, but I wrote the first many chapters on paper a little over a year ago, so can I please get some reviews. 😉
One weekend morning Danny and CJ are being lazy when Danny decides to start to tickle, CJ. "Danny, hehe, please stop it."
"Really, what do you think will stop it?" CJ leans up to kiss him and he kisses her back, they start to make-out as the phone rings CJ detaches her lips from his to answer the phone.
"Hello," she sits up and Danny starts to kiss her neck.
"CJ, it's Jed, his MS is flaring up right now and is in the hospital." CJ turns around to get Danny to stop kissing her neck.
"Is he ok?" Danny looks at CJ.
"He is not waking up." Danny wraps his arms around CJ.
"We will be there as soon as we can, Abbey."
"No, sweetie you don't need to come here. You and Danny should stay in California, I just thought you should know about Jed."
"He is like a father to me, and my own father barely remembers me." Danny tightens his arms around CJ to comfort her and she leans her head back against his chest.
"CJ, you have work."
"I also have been taking it slow after working in The West Wing." Danny takes the phone from CJ.
"Mrs. Bartlet, I am with CJ we are going to be there as soon as we can, we love all of you guys and are going to be there because that is what family does." He neglects to tell them that he is starting to feel light headed.
"Ok, thank you too." They hang up and CJ packs the bags while Danny finds tickets, the only tickets to DC are flying out of the John Wayne airport.
"CJ, I got us two two-way tickets, we need to get out of here right after we are done packing."
"No need, I packed what we need the most. I will call Carol on the way to the airport to ask her to keep an eye on the house." They run out to the car and drive to Santa Ana for the plane. They quickly get through security and find their spots on the plane. When they get to their seats and Danny puts his arm around CJ to help her relax, and she puts her head on his shoulder to be as close to him as possible. She falls asleep about half over Montana when some flight attendants pass by and ask if they wanted anything, Danny just asks them on their way to let CJ sleep.
After they land they head to the hospital they try to stay calm, but CJ is anxious to see her surrogate father. "Mrs. Bartlet," CJ says running to her friend.
"I told you not to come CJ, you have a life in California."
"I know, it is just you two are like family to me and to this," thump. CJ turns around to see Danny on the floor. She leans down next to him while screaming for a doctor. When one comes up Abbey pulls CJ away from Danny, the last thing that is heard is that his heart rate is too slow. "I want to go with Danny, Abbey."
"You will want to be with friends while they figure out what is wrong with him." CJ sits down next to Bartlet's bed. Abbey goes up to CJ, "CJ, Danny should be fine. Does he have any history?
"During the primaries, he fainted. I found out through Maisey, his assistant called me."
"Do you know what happened?"
"He was not taking good care of himself," Abbey looks at her, "we eat healthy meals, go to bed at a decent time, drink more water, and we exercise together."
"CJ, they are just going to run some tests on him then bring him back here. I will make sure that he is going to stay in this room."
"Thank you, Abbey, I better go call his parents to tell them about their son." As CJ pulls out her phone The President wakes up.
"CJ?"
"Hi, Sir."
"Why are you looking so sad?"
"Danny fainted, and was taken in for some tests."
"Oh, C-Jean."
"I know just as I get the man that I have been in love with for years he faints. I have to go call Loretta and Mike," at the raised eye brows of both Jed and Abbey, CJ says "they are Danny's parents." CJ leaves to go call his parents.
"Abbey, was CJ like this after the attempt on mine and Josh's life's?"
"She was too focused on making sure the Press was staying under control and Danny was badgering her the 25th until Leo talked to him."
"Now, the one who helped distract her is going to be lying in a bed next to her surrogate father," Abbey sits down next to her husband.
CJ comes back in as they wheel in Danny on his bed, she looks at him and follows him while saying, "His mom is on her way here." They stay at the hospital, and Abbey tries to get CJ to come back to the farm, but she refuses to leave Danny's side and eventually falls asleep holding his hand. The next morning CJ gets woken up by three voices that belong to Abbey, Jed, and Loretta, she looks up when Danny's mom puts her hand on CJ's shoulder.
"Hi, CJ"
"Hi, Loretta," Loretta notices that CJ's eyes are red from crying most of the night.
"When was the last you ate sweetie?"
"Yesterday, before we came here."
Abbey sat down next to CJ, "why not on the plane?"
"I fell asleep, you know how I can be on planes, I no longer fly on Air Force One." Both Bartlets remember those plane rides early on the campaign trail.
Danny's mom sits down "CJ you need to eat something. Danny wouldn't like to find out that you have yet to eat anything."
"I know I should eat something, but I want to be here if Danny wakes up." She looks back at Danny and picks his hand up, "he asked me out many times before he left The Press Room the first time. I wanted to say yes, but our jobs were in the way."
"Claudia Jean, I Abbey who is like another mom to you is ordering you to come have breakfast with me."
"You can't order me!"
"No, but I the man's mother who you are dating will tell said boyfriend when he wakes up, now scoot take care of yourself."
CJ gets up from her chair and heads over to Abbey after kissing Danny on the forehead, "I will be back after I eat something." She looks at Loretta, "call me if he wakes up before I come back."
"I will, I know how much you love him."
"More than I thought possible, I probably should leave before I decide to stay here and watch Danny all day."
Abbey and CJ start to head out when Loretta speaks up "Danny is in good hands, I did raise him after all," CJ looks back and smiles at her.
As CJ and Abbey sit down at local Denny's she starts to grill CJ on Danny. "Tell me how is your new life?"
"Better than I could have imagined. I go to work 5 days a week, go to bed before midnight, and fall asleep and wake up with a man that loves me right next to. We may have had a few arguments. We did argue a lot when we were working together."
"Those arguments were heard about to the East Wing." They look up as their food is delivered, "CJ, you deserve to be happy after all you did for my husband."
"Now, the only man that I have envisioned my wedding day to is lying in the hospital."
"He will wake up, I know it. He waited 8 years to be with you; you said something about a wedding. Are you two engaged?"
"No, not yet. He says he has a plan, a few months ago I thought he was going to ask me." They continue eating.
…..Meanwhile back at the hospital…
"So, you are Danny's mother."
"Yes, I am Mr. President."
"As I have a told everyone who worked for me, there is no need to call me Mr. President or Sir, call me Jed. We will become family. I think of CJ like a daughter." They hear moaning from Danny.
"Mom?"
"Hi, son," she takes his hand.
"Where's CJ?"
"She hadn't had anything to eat for over a day, and we forced her to go somewhere. She wanted us to call you when you woke up."
"Mom," cough as he puts a hand on his mom's arm "don't call her, she needs to eat." Danny falls back asleep for a few minutes. "Mr. Bartlet," glares at Danny," Jed, can you please really make sure everyone is at your house next month. I was planning to ask CJ to marry me with all of you around. The ring I got is a combination of a family heirloom from my family and her mother's ring." He is awake by the time CJ is back from breakfast.
CJ looks to see Danny sitting up, "Danny," she runs to kiss him. "I was so worried about you."
"I heard, and before you ask them why they didn't call you, I asked them not to call you so you can eat." She reaches down to grab his other hand, "why don't you sit down here," he pats a spot his bed. She sits next to Danny while still holding his hand. Everyone visits for awhile and CJ tries to stay the night at the hospital again, but Danny tells her to go to the Bartlet's farm. The next day Danny is released and is told to go home same as Bartlet.