Summery
CJ and Danny want to tell everyone about their engagement.
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"CJ.
"Hmm."
"We are approaching the farm."
"Ok, I guess it's time to hide this ring."
"Honey, I told you that you don't need to hide it."
"I want everyone to find out together. They deserve that much since we hid in the early stages of our relationship. I can't wait to see their reactions."
"Especially when they find out that both Margaret and Carol have known since the day after you proposed when I came into work with the ring on my finger."
"Yep, before we pull up I am going to call you my fiancée one more time." She leans into him so they can share a kiss.
"I love you, Danny."
"I love you too CJ. Come on we should get out before they come and knock on our window." They get out as the see Jed and Abbey walking down the stairs to greet them CJ makes sure that her ring is hidden.
"Claudia Jean, how are you?" Asks Jed.
"Great, happy."
"I can see that. I take it that smile that was rare near the end the administration. What helped you smile was Danny?
"Well, sir I have always smiled more when Danny was around. Even though he was a distraction."
"Don't call me sir, I am Jed how many times do I need to tell you that."
"You will always be my President."
"Claudia, you don't have to call me sir, please call me Jed. What would your possible future children call me?"
"We will cross that bridge if it can come."
"Jed, I want to give CJ loves too." CJ goes up to Abbey.
"How are you?"
"Happy" CJ looks at Danny.
"I can tell, Danny was exactly what the doctor ordered."
"Well, Mrs. Bartlet"
"Call me Abbey."
"Danny is what I have wanted for 7 years."
"So, I take it that your relationship is going well. Tell me how is everything?"
"Amazing all around."
"Oh, all around."
"Do tell CJ."
"Let's just say I have never been happier in any way."
"Well well well, Claudia Jean being barbecuing with Danny Concannon?"
"Yes. I have and he is amazing at it."
"Come on ladies stop gossiping." They head into the house and sit down on separate couches. The Bartlet's a long one and CJ and Danny sitting on a love seat. "CJ, Danny how are you two doing today?"
"Great," they say in unison.
"You two spend too much time together."
"Jed, they were dancing around each other for many years."
"I even remember you telling me that as long as we both had those jobs it wouldn't work. Well, here we are, Danny is a teacher, and I work for Road to a Better World."
"I am so proud of you CJ. All of my political kids are doing amazing things. Josh, Donna, and Sam are working for Santos, then there you are trying to get better roads in Africa. I am surprised that you are not working there still."
"I was done. Santos tried to get me, but I wanted to be with Danny. Santos did say he would not accept no for an answer. Then when he came to my office to see Danny and I kissing he realized that I wanted a life."
"Before you say anything CJ and I were having lunch, and we decided that we were moving to California. We were celebrating that fact."
"So, if it wasn't for Danny?"
"I would still be miserable and single in The White House. The last year I was always sad; well, I was happy when I was spending any sort of time with Danny."
"I understand why you were sad CJ, your family left you."
"I am glad that I could make you happy Ceej."
"I am glad that I let myself be happy." The four of them spend the day together, and at night they are sitting outside on the swing "I think I may have a plan with how to tell everyone tomorrow night."
"Really?"
"Let me just say you better get everyone to get me to perform The Jackel."
"Please go easy on me CJ, you know what you do to me when you do The Jackel."
"Oh, yes, I do." CJ has her ring on while on the swing Jed and Abbey are watching them on the swing when the light from the moon hits it perfectly to where it shines through the window.
"Jed, do you think what I think that is."
"If it is a ring then yes."
"Why, didn't they tell us?"
"Maybe, they wanted to announce when everyone was here."
"Jed, both of us well, at least I always supported them."
"Abbey, it would be easier on them if they only had to tell people once; remember when I proposed to you, and wanted to tell our families in one go?"
"Yes, I do."
"Ok, now let us wait and see when they announce to us."
..The Next Day...
"CJ, you may want to wake up before Jed and Abbey come running in and see the ring. Hmm maybe if I kiss you right here" he leans down to kiss her neck she turns around, so he can kiss her on the lips.
"Mmmm that is the way to wake up Daniel."
"Let me guess you just wanted me to kiss you awake."
"Of course." He just shakes his head and laughs "why are you laughing?"
"You are acting similar to a princess who wants to be woken by her prince."
"Well, you are my prince."
"How about I am your fiance, because you are a very strong princess who can fight her own battles and win."
"Danny, you are my prince; since you know that I want to be my own person, and let me be it." She leans up to kiss him good morning "I love you, Danny Concannon."
"I love you too, soon to be Mrs. Concannon." She takes her ring off and gives it to Danny "I will keep this in my pocket until tonight."
"Good. I should tell you about my dream last night."
"Sure."
"Well, we had been married for a few years we had a little girl with your curly hair."
"Do you want kids?"
"Yes, I do. Let me get back to my dream."
"Ok."
"I must have been going on a business trip. She was sleeping in our bed. I woke up to see her awake looking at me. I needed to take a shower, and brought her in with me when you woke up you thought that she was in her own bed. You tried to join in before you stepped in the shower with all your glory showing I picked up our little Abbey."
"We named her after Abbey?"
"Probably if you looks at it, she always wanted me to be happy, and as soon as she found that we had feelings for each other she kept getting after everyone whenever they said something that was against us."
"That is a very good point." There is a knock on the door.
"It's time to wake up before everyone gets here."
"We are awake Abbey, we were just talking about my wonderful dream." She gets up to open the door for Abbey.
"May I hear about the dream?"
"Maybe, later." CJ notices that she still has her ring on, so she hides her left hand.
"What are you doing CJ?"
"Nothing."
"Are you and Danny engaged?"
"What?!"
"Mrs. Bartlet, if we are engaged don't you think that we would want tell everyone together."
"I would like to know, though."
"Abbey, what Danny and I share will eventually end in marriage. We have talked about marriage and children."
"Are you saying that there is a possibility for future children for the two of you."
"Yes, Mrs. Bartlet there is a chance it depends on mine and Danny's reproductive organs."
"Oh, geese you two are going to have a wonderful marriage and will be wonderful parents."
"Thank, you Mrs. Bartlet." They hear josh and Donna enter the house.
"CJ WHERE ARE YOU COME DOWN."
"That is a cue Daniel, he will he come up."
"I will let you two get dressed in private."
"Mrs. Bartlet allow me in."
"I disrupted their sleep, and they need to get dressed before you go bursting in the room."
"It is odd everyone is already downstairs, but CJ and Danny are still in bed."
"I am not in bed Joshua, and I happen to know one person who is not here."
"Ok, CJ, Danny are you two ever going to grace us with your presence?"
"Yes, man we are. You know how it is to be asleep next to the woman of your dreams."
"I can give you that, but we all want to spend time with the two of you before we have to leave at 9 tonight."
"I understand that you guys' need to leave at a certain time Joshua and that you may have to leave even earlier than remember; I use to work at The White House let alone I was Chief Of Staff. You don't know this, but Danny and I had some special time together when I was still Chief Of Staff, so understands how it is to be in love with someone that is working for The West Wing." Danny guides her downstairs to make sure that there isn't anything more said between the two of them.
"CJ." Donna gets up and runs to greet her old friend "you look wonderful."
"I am happy Donna, I get decent sleep now, and have time to think."
"Hi, CJ" Annabeth comes up to say.
"Hi, how is being a Press Secretary treating you."
"Ok, at times."
"I remember the at times. Some of those at times was because of my nimrod right here."
"Hay,"
"Oh, come on Danny you know I say it out of love."
"Of course, I do long legs." People just watch their bantering and expect CJ to react badly, but she doesn't she just looks at him with laughter in her eyes.
"How come you didn't always like it when we pointed out your height, but when Danny does you seem to laugh it off?"
"Well Will, Danny knows when it is the correct time to lovingly tease me." Kate knocks on the door at this point.
"I have an idea" Danny speaks up "what about if later tonight since this will probably be one of the only times that we all will be together for a few years how about CJ performs The Jackel later." CJ looks back at him with a glint in her eyes.
"The Jackel", both Annabeth and Will say questioningly.
"It is something that I do."
"OK."
...That Night...
"Chillin' at a quarter after 5
The brother loved the high life
Had a Ph.D. in street stride
They called him 'The Jackal'
He was big Mack daddy super black stylin'
A diamonds in the back Cadillac
Fur-lined boards, white wall wheels
Cruise control, built for speed, chrome on evray-thang
And the stereophonic speakers, though he really didn't need them
When they called him. . . 'The Jackal'. Say. 'The Jackal'. .
Fly boy was in the , hard
Livin' fast, livin' large," CJ goes over to Danny and pulls him up to her to dig her ring out of is pocket. He puts it on her finger as she turns around and grinds against Danny. "6 foot 4 and not an ounce of fat!
When women asked, 'is you a frown Cat?'
He said 'My dear, I'm more that that, I'm the frownest of the frown
And in case you hadn't known, they call me 'The Jackal' ."
All the ladies look at her left hand as she finishes up the song. "I knew it. Jed and I saw the ring last night when you two were on the porch swing." Everyone gets up to congratulate CJ and Danny.